As both more fruit and coffee is coming back into my life, start the day with a Ka –BANGO with my new recipe creation Buzz Buzz Banana Smoothie.
So I’m back from Cherry Blossom gazing in Japan and wow(!) what an amazing place that is for a number of different reasons. Will elaborate more in a coming post but for now, I just wanted to show you my latest breakfast-on-the-run creation.
Buzz Buzz Banana Smoothie - hint hint coffee!
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup freshly brewed coffee or 1 tsp coffee concentrate
- 2 cups skim milk
- 2 TBS coconut sugar
- 1 cup ice blocks
Instructions
- Blend and enjoy!. Sip slowly.
Notes
(I get my gelatin from CollagenX an Australian owned brand.
This Buzz Buzz Banana Smoothie is a great easy-to-digest blend of protein, carbs and fats will keep you buzzing for hours.
Blend and enjoy. Sip slowly.
Happy coffee buzz,
Kristy x
Update 2019:
Enjoying coffee back in my life but noticing head spins and dizziness if I don’t fuel up with enough carbs first to help with the increase in metabolism and to process the caffeine. Some say as long as you have coffee with milk and sugar you’re fine, but it’s actually not true. Apparently it takes 50g carbs to process a standard cup of coffee – that’s 12 tsp sugar!
And this is why this smoothie works so well, because you get about 30g carbs from the banana and another 8g from the extra sugar – so you’re nearly there!
Update 2021:
Now that I’m having a little less milk these days – see why in my post called Dairy, Big Boobs and Belly Fat – I would substitute the 2 cups of skim milk in this with 1 TBS skim milk powder and 2 cups of coconut water. It’s still creamy and now full of minerals too.
Note: For more recipes and ‘what should I be eating?’ guidance, grab a copy of my book the Zen Beach Diet. It’s based on the Ray Peat style of eating factoring in weight loss as well.
Good recipe. one could definitely give a try.