My husband and I went to Puerto Rico for our honeymoon and we discovered it was the birthplace of the piña colada. Now which restaurant invented the piña colada is not certain. Two places and two different bartenders are said to have invented the delicious drink. We went to one of the places and to say it was the best one I have ever had is an understatement. The drink was so delicious, I was incredibly tempted to have another one.
The piña colada is not healthy by any means, but thats what makes it so good, all that sugary sweet stuff makes a delicious drink. When I came across a recipe that had a breakfast version of the piña colada, claiming less sugar and high protein, I had to check it out and of course give it a try. It's not like I need another after run smoothie, but plenty of options are always a good thing right? Especially when I am drinking a smoothie 5-6 days a week. This smoothie delivered, tastes like a piña colada, not a lot of sugar and has protein, just what I am looking for in a breakfast smoothie.
I used shredded coconut for this smoothie and the first time I did what I always do with any smoothie containing oats, blend the oats up really good and then add in all of the other ingredients and blend. The end result left me with pieces of coconut to crew. At first it was not a big deal, but after awhile I got tired of chewing those pieces. The next time I made the smoothie I blended the coconut with the oats really good and that resulted in a smoothie that had coconut flavor without having to chew pieces of coconut.
Piña Colada Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1 frozen banana, cut into chunks
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 1/4 cups low-fat milk
Directions:
- In a blender, add in the oats and coconut, blend well.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and blend well.
Enjoy!!!
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Nutrition Facts |
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Servings: 1 |
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Amount Per Serving |
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Calories: 675 |
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Total Fat |
15g |
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Saturated Fat |
12.3g |
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Trans Fat |
0g |
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Polyunsaturated Fat |
0.6g |
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Monounsaturated Fat |
0.5g |
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Cholesterol |
21.2mg |
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Sodium |
284.9mg |
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Total Carbohydrates |
115g |
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Dietary Fiber |
9.3g |
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Sugars |
77.4g |
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Protein |
24g |
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Calcium |
56.8% |
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Iron |
6.7% |
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Potassium |
619.9mg |
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Vitamin A |
17.5% |
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Vitamin C |
52.1% |
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*Nutritional information will vary depending on the brands you use. |
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*Adapted from Meal Plan Addict.
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