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Healthy Coconut Protein Smoothie Brain Power Smoothie

Ever want a smoothie, but don’t want one packed with sugar that will leave you hungry in half an hour? For a filling snack or meal without the insulin spike, consider this delicious coconut based smoothie that is similar in taste and texture to a milkshake, but much more satisfying. It is even a fast on-the-go breakfast, and kids love it!

Brain Power Protein Smoothie Ingredients

  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup almond butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 banana (optional)
  • 2 or more egg yolks
  • 1 cup ice
  • flavor of choice: 1 TBSP organic cocoa powder, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1 tsp cinnamon, etc)

How To Make the Protein Smoothie

  1. Put all ingredients into blender or Vitamix and blend until smooth.
  2. Wasn’t that easy!

How do you make smoothies? Share your favorite recipe in the comments below!

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  • http://8littlearrows.wordpress.com/ colleen

    Hi there, I love your breakfast ideas. You hit on my exact struggle. For these smoothies, didn’t you say they had egg yolks? How many for the recipe? Also, how do you keep your coconut oil from solidifying with the cold ingredients?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Sorry! Just added that. What I get for writing late at night I guess! I usually add two egg yolks and the texture is great. We have a vitamix, so that helps with mixing everything smoothly, but even when we just had a regular blender, the eggs help the coconut oil emulsify and it all ends up pretty smooth. Hope that helps!

  • Ryandkels

    yum! I’ve never tried almond butter in my smoothies… I’ll have to give that a try, with some cocoa powder. Thanks for this idea!

  • Nicole

    Hi Wellness Mama! I really want to try this, but the egg thing is throwing me a for a loop. Do I just put the egg yolks in raw? I’m very new to this diet so this may be silly, but won’t that put me at risk for Salmonella? Thanks!

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Yep, just throw the egg yolks in raw. It is a great source of
    proteins, fats and nutrients. Just make sure you are using quality
    eggs from a source you trust (local farmer, etc) and there will be
    virtually no risk of salmonella. I wouldn’t try it with store eggs
    though!

  • Shortir8wm

    How many does this recipe serve?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    depending on how much you drink, 1-2 people. My husband can drink it
    himself, but it can serve 2 adults or several kids.

  • http://stacey-dellfamily.blogspot.com/ Melissa

    what if we do not have fresh eggs..is there a substitute or just don’t use them at all?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    just omit or add extra coconut oil

  • Paulawidish

    Hi there, Do you ever add any protein powder of any kind to your smoothies?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Occasionally I add something like Mark Sisson’s protein powder Primal Fuel, but usually just make them from high nutrient foods, so extra isn’t needed. I also usually just throw in some egg yolks for cheap and healthy protein.

  • Shortir8wm

    We made these the other day and the kids liked them. We ended up adding an extra banana and 2 TBSP of the cocoa, but I figure we’re learning. These are very different than the green smoothies we are used to starting the day with. Today I told the kids we are going to use strawberries and they all ran to help gather ingredients: ) One more question; What kind of coconut milk do you use? Thanks for the recipes and the guidance.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I made my own coconut milk (cheaper and tastier!). http:// wellnessmama.com/2447/homemade-coconut-milk/

  • http://supermilkmama.com Ester

    I wanted to share a chart from Ramiel Nagels article for levels of phytic acid.  Coconut has phytic acid too, if that is your concern, but it is a lower level.  Nuts have high levels, as much as grains.
    His work is based on Weston Price.
    I love his book, it has helped our family a lot and his research is very thorough on removing phytic acid in grains.
    www(dot)curetoothdecay(dot)com 
    The article is titled, Whole Grains Can Cause Tooth Decay
    He mentions that for children and pregnat women, the levels of safe phytic acid should be around 150-400, preferably at the lowest possible.
    FIGURE 2: PHYTIC ACID LEVELS8 In milligrams per 100 grams of dry weight
    Brazil nuts1719Cocoa powder1684-1796Brown rice12509Oat flakes1174Almond1138 – 1400Walnut982Peanut roasted952Peanut ungerminated821Lentils779Peanut germinated610Hazel nuts648 – 1000Wild rice flour634 – 752.5Yam meal637Refried beans622Corn tortillas448Coconut357Corn367Entire coconut meat270White flour258White flour tortillas123Polished rice11.5 – 66Strawberries12

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  • jill

    how many servings is this?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    About 2-4 :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Shelly-Brandt/100001479627353 Shelly Brandt

    I’ve been making a post-workout smoothie lately that my mom likes to call “Banana Nog”. I use 1 1/2 c milk, 1 med banana, and 1 tsp nutmeg. I also like to leave out the nutmeg and just have “Banana Milk”. Both my mom and I have never been big milk or banana fans until now, and just this week we’ve gone through over a gallon of milk each and two bushels of bananas. We feel great! It’s an awesome substitute to having juice or pop with lunches, too.

  • Katy

    Ugh, i really want to try this smoothie, but i just don’t think that i could do the eggs! :(

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Its still good without the eggs :-)

  • Christaleddleman

    I am new to your blog, but its AMAZING. I have been obsessed with nutrition for a while but having a hard time coming up with a meal plan and whatnot for my family, my husband only eats healthy if I make it but I hardly have energy to do anything, which I’m thinking could be due to lack of iron and good fats, anyway we have 2 children, a 2 year old and a 6 month old, I just recently discovered that I am allergis to all forms of egg. I even ate a goose egg from my friend who runs a farmers market and it did bad things to me. My question is, I would love to eat many things but what can I use to substitue egg? I know I have candida and I have a mild form of rosacea which is actually clearing up since I no longer consume bread (unless it only has 5 ingredients or less) and have been making my own kombucha. I want to detox but don’t want my 6 month old to get sick from it, as I am still breastfeeding. Do you think someday I will be able to eat eggs again? I have been eating egg my whole life. And a few years ago started buying only organic free range.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Hopefully :-) It may be worth looking into something like the GAPS diet to help heal the allergies, but I have seen cases where people have reversed egg intolerance. Thanks for reading :-)

  • Yumyum

    Are you adding egg yolks for the frothy texture or for the nutritional value?
    The reason I ask is because the human body can more readily absorb cooked eggs as opposed to raw eggs.  With cooked eggs you are absorbing approximately 91% of the nutrients however raw eggs is about 50%. 

  • Tina

    When you talk about almond butter, do you mean pureed almonds?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    yep

  • Rachael

    Simplest sugar free smoothie recipe I have found, tastes great, no ice required:
    1 part orange juice
    1 part frozen fruit

    I like to use mixed frozen fruit, but any frozen fruit will do. Strawberries are particularly good. This doesn’t even taste like a health smoothie. It tastes like a smoothie you’d buy at a smoothie place! We have them on hot summer days and for breakfast or even dessert sometimes.

  • Rachael

    Sorry but that’s not correct! It should read “1 part orange juice to 3 parts frozen fruit”!

  • sarah

    I just made this… It is really good. Although I did add several drops of stevia to make it more palatable. I didn’t see the comment about not using store eggs until after I drank most of it…whoops.

  • http://www.facebook.com/christine.eckerfield Christine Eckerfield

    That was delicious, thank you! I am enjoying your website, you have so many great ideas for natural living. I have been good about eating natural foods and now I am switching over to natural health care and cleaning products. I think I am going to try to make the lotion soaps and lotion. Thanks so much for all the great info!

  • Ozzie

    cows milk is terrible for you. Try making your own nut milks and making smoothies with them, wide arrange of nuts so the tastes are endless and much healthier.

  • http://twitter.com/Nina_DiCrist Nina

    I think the egg advisory should be listed in the recipe. I have a source of local eggs that I trust but would never recommend friends eat any old raw eggs.

  • http://www.facebook.com/marie.olmstead.9 Marie Olmstead

    I started using raw organic free range eggs for protein in my smoothies and I love it but I noticed your recipe calls for just the yolk… is the white of the egg not beneficial?

  • Megan

    In re: Rosacea: I suggest you give up all forms of gluten. I have had eczema for the past 10 years (on my face, no less), and my brother-in-law has rosacea. We’ve both been “paleo” for over a year, and the problems are much better, to the point that my BIL no longer has to use prescription medications for his skin problem. I recently began the GAPS Diet, and it’s helped me, already, with my inability to digest eggs and milk, both of which formerly caused migraines. I haven’t tried to reintroduce any gluten, yet, as I’ve learned to live happily without it.

  • http://twitter.com/jgrnl77 Jeanne Greenlee

    Free range organic eggs are a little out of my budget. But my sister uses beans in her smoothies for the protein/fiber content. Do you think that would work with this recipe?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I don’t eat beans so I’ve never tried, but completely different types of proteins…

  • Soukibella

    In place of the eggs, can I use organic whey protein?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/nancy.parmelee.1 Nancy Parmelee

    Can I use egg substitute?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I wouldn’t…

  • afischer2002@Hotmail.com

    If you use frozen bananas, you won’t need to use ice, and it will be thick and yummy like an ice cream shake!
    Also, what do you do with the egg whites? Do you freeze them in ice cube trays for incorporation in other recipes? If so, which ones? :) annie in montanie

  • Courtney Derry

    Can you store the excess in the fridge at all?

  • Courtney Derry

    Made this for the first time today, minute the eggs. YUM! Definitely going to be a regular around here :)

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  • http://www.facebook.com/kimbie.casten Kimbie Casten

    this is not a protein smoothie! please don’t join the ranks of misinformation. great recipes, but inaccurate. it’s a yummy healthy fat smoothie. Wellness includes understanding what you’re putting into your body :)