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New and Improved Pineapple Projito

Feb 26

Posted by Shari B. in Cooking, Vegetarian | 2 Comments

Hi blog buds!

Here is the newly updated projito recipe that I presented as one of my final recipes at school (the stuffed tomato recipe will post tomorrow).

If you are a new reader to FitFeat, a PROJITO is a basically a Protein [and Probiotic] fortified mojito-style smoothie, non-alcoholic of course!

I’m posting this one on a Saturday so you have time to run out and get your ingredients tonight – who needs to serve their friends alcoholic cocktails when you can sip on this? It’s FAB! Highly alkalizing, anti-inflammatory, good for digestion.

You can tell your dinner guests you are serving them mint in honor of the tradition of rubbing mint leaves on the tables in ancient Greece as they used to do as a gesture of welcome and hospitality.

Allergy note: this revised recipe does contain dairy.

Pineapple Projito Smoothie

Serves 1 for a meal or 2 for a snack

Ingredients

8 ounces Greek yogurt
1 cup frozen pineapple
11 ounces coconut water
1 small lime
24 mint leaves, plus a few extra for garnish
2 teaspoons maple syrup
8 drops liquid stevia

Procedure

Slice the lime in half, cutting a round from the middle and setting aside for garnish. Juice the rest and add to blender with remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth. Serve with slice of lime and mint leaves.

This is a good chunk of calories, so if you aren’t drinking this right after a workout, split it with a friend! If you drank the whole thing yourself (which I do, because it’s THAT yummy), here are the numbers:

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How to Make a Projito (and just what IS a projito anyway?)

Jul 9

Posted by Shari B. in Recipes | 6 Comments

Hi friends! Happy FRIDAY!! Woot woot!

I can’t remember the last time I was able to write a post on a Friday! But I wanted to get this one to you in time for the weekend, especially if you are hosting a happy hour anytime soon. Allow me to explain…

There is a restaurant in Denver called the Samba Room that has THE best mojitos. My favorite is the Pineapple Mojito. Unfortunately they taste SO good because they are so sugary and aren’t very friendly to the waistline! (And usually after I have a couple I might have the tendency to not give a hoot about apps either and consume way too many food calories to boot!)

Over the 4th of July weekend I was at the library (because we all know I do not need is MORE books…!) and I happened to see this great little gem:

Super-Charged Smoothies by Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford.

And what do I find in the section for Grown Up Smoothies? A Pineapple Mojito Slush! Oh my! You can bet I ran right on down to the store for some club soda, mint and frozen pineapples. I had the all the rest. (I’ve contacted the publisher for permission to reprint the recipe and am awaiting a reply. In the meantime, I’ve found it at Scribd, click here and scroll down to page 7.)

In the words of my cousin Kevin: GOSH. DARN. DELICIOUS.

MSP thought it could be lighter on the mint, so for our second batch I only added half of the mint leaves and it was still amazing. And in future batches I’ll experiment with stevia in lieu of agave.

I’ll be serving this to guests in the future. It’s a cocktail I can feel good about!

But wait … there’s more!!

So while I was sitting at my desk yesterday afternoon, I was craving one. And I’m not really in the habit of mixing up frozen alcoholic drinks when I’m home alone and working. (No really!) So I figured why not take this one step further and tweak this into a MOJITO protein shake (or as I like to call it, a PROJITO)?

Into the blender went:

3/4 cup frozen pineapple (about 140g)
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder of your choice (for me it’s Jay Robb sprouted brown rice – half a scoop gives me about 12g protein)
4 fresh mint leaves
squeeze of lime juice
1/2 packet of stevia (or to taste, optional)
8 oz can club soda + 4 oz water

Mmmm. 150 calories, 12g protein, 25g carbs and 0.25 of a gram of fat. Can be enjoyed anytime of day without the stigma of “drinking alone”!