Happy St. Paddy’s day everyone!!
What a beautiful day we are having here today! I don’t know about you, but these sunny, longer days keep me super excited for the hot weather that is on its way! To keep my ‘sunny’ feeling alive throughout my day I have been indulging in some tropical snacks 
This has been my most favourite snack or treat right now:
Fresh organic pineapple, 1 banana, shredded coconut and a sprinkle of vanilla chia vega powder – Hello Hawaii!!
My tropical passion has also blessed my smoothies in the mornings. I have replaced the usual organic apple I use in my smoothies for fresh pineapple and 1 frozen banana, unsweetened almond milk (my fave!) and a heaping scoop of vega. Woohoo this is paradise first thing in the morning! Sometimes I even get a little crazier and add a tsp of fresh ginger to my smoothies.
On my quest for more ‘vacation feeling’ eats, I came across these wonderful looking tropical muffins on OhSheGlows.com – I have yet to bake these puppies up, but I will be greasing my muffin tins for these bad boys very soon!
Here is a tid bit of info on Pineapple – It is full of vitamins and minerals and is a wonderful source of Calcium, Potassium, fibre and Vitamin C. Pineapple is also know for its bone strengthening abilities. It is super rich in manganese, which is a trace mineral needed to build bone and connective tissue. Just 1 lovely cup of pineapple gives you 73% of your daily amount of manganese.
Although we all wish we could be eating fresh picked pineapple from the sunny sands of Maui today, for those of us who are not there just yet, good ol Whole Foods can provide your tropical cravings today!
Do you love pineapple? What is your favourite way to enjoy it? Do you add it baking?
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Kris
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i LIKE pineapple, don’t love it but I do like it every now and then and even crave it at times…it has to be BRIGHT yellow and so so ripe though
yes I love the hunter boots! i did get the fleece welly inserts…I posted that right below the pic of the boots 
they are eggplant colored boots with light purple wellies!!
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Obviously you’ve realized I do indeed love pineapple! I have not vega powder at all. Your tropical treat sounds great though! What would compare to the vega powder?
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There is nothing better than freshly cut pineapple- YUM!
I like it plain the best, but from time to time will grill it, or even bake a thin slice over the top of eat (usually chicken or a pork chop).
~Christie
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your pineapple snack looks so yummy! how creative……the weather is beautiful in so cal as well-love it!
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I love pineapple…I especially love adding it to stir frys and other savory dishes. Especially pizza!
Your snack looks delicious…I second the hello Hawaii!!
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I love pineapple!! Its just so good. When you throw it in a green monster it makes such a difference.
Speaking of which, are you still using a hand blender for yours? Do they leave a lot of chunks or is it smooth like in a regular blender? Mine kind of exploded this morning.
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love me some pineapple and just fresh and juicy is the best way..those muffs look great! I saw another girl do those and replaced the flour with protein powder..and they still totally worked!
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I really like pineapple but I can only handle it occasionally as too much has caused me to throw up. Yeah, lovely stuff. I’ve never baked with pineapple before but now that I think about it.. why the hell haven’t I?! It would be so good!
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I loooooooooooove fresh pineapple!! It’s easily one of my favorite fruits!!
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I love pineapple…I have a great recipe for pineapple meatloaf on my blog! SO GOOD!!
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