Had a last minute request by my mom for a breakfast change the other week, so I got resourceful with what I had in the fridge and tried this smoothie combination. Now she does not like coconut whatsoever, but so far she has enjoyed all of my recipes that use coconut milk and coconut oil, and she even loves the paleo-approved coconut macaroons that I give her. Of course if I told her there was coconut in them she probably would not enjoy them, but what she doesn't know doesn't hurt her, right? Anyways, I say all of that because this is a coconut milk based smoothie, and you can barely taste the coconut. I made this one for myself as a treat last week and I am obsessed. This smoothie is incredible! I highly suggest using the SO Delicious Original Culinary Coconut Milk and you can even get the light version if you want less fat. It is not stored in the refrigerated aisles at the grocery store, but with the canned coconut milk wherever that aisle is at in your local store. This recipe makes one serving, and the water amount is an estimate; add more or less as you wish to make the smoothie less thick. My mom absolutely loved this smoothie for breakfast, so I went ahead and prepped a few more to put in the freezer. If you freeze this I suggest taking it out first thing in the morning to let it thaw out, so you can actually enjoy it as a smoothie. If not, grab a spoon and enjoy an ice cream like treat for breakfast. Either way though, this was by far the easiest breakfast prep I have ever made! If you forget to meal prep you can quickly make this the night before or in the morning if you have the time.
Strawberry Pineapple Coconut Smoothie Ingredients:
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I thought I'd give a glimpse of what a travel meal prep looks like for me. Of recent I have still been prepping when I plan to be out of town because I invested in this Isobag Meal Prep Bag that is super travel friendly and fits at least 6 meals. I typically will travel with breakfast, lunch, and a few snack options, then be a normal person and enjoy dinner with the people I am with, whatever that might be. I know to majority of people that sounds ridiculous, but I'm ok with it haha. How many meals can you go out to eat for in a week and stick to choosing the best option possible to stay on track with your health and fitness goals? Probably not many before you start caving into the tastier options. At least I know I would fall into that category. Bringing about 80% of my daily food allows me to be on track for majority of my time away from home. I have only one meal a day where I need to choose the best option, which makes it a lot easier to actually choose something healthier. Also, if I decide to go for something a little tastier and off track, I don't feel bad about it because I know that 80% of my day was on track. Honestly though, staying on track for majority of my day only sets me up for continuing to choose the better options for the remainder of the day. Anyways, that is just my thought process and reasoning for why traveling with my meal prep works for me. I don't do this every time, but when I can this is the best way to help me stay on track while away. This week I prepped the Buffalo Chicken and Carrot Slaw meal because I can eat it cold while out on the beach and always throw together some fresh carrot slaw or just eat it with some baby carrots. The second meal is the Sweet Potato Turkey Burgers I made a few weeks ago because they were absolutely delicious and quick and easy to prepare and grill. To pair with the burgers I made a sweet potato cauliflower mash because that was also super quick and easy to prepare, and just really yummy. (Those meals are all clickable if you want the recipes.) Anyways, I have a ton of other travel tips to help stay on track, so if you ever need advice feel free to reach out!
Cooking for my mom and making her eat paleo means I need to find foods that keep her happy and that means making snacks and sweets for her too. I have now made this recipe a couple times for her and not only does she love them, but so do I! Although I am not the biggest fan of baking paleo goods (just because they are still "treats"), this is an opportunity for me to sneak a scoop of protein powder in the mix. It's not much, but the more protein I can get that woman to eat the better. For this batch I added the optional 2 tbsp of pure maple syrup, 1 scoop of Paleo Protein, and 3-4 Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mega Chunks to each muffin and this recipe yielded 14 muffins, at close to 16.3g Carbs, 8.7g Fat, and 5.2g Protein per muffin. I rarely include macro numbers for my meals, but since baking requires you to be accurate with measuring ingredients and I made exactly 14 even-looking muffins, it was a little easier to provide macros for. Of note, if you don't add the protein scoop I think this recipe would yield 12 muffins. Alright I'm done rambling. Let some of your bananas ripen and give this recipe a try!
Paleo Banana Muffins Ingredients:
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