Banana Date

Busy day ahead. Starting to care for 2 extra children. Start it off with a smoothie!

Banana Date

2 Bananas

5 whole pitted dates

1/4 c raw almonds

3/4 c greek yogurt

3 T raw oatmeal

1 T wheat germ

1 T ground flax seed

1 T hemp seed

almond milk to make 4 cups blended

It Isn't Easy Being Green

Everything green smoothie.  I needed inspiration today, couldn't think of a good smoothie. I looked in the fridge and pulled out everything green.

It Isn't Easy Being Green

1 Banana (okay, so not green!)
1 Cup coconut water

1 6oz container key lime yogurt

handful fresh spinach

2 peeled kiwis

1 cup diced honeydew melon

juice of 1/2 a lime

1 tsp barley grass powder

2 T hemp seed

1T ground flax seed

1T wheat germ

1 T honey

Very good. Can taste the hint of lime. Everytime I use kiwi, I feel a bit of tingle in my mouth. I think the blended seeds produce that effect. I don't get that feeling when I eat the kiwi whole. Anyone else?

Post Flu Smoothie / Cucumber Melon

It has been a while since I have even wanted a smoothie.  The stomach flu got me. Took me down. Sent me to the ER to get rehydrated (2 L later I started to feel a bit better. I am still not up to full eating strength. I am better, but my meals are smaller and I am just not hungry. Not a bad thing for the diet plan, actually.

I made myself a smoothie a couple days after the flu that would be easy on the stomach. Have you heard of the BRATT diet for after the flu.  Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast, Tea.  That is what this smoothie is based off.  The coconut water is good for electrolyte recovery, ginger is a digestion aid and pears are the same as applesauce (mild and easy to digest). 

Flu Recovery

1 Banana

3/4 C coconut water

1 cube of ginger

1 pear (home canned)

1/2 cup cooked white rice

Blend until the rice is smooth. 

 

Today's smoothie is very healthy looking. GREEN! Hubs watched me blend it up and decided that he didn't want any! He did try a sip and determine that the smoothie was pretty good!

 

 

Cucumber Melon

3/4 cup diced Honeydew Melon

3/4 cup diced musk /cantelope Melon

1 banana

4 inch chunk of peeled cucumber

1 T honey

handful spinach

 

Blend until smooth.

 

This smoothie doesn't require a liquid, the melon and cucumber have enough on their own that it blends to a nice smoothie consistency.  You can taste the cucumber, just a hint. Mint would be a good addition to this smoothie. Maybe in the summer when I have fresh mint in my garden.

Banana Split Smoothie

OH YUM! One of the best smoothies I have made. NOT neccesarily the healthiest, but very good! 

Banana Split Smoothie

1 Banana

1 Cup Strawberries

1 Cup Pineapple

1 T dark cocoa powder

1/2 C greek yogurt

1 T Wheat Germ

1 T ground flax seed

2 T hemp seed

Almond Milk to make a smoothie consistency

This made more than 4 cups, but I gave some to all the kids. They loved it too!

Beet That!

No post yesterday SUPER BUSY! I am a stay at home mom, yesterday I was at home for a total of 1 hr and 15 min!  During my away time, I made it to the gym!! AND I made it to the gym this morning as well! 3 times this week! Is it crazy that I already feel like I see results?

Smoothies today: Breakfast, basic strawberry orange with yogurt and grains

Lunch: Beet That!

1/2 banana

1.5 stalks celery

3 large broccoli florets

2 large chunks of fresh beet

1 cup strawberries

1 basil ice cube**

1 scoop protein powder

1 C water

This ended up making 4 cups, but after my workout I was hungry and drank it all. According to the food journal I use, it still only added up to 309 Calories. Plus it says I worked off 328 calories. Of course, all of this is just estimates, but it give an idea of what I did! Invigorating feeling!

** Note: Basil ice cubes- blend fresh basil leaves with a bit of water, pour the "slop" into ice cube trays and freeze. Pop out of ice cube trays and store in a Zipper Bag in the freezer to use when needed. I made a bunch this summer from my own basil. I use it in soups a lot.

Super Green

I made it to the gym! Finally! Hopefully I can go again tomorrow night. 
Started the day with a smoothie (before the gym).

Kiwi Green

1 banana

2 peeled kiwis

1/2 c coconut water

1/2 an avacado

1 6oz container of key lime yogurt

1 T flax seed

2 T hemp seed

1 T wheat germ

 enough almond milk to make 4 cups blended.

My husband didn't even know the avacado was in there!

Lunch time: Post workout

Veggie Green

1/2 banana

1 stalk celery

1/2 avacado

3 large florets of broccoli

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

1 cup almond milk

1 T chia seeds

 

Yummy. Can taste the vanilla from the protein powder.

Green Smoothie

Double smoothie days continue. I am finding that Saturday is a very bad day for eating!! Potluck after church, and then a date with my husband.  Food overload.  The rest of the week, I am sticking to my 2 smoothies a day!  No exercise yet, but lots of excuses as to why not!

Today's smoothies:

Breakfast- Almond Cherry

1 banana

1 cup dole frozen cherries

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1 T flax seed

2 T hemp seed

1 T wheat germ

Water to make 4 cups blended.

Next time I will add some vanilla and a bit of honey.

 

Lunch- Veggie Green Smoothie

1 stalk celery

1/2 banana

4 large florets of broccoli

5 inches of a large cucumber

1/4 cup frozen pineapple

1 T honey

Water to make 2 cups blended.

This was very good.  I was suprised that the bit of fruit I added was enough to cover the veggie taste for the most part. A bit of the cucumber came through, but not unpleasant.