One of the most popular drinks in the world is the inspiration for this rich treat, upgraded with papaya to double the enzyme benefits.
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Preparation Time
10 minutes
Difficulty Rating
1
Serves
2
Ingredients
- ½ cup / 90 gm fresh, frozen, or canned-in-juice (drained) pineapple, chopped
- ½ cup / 70 gm papaya, chopped
- ½ cup / 120 ml low-fat coconut milk
- ½ cup / 120 ml organic grass-fed or vegan milk
- ½ tsp. / 1¼ ml vanilla extract
- ½ tsp. / 1¼ gm Stevia or monk fruit sweetener
- 2-3 ice cubes
Directions
- Blend for 30 seconds to a minute, or until desired consistency.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with a pineapple slice, if desired.
Serving Size: ֲ1 cup
Exchanges per Serving: 1¼ Carb, ¼ Protein, 3 Fat
I usually have a plant based protein shake with coconut milk, spinach, blueberries, flax and chia seeds, almond butter and a splash of honey for breakfast. How does this compute with your menu?
Hi, Daytripper71. I don’t know what amounts you usually use of each ingredient, but to meet your breakfast needs, I would recommend the following:
1 cup vitamin/mineral-fortified coconut milk beverage (from carton, not can)
1 cup raw spinach
1/2 cup fresh or 1/3 cup frozen/unsweetened blueberries
1 teaspoon flax seeds
1 teaspoon chia seeds
2 tablespoons almond butter
1 teaspoon honey
Is alcohol allowed?
Hi, Speedy. Yes, alcohol is allowed. It’s all matter of amount 🙂 A small drink now and then is fine.
I want to know what drinks I can have i.e. Tea, Coffee Lemonade, Coke . Chocolate etc
Hi, Penny. All of those are fine in general, but greatly dependent on what goes into them. For example, sweeteners affect all of them – to read more about what we recommend to support your efforts here, see http://www.trimdownclub.com/the-best-way-to-sweeten-your-tea. Note that if you use a non-caloric sweetener, tea, coffee, and even lemonade can be “free,” and chocolate milk (made from plain cocoa powder) can count as regular milk.
Hi, khawkins. This shake is too light to be a regular meal, but a cup or so could be a good snack. I would recommend that you have different shakes as snacks throughtut the day, though – variety is very important to get all the nutrients you need.
To make shakes more robust like meals, I would suggest adding a tablespoon of ground flaxseed, chiaseed, or hempseed to each cup – it doesn’t change the taste, but adds some good fats and a little more protein.
How many of these can i drink a day? My job has me on the run so it would be easier if i could have a meal in a drink. Could this count as a lunch?