I have to admit, I am often a creature of habit. I find myself eating the EXACT same thing everyday of the week for breakfast: plain Quaker oatmeal with one table spoon of peanut butter, a teaspoon of honey and a glass of skim milk. I told you, a creature of habit...
A few weeks ago after a morning workout something strange happened. I decided to try something new for breakfast. WHOA. I spotted a mango in my fruit basket and my blender in the cabinet. Since this epic morning I have tried different variations and have come up with what I think is a delicious and nutritionally well balanced smoothie.
Blend together:
frozen strawberries
frozen blueberries (I try to watch how much sugar is in this, so I tend to only add a few blueberries and a few strawberries)
half of a banana
1/4 of a fresh mango (adds some fiber to the mix)
a bit of skim milk
a bit of orange juice
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
Of course you can throw in whatever fruit/juice you enjoy, but make sure to get some protein in there! If you are not a fan of or do not keep protein powder on hand, try adding a serving of plain or vanilla flavored greek yogurt. Greek yogurt has anywhere for 10-15 more grams of protein than regular yogurt. The fruit provides lots of essential nutrients, while the protein keeps you energized and feeling full longer. YUMMMM.
My plan for the weekend is to get ahead on homework, work on some photography projects that are calling my name, and to make some soup. I want to attempt a pumpkin apple soup recipe that I found...however it requires cutting up a pumpkin....we'll have to see how that goes. Oh, and I'm going to have to make something new with all of the squash I bought last weekend since it's squash city around here...wish me luck!
Here's a song I have been diggin' lately.
Happy Thursday.
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