Breakfast Smoothie with Coconut Oil Supreme™

I add Coconut Oil Supreme™ coconut oil to a breakfast drink which I have enjoyed for years. I use a hand (or stick style) immersion blender to make a tasty drink which serves to rinse down my vitamin supplements and also to give me a good start on the day. The proportions can be varied to suit your own taste and appetite. I like a large drink so mine normally ends up being about 20 oz. Use any type of fruit or juice that you like and add more or less juice depending on how thick you like the drink.

1 small to medium banana

If I have any fresh fruit on hand (blueberries, peaches, etc.) I normally add an amount equal to about half of the banana. If I don't have fresh fruit I add frozen blueberries.

1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil (at room temperature; it really doesn't matter if it is solid or liquid although I always keep a bottle in the liquid state for ease of measuring and mixing)

8-12 ounces of orange juice or any combination of juices that you like (I often use a combination of grape or pineapple and orange)

1 teaspoon of fiber powder (I use a ground psyllium husks) 

1 scoop of whey protein concentrate (I use NSI brand vanilla whey from www.vitacost.com since it doesn't contain any artificial sweetener.)

If you like a very cold drink, you can add ice after everything else is blended. Since the coconut oil is already emulsified with the other ingredients, it won’t form chunks.

Over the years I have gone through a lot of hand blenders and have been very satisfied the one made by Braun. It is also one of the most economical and some version of it is normally available at any of the national chains such as Target, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Meijer, etc. The most recent addition to my "test" kitchen has been a KitchenAid KBH100 variable speed hand blender and it has become my new favorite. I have been using it for over a year and it shows no signs of fatigue.

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