As I was measuring one of my Slim & Strong clients this week, she noted how she felt great, but had hoped to lose more weight. I had her recite her food diary to see what part of her diet was to blame. She told me about her breakfast smoothie, which she thought was ‘healthy’. While it may be healthy in terms of the nutrients it has, it may not be a fat loss smoothie. I told her to add up the nutrition for all her ingredients and then let me know if she thought it was a fat loss or fat storage food. Here’s what she came up with:

“Ariane, thanks so much for kicking my butt and helping me jump start the changes I want to make for a healthier body and lifestyle! I’ve done my homework below.

Turns out my smoothie I made with coconut milk, coconut water, banana, peanut butter and protein powder is really not a fat loss food :/

1/4 cup of lite coconut milk 

45 calories

4g fat

3.5 sat fat

2g carbs

Sugar and protein: less than 1g each

2 tbls peanut/almond butter

188 calories

16g of fat!

2.4g sat fat!

6 carbs

3g sugar

8g protein

1/2 cup coconut water

25 calories

0 fat

6g carbs

5g sugar

0g protein

1 scoop of protein powder 

110 calories

1.5g fat

1g sat fat

6g carbs

2g sugar

20g protein

1 banana 

105 calories

.4g fat

27g carbs!

14g sugar!