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Sunday Morning Easy

I woke up this morning needing something good for my body. I haven’t eaten horrible this weekend but I could certainly tell my body need vitamins, and super fast. I don’t have an actual food journal as of yet, hopefully I will be heading to Chapters to buy a pretty one soon, so for now  I will post some of my meals online.

This smoothie was delicious. Packed full of vitamins, sneaky vegetables and some fresh fruit to round everything out.

  • 1/2 cup wild blueberris
  • 1/4 cup cranberries
  • 1/4 cup raspberries
  • 1/3 cup greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1tbsp chia seeds
  • 2 cups spinach ( one giant handful)
I just threw everything into my ninja and blended away. I love the ninja because its smaller and more convenient than a blender but it packs the same powerful punch. I honestly think it would blend anything, and hasn’t let me down yet.
While reaching into my spinach bag I noticed that it was almost time to throw it away even though I still had a little over half of it to go. I am making turkey soup for dinner tonight and planned to incorporate some spinach into my bowl, but other than that I really had no immediate use for the rest of it. Enter Google.
I saw images of frozen spinach “cubes”. I wilted my spinach down in my pan, it honestly took like 3 minutes, blended it up and had it in ice cube trays. Now to wait for it to fully freeze, put it in a container and just pop the cubes into my smoothies or pasta sauces whenever needed. Ingenious.

Now to run off to the grocery store, head out for a walk, and get some studying done. Hope everyone has a Happy Sunday!


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“Green” Monster Popsicles

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My world has been rocked. The idea of turning my favorite smoothie into a Popsicle isn’t a highly radical idea, but I just can’t believe I never thought of it before. My favorite tasty summer treat just became a whole lot healthier!

I blend 3/4 frozen blueberries, 1 medium banana, 5 oz yogurt ( I use plain Greek), 3 cups of fresh washed spinach and one tbsp lemon juice. Blend until smooth and there are no chunks of fruit or spinach. Fill your Popsicle molds and freeze for a couple of hours, then enjoy!

What is your favorite smoothie/ summer treat?

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