Strawberry Pina Colada Smoothie

When It comes to smoothies most people just throw some fruit juice and fruit or maybe a handful of greens in a blender and call it good. Although these can taste good they are forgetting the most important part of making a smoothie. You have to add protein, fat, and fiber to make the smoothie more filling, satiating, and, well, just delicious.

Adding a ton of fruit to your smoothies only spikes your blood sugar. We don’t want that. We want a tasty, nutritious, and satiating smoothie. This smoothie has all of that and it tastes good. You get all of the nutrition your body needs to keep you full until your next meal. You don’t want a smoothie that tastes good now and then 20 minutes later you are hungry again.

So, let me share with you a tasty smoothie that you will love and it will keep you full. I love breaking my fast with a smoothie because it keeps me full for most of the day. It also powers me through my morning workout and gives my body the energy it needs to complete my workout.

INGREDIENTS:

10 oz. Milk ( you can use coconut milk, almond milk, or organic/raw whole milk) I like to use Organic Valley Grass Milk. OR you can use water.
1/2 c. (118g) Greek yogurt or whole milk skyr
1 Scoop (1 serving)( 16g) Vanilla protein powder
1/2 c. (110g) Frozen strawberries
1/2 c. (70g) Frozen pineapple
2 tbsp. (20g) Coconut- unsweetened
1 tbsp. ( 15g) Coconut Butter
1 tbsp. (10g) Chia seeds

DIRECTIONS:

1. Add all of the ingredients in a blender making sure to add the chia seeds in last. Blend on low for 5 seconds and then on high until smooth. If you have a smoothie button on your blender you can use that instead.

• adding the chia seeds in last makes sure that they do not sink to the bottom of the blender and they get incorporated into the smoothie.
• If you prefer you can add the chia seeds after you blend your smoothie and let them sit in the smoothie for about 5 minutes to plump up. This will help your body digest them a bit better.
• You can also add the chia seeds to a grinder and grind them before adding them to the blender. Which ever method you choose to do works well.
• If you can not consume chia seeds you can add hulled hemp seeds or whole or ground flax seeds. You can also try edible basil seeds. All will work well in this recipe or any other of my smoothie recipes.
• This recipe has around 30 grams of protein. This is a great number of protein to start off your morning or to have for lunch. I aim for around 30g of protein per meal. You can adjust this depending on your weightloss goals, how much protein your body needs, or if you are male or female. Please talk with your healthcare professional or health coach to get the exact numbers that you need.