{"id":29922,"date":"2018-07-11T12:37:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T10:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/?p=29922"},"modified":"2018-09-14T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T13:13:17","slug":"pina-colada-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/pina-colada-smoothie\/","title":{"rendered":"Pina Colada Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This Pina Colada Smoothie recipe was made by,\u00a0\u00a0Jess\u00a0Kotlowitz, <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreendietitian.co.za\/new-blog\/2017\/12\/14\/pina-colada-smoothie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Green Dietician<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Everybody loves a good summer time cocktail, however most cocktails are full of sugar and empty calories while providing little nutrition. That is why I created this fabulous Pina Colada Smoothie recipe. It has all the flavour of one of my all-time favourite cocktails, but with no added sugar and tons of vitamins, minerals and electrolytes from all the fruits and coconut water. The ground flax seeds add a good dose of Omega 3 essential fatty acids \u00a0and beneficial plant fibres which will help to keep your gut and immune system healthy<\/p>\n<p><em>For my patients on calorie-controlled meal plans:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 x 290g serving of this recipe =<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03 fruit servings<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 bananas, frozen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 fresh medjool dates, pitted<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 large pineapple, peeled<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 cup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=unsweetened+natural+coconut+water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unsweetened natural coconut water <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 tsps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=ground+flaxseeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ground flaxseeds<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 sprig fresh mint <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filtered water to desired consistency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><br \/>\nMETHOD<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The night before making your smoothie, peel 2 bananas and place them in a ziplock bag in the freezer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add your frozen bananas along with the rest of the ingredients into your blender or nutribullet and blend until smooth. If you would like a thinner consistency, add some more filtered water and continue blending until you reach your desired consistency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pour into 3 glasses and enjoy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Pina Colada Smoothie recipe was made by,\u00a0\u00a0Jess\u00a0Kotlowitz, The Green Dietician. Everybody loves a good summer time cocktail, however most cocktails are full of sugar and empty calories while providing little nutrition. That is why I created this fabulous Pina Colada Smoothie recipe. 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