This pineapple banana smoothie has no artificial anything in it so not only is it healthy, it is guilt free!  Most smoothie recipes are filled with sugars, fruit juice, and yogurt. Generally, there is no need to added sweeteners from juice, yogurt or refined sugars which all add additional and unnecessary calories (however tasty those additions may be).  I like to keep my smoothies simple and clean with only one power up, which in this case is fresh coconut water.

Did You Know!?

• Bananas contain tryptophan which can help to decrease depression.
• Click here to read more food facts

Since moving to the tropics of Costa Rica we are enjoying more freshly picked fruit right where we live!  The property we are renting has so many fruit trees and right now the coconuts, pineapple and bananas are ripe.  As you all know, fresh fruit right from your own tree, bush, or garden is amazing!

I had never seen a pineapple growing on its own bush before.  Did you know the plant only produces one pineapple in its lifetime and it takes 1 to 3 years to grow!  Once the pineapple is grown the plant begins to die but it makes little babies so more pineapple can grow.  When we eat a pineapple we chop off the top and just plop it right down in the ground and it starts growing.

Here is my video for making the Pineapple Banana Smoothie:

Here is a video of us harvesting the fruit for the smoothie right where we live:

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• Smoothies are always best made in a high-speed blender.  I love my Vita-Mix blender because the smoothies are so smooth and creamy.
• I prefer to put my smoothie in a stainless steal cup because it keeps the smoothie nice and cold.
• We like to keep waste to a minimum so we no longer use plastic straws and instead use our own from either our Coco-Jack kit or stainless steel ones which come with a straw cleaner.
• Cutting pineapple can be a bit of a pain but this amazing pineapple slicer/corer makes the job a breeze.

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Pineapple Banana Smoothie

This pineapple banana smoothie has no artificial anything in it so not only is it healthy it is guilt free!  Most smoothie recipes are filled with sugars, fruit juice, and yogurt. Generally there is no need to added sweeteners from juice, yogurt or refined sugars which all add additional and unnecessary calories (however tasty those additions may be).  I like to keep my smoothies simple and clean with only one power up, which in this case is fresh coconut water.

Course

Breakfast

Prep Time

5 Minutes

Servings

Cups

Ingredients

• 3 frozen bananas
• 1 1/2 Cups frozen pineapple
• water of 1 coconut

Course Breakfast Prep Time 5 Minutes Servings Cups Ingredients 3 frozen bananas 1 1/2 Cups frozen pineapple water of 1 coconut

Instructions

1. The night before you want to make a smoothie, chop and freeze the bananas and pineapple.
2. Add the banana, pineapple and coconut water to your high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
3. Add additional liquid or sweeteners if desired.