Morning Health Smoothie

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Posted by memetnot77 at 11:00 PM

Hello! Today I want to share a simple and healthy smoothie recipe with you. Well, it is not a recipe per say but I will just tell you what I do.

My family LOVES smoothies!!!

We make them ALL the time, especially during the summer! It is a great healthy meal that requires little prep and clean-up time plus it is a great way to get you’re your family to eat a healthy meal!

We make them a little different everyday because we just use what is on hand. I don’t think I ever had a smoothie that I didn’t like.

I will just show you what I made today. If you follow me on facebook, then you already know, lol!

I started with lots of fresh strawberries (I usually use frozen but these were on sale and I didn’t have time to freeze these.)

We like a lot of strawberries! Smile

Then I added 2 bananas and some milk.

I don’t measure the milk, I just pour (or have the kids help me.)

I ALWAYS add a quality protein to make it a complete meal. This is especially important with breakfast.

I always let the kids take turns pushing the buttons, lol! Why do they always fight over that?

We bring it to a nice vortex.

Since we didn’t use frozen bananas or strawberries, I had the kids add ice through the top one at a time.

Then we enjoy!!! Smile

We ALL enjoy these shakes and it is super easy and healthy!!!

Cleaning Tip: Wash your blender right away before the shake starts to harden on to the blender.

What is your favorite smoothie?

Bonnie

The magic of sunshine

Posted by memetnot77 at 6:48 PM

Sunshine makes me happy. Sunshine makes me think of butterflies and pink clouds and of girls in ruffles dancing in sunlight as sweet golden drops of sunshine plunk all around them making magical sparkly swirls... like when the fairies in Sleeping Beauty waved their magical wands and the world around them filled with sparkles the color of rainbows and magical sounds.

So when I’m in the kitchen and I see sunshine shinning through the windows on my big square table, my heart skips a happy bit...

The green lushness that creeps in from the garden through the windows makes it extra special... I can hardly describe how fantastic and how very wonderful is to look outside and be given this extraordinary vision of a garden swathed in lushness and greens, instead of the accustomed shriveled vision of our long heartrending winter days...

So, if anyone complains again it is too hot where they are, I will send the most annoying elf to tickle their toes at night. And that’ll be my revenge! ;)

It is super hot here too; yet I wouldn’t change a thing. It feels like a dream, it feels as if every tree in the garden one day began to move; branches moved apart and birds flew high into the air. Fascinated, I pushed back branches and underbrush and leapt over cold and snowy winter on the other side of the world and I am now standing barefooted and blinking on the other side. The green is wild and abundant and the hedgerows quiver and the leaves are warm.