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Recipe: Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream (Low-Carb)

February 15, 2016 By Kristen Helmstetter

Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream - Start your day with this. — Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream – Start your day with this and have the best day ever.

It’s no secret that I love matcha green tea powder.

I’ve been diving deeply into the green goodness for little while, and I love it.

You can read here on the many ways I use matcha green tea powder as an energy giving beverage that keeps me calm and feeling a-mazing.

UPDATE APRIL 18, 2016 –

I now have a book featuring over 50 matcha recipes, Matcha Cookbook…

it’s filled with fun matcha recipes. Get your copy here NOW!

Today, I’m sharing a recipe I whipped up, after being inspired by Dave Asprey’s “Get Some” Ice Cream.

My recipe for Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream is low-carb and great for the brain and body. It has Brain Octane MCT oil in it for energy boosting brain power… plus grass-fed butter for brain, skin, and gut health, and coconut oil which also benefits brain and body in many ways.

And… of course, it has matcha green tea powder in it which is so ridiculously fabulous for our health, too. So good. So good. So good.

Lightbulb Moment: Making Bulletproof Coffee™ With My Bulletproof Cubes

October 2, 2015 By Kristen Helmstetter

Golden Bulletproof Coffee made with fat pods. — “Golden” Bulletproof Coffee made with Bulletproof cubes.

I sound like a broken record by frequently blogging recipes and variations for how I drink Bulletproof Coffee™.

For those of you who don’t know, Dave Asprey created Bulletproof Coffee, which is coffee blended with butter and MCT oil. Or, more specifically, his recipe calls for using his Upgraded (mold-free) coffee beans to brew the coffee, which is then blended with grass-fed unsalted butter and his Brain Octane (a special amped up version of MCT oil that is supposed to give more brain power).

Here’s Dave making his delicious Bulletproof Coffee in a video.

I love Bulletproof Coffee and find myself making it in different variations to increase the nutrition, as most of you have seen over the years.

Anti-inflammatory coffee recipe. It’s Golden.

However.

My one complaint about my process is that adding the extra nutrition boosters…. takes extra time. Before I know it, I have 6 or 7 jars on my counter with spices, fats, etc. It can be messy and time consuming.

I had a lightbulb moment.

I thought, “What if I mixed the ingredients together, including all those extras I add… and froze them?”

Whoa.

Bulletproof-style Matcha – Perfect for Meditation, Zen Energy, Nutrition, and Yoga

September 3, 2015 By Kristen Helmstetter

Bulletproof-style Matcha - afternoon energy — Bulletproof -style Matcha – afternoon energy time

Matcha is a big part of my life.

When something is good and works, why wouldn’t it be?

Matcha adds more energy to my day, fuels my brain and body, and helps me get me through the day.

I love it so much I add it to all kinds of recipes and wrote a book filled with them. If you are a fan of this healthy green tea, then you’ll love my book. And, if you don’t know much about matcha, then read on!

But what brands should you buy?

I have excellent recommendations in this post! I’ve tried many and found my favorites based on smoothness, origin, and seeking companies with high standards of quality.

I also have a special Bulletproof -style matcha recipe to share!

But… first… What is matcha?

It’s a beautiful green tea where the tea leaves are ground and consumed whole (as a powder mixed in drinks and food). It’s health benefits are astounding. Describing this green tea as a life-changing drink is appropriate.

Guacamole: “This Shit Is TOO Easy!” (Recipe)

August 18, 2015 By Kristen Helmstetter

Guacamole - such an easy lunch. — Guacamole – such an easy lunch.

I whipped up some organic guacamole on Sunday for lunch. As I was making it with lightening speed I was reminded of the funny movie White Men Can’t Jump where they’re running around exclaiming, “This shit is too easy!”

Guacamole is that for me. Easy.

My guacamole always includes some garlic powder because it adds depth. <– That’s one of my guacamole secrets.

I also use cilantro (super healthy and flavorful – sometimes I even add one drop of coriander essential oil from the one and only Living Libations).

I also add organic ground coriander (I prefer it’s brightening floral-ness over cumin).

Of course there is chopped organic green onion, diced celery, sea salt, superfood vinegar, and I usually add some Brain Octane to energize my brain and lubricate it up nicely (lube up the guacamole, that is).

(Recipe) XOCO Bulletproof Mocha – A Balanced Coffee Elixir

July 28, 2015 By Kristen Helmstetter

Some health experts talk about the importance of balancing energies in the foods and drinks we consume to receive an optimal experience – not too jittery but not falling asleep either.

Well, I’ve taken that advice and present an energy balanced mocha, Bulletproof Style (of course).

Yeah, it’s awesome.

You see, coffee (caffeine) has a stimulating energy. It could be beneficial to balance that energy by adding an herb or component that is calming, such as the medicinal mushroom reishi. For that, I jumped to Four Sigma Foods (quality) reishi in the form of their XOCO product which also has chocolate in it (they’re called chocolate shots). (That’s an affiliate link. Thank you!)

Ergo, I ended up with a mocha. Cool.

In fact, those smarty-pants guys over at Four Sigma Foods even make a mushroom coffee! It’s a genius little packet of instant medicinal mushroom (lions mane + chaga or cordyceps + chaga) plus coffee – all in one. Just add water, stir and drink. (I love those – oh hey, I’ve made it Bulletproof style here.)

I’ve written about why (and how) I use Four Sigma Foods products in a detailed post here. You should read it.

I have a whole counter dedicated to my coffee and teas. (Read this post to see how my whole kitchen is organized.)

Recipe: XOCO Bulletproof Mocha

2 cups quality hot coffee (I usually use Upgraded beans)
1 to 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter
1 tablespoon Brain Octane MCT oil
1 packet XOCO with reishi
1 packet XOCO with chaga
1/4 heaping teaspoon turmeric powder
few grinds fresh black pepper
2 to 3 tablespoons grass-fed collagen protein, optional

Blend everything until smooth and frothy. (I blend in a couple of raw, pasture-raised-happy egg yolks sometimes, too!)

Enjoy a day where you feel all zen and powerful at the same time.

(Recipe) Honey n Granola Frozen Greek Yogurt: A Summer Breakfast

July 17, 2015 By Kristen Helmstetter

Honey n Granola Frozen Yogurt. Breakfast? Sure! — Honey n Granola Frozen Greek Yogurt. Breakfast? Sure!

Boy O’ Boy do I have a treat for you today. I’ve taken the great combination of (grass-fed) yogurt and (paleo) granola, and made it a frozen yogurt treat.

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