This tasty mix recipe is taught by Chef Yamarone. He is a New York chef, food consultant, instructor and award-winning food stylist. Besides styling food, he is on the Cutco Cutlery Advisory Board, the largest manufacturer and marketer of high-quality kitchen cutlery and accessories in the United States and Canada. He regularly attends food programs on Food Network Television. As a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Yamarone keeps us current on exquisite food choices.

This coconut shake is ideal for energy renewal. It dramatically boosts your energy level when fatigue hits in the middle of the day. Key ingredients for this shake are vanilla soy milk, pure coconut extract, sweetens coconut, some honey, vanilla protein powder and some ice.

The input of coconut increases the nutritional value of the shake significantly. The exotic fruit has healing virtues that speed up your recovery. It strengthens muscles and the cardiovascular system. Coconut is also a natural remedy for fever and is known to cleanse kidneys and cure hang-overs.

The chef makes it easy for you and tells you where you can get then needed ingredients. “If you go to BodyArchitect.com, you can get some nice high quality vanilla protein powder,” Mr. Yamarone advises. BodyArchitect.tv, which is a video resource on the Internet giving you the tools to empower your body and reshape your soul, can provide you with diverse proteins powders. Check out its complete line of protein flavors at www.bodyarchitect.com.