Oh, wow, time flies when you’re getting pushed out the door.

My sister is super healthy.  I'm amazed by her every time I visit her.  She shared with me a recipe for a chocolate banana avocado smoothie.  I tried it this morning, and it was DELIGHTFUL!  Without further adieu, here's the recipe:

Rue's Chocolate Banana Avocado Smoothie

1 cup almond milk

1 frozen banana

1 avocado

small handful of mini soy chocolate chips

Blend together well and enjoy!
*If you don't have a frozen banana, just add some ice to thicken and chill the smoothie

I hear he controls the weather and wrote the screenplay to Glitter!

So this cold, snowy weather this weekend was far from my favorite.  I am WAY over winter, and I'm ready for spring/summer to begin.  My only remedy for surviving this weekend was to imagine that it was the last snow storm, and after it is over spring can officially begin.  I hope my remedy is actually true, and it is the last of the white stuff for awhile.  I love spring, and I cannot wait for it to truly begin.  Jeremy and I have been much better at going to the gym lately, and I have decided that I am not allowed to buy any new spring/summer clothes until I have become more fit.  This winter was brutal on my body (Okay, I was the one that was hard on my body, but I like having someone to blame.  Inanimate objects are the best to blame because they can't talk back.). One of my favorite snacks after working out is a triple berry smoothie.

 They are super easy to make, and they really hit the spot.  I can proudly say that this recipe is 100% mine.  There may be recipes out there that are similar, but I came up with this smoothie recipe all on my own.  Here it is:

Nicole's Triple Berry Smoothie

1 1/2 cups frozen berries

1/2 cup yogurt (I use lemon)

1 cup orange juice

1 tsp vanilla

Blend ingredients in blender until smooth.  

This recipe is a guesstimate of what I do.  If the smoothie is too thick for you, add more orange juice.  Sometimes I'll add more yogurt because I like the texture it gives the smoothie.  The vanilla is optional, but I think it tastes better with it in there.

What are you doing here, Sassy McSassterson?

This morning after my run I wanted to make me a green smoothie, but I haven't gone to the grocery store for awhile, and I was running low on items.  I opened the fridge and found me a few items, blended them together, and it ended up being one of my favorite smoothies.  Here's what I did:

1 apple
1 peach
2 handfuls of spinach
Pineapple juice
Greek yogurt
Vanilla extract

If you want to blend some ice in there it will make it colder, and give it a thicker consistency.  Bottoms up!