JAMAICA

Soooo, I've just come back from a lovely trip to Montego Bay Jamaica.  It was my first trip ever to Jamaica and I will be returning again next year for sure. The place is absolutely fabulous. The people are friendly and Jamaica is beautiful.  Sun, sand, surf and fabulous food...  what else could a girl ask for.

star apple

The morning breakfast buffet was filled with all kinds of yummy local fruit.  I especially loved the fresh mango and the papaya.  So delicious and sweet.
There was a purple fruit called the star apple that was kind of jelly inside but was quite tasty and sweet.
Also offered  was a Jamaican apple.
This fruit was bright red on the outside and white on the inside it had the texture of a hard pear and was very mild and almost a bit bitter in flavour. Not my favourite, but I am happy to have been able to try it.

Jamaican apple

The morning buffet also offered a wide range of juices and milkshakes.  My favourite juice combo, that I liked to  mix up in my glass was cucumber, beet and carrot.  Yummmmmy!  I had a glass every morning.  I also filled my travel mug with more juice so I could sip it throughout the morning.  So good I can taste it now!

Papaya juice, fresh orange juice and  the fresh pineapple juice were all very tasty and fresh too.  The two milkshakes were banana and strawberry and just banana and milk and ice.  Soooo good too.  I could drink these all day.

Talk about eating well naturally.  Nothing is better than fresh, ripe tropical fruit and their juices first thing in the morning on a beautiful sun shine filled day.

Among a few alcoholic drinks with great names like, Purple Rain, Big Bamboo and Dirty Banana, I enjoyed a few young coconuts filled with coconut water throughout the week.  Very  rejuvenating.  So hydrating too.

It's super easy to make your own banana milkshake for your own tropical paradise breakfast.  Put lots of peeled bananas, milk and ice into a blender.  Blend well.  Enjoy.
Now close your eyes and imagine the sun shining on your face and sitting at the beach or around the pool and take it all in.
Ahhhhh!

Eat Well
:)

TROPICAL INSPIRATION

This morning the sun wasn't as bright as it had been for the last couple of weeks. Clouds have moved in and the sky was grey. I wanted to continue the feelings of sunshine and happiness so I checked my fridge for some inspiration for breakfast and found some leftover coconut milk and some papaya.  I created a tropical smoothie to keep the momentum going with all of the warm summer weather we've been having lately. The temperature was 24 degrees Celsius yesterday.  Yes, if you check the date this was posted it is actually still March. It is very unheard of to have such warm weather here in Southern Ontario this early in the year.
Anyways, try this smoothie, its full of vitamin rich fruit, protein from the coconut milk and omegas 3, 6 and 9 from the flax seed oil, which helps for healthy and glowing skin. Any protein powder can easily be added for that extra boost of protein.  The banana is not pictured in the ingredients but had already been added to blender.

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE



INGREDIENTS

1 banana
1 handful frozen chopped mango
1 large handful or more of fresh papaya, seeded, peeled and chopped.
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 Tbsp organic flax seed oil
2 ice cubes

INSTRUCTIONS

Place all ingredients in a blender and whir until smooth.                                                                                                            

Pour into tall glass. Insert straw.  Enjoy some tropical sunshine.
Serves 1.