Down Size It

             INGREDIENTS   2 cups of spinach, packed 1 ripe pear, peeled, cored, and chopped 15 green or red grapes 6 ounces plain Greek yogurt 2 tbs avocado 1-2 tbs fresh lime juice Ice (optional)   Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth... Enjoy!   This is a great breakfast smoothie to help you with your weight loss or clean eating journey. Check out my blog daily for more great smoothie recipes, healthy vegetarian/vegan meals, weight loss and fitness tips.

#downsizeit Ingredients: 2tbs peanut butter 2tbs Cocoa powder 1 ripe or frozen banana 8oz plain Fage Greek yogurt Cinnamon to taste (optional) Put all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Enjoy!!!!   

#downsizeit Green Smoothie with Spinach, Ginger, and Pear Ingredients: 1 1/2c water 2c Spinach 1 ripe pear 1 tbs fresh lemon juice 1 tsp freshly grated ginger 1 tbs ground flaxseed Honey to taste, optional Ice, optional Blend until smooth... Enjoy! 

Ingredients: 2 cups of Spinach 2 cups coconut water 1 cup of frozen mangos 1 cup of frozen pineapples 2 frozen bananas Put it all in a blender and blend until smooth... Pour into mason jars and drink throughout the day... If you have a smaller blender add ingredients accordingly to the size... #downsizeit #greensmoothie #cleaneating #healthyliving

For those who know me, knows that my favorite color is pink... So why not make it into a healthy drink... I actually tried my first pink juice @ Peeled juice bar and I found it to be very refreshing... So I created my very own version of it but as a smoothie... I call it " Pink Passion "... The star ingredient of this smoothie are beets. YES!!! you heard it right BEETS!!! Beets  cleanses the liver, purifies the blood, it is also a anti-inflammatory, and a great source of iron.. And by my being anemic, this is a smoothie that I will benefit from drinking everyday.. I know some of you may think Beets, "YUCK"... But don't knock it 'til you try it... This is one smoothie that you will be wanting more of and it will also give you a boost of energy. Pink Passion Smoothie 1 small beet Frozen Pineapples 1 pear Fresh Ginger Coconut Water Combine all ingredients in your blender until smooth and enjoy this beautiful concoction of pink passion....

Frozen Peaches 1tbs ground flax seed 1/2tsp cinnamon 1/2tsp vanilla 1 scoop of protein powder 1c coconut milk DELICIOUSSSSSS!!!! So good, I drank half of it before posting... Lol

  Hawaiian Delight Shake   1 Scoop vanilla whey protein 3 oz frozen pineapples 1 tbs coconut 1 cup water 1/2 cup ice 1 pkt of truvia (Optional)   combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. enjoy!!!    

 

I am starting a 5 day smoothie fast on Monday, November 4, 2013. I am doing this just to pretty much detox and cleanse my body to prepare myself for my journey to becoming a Pescetarian (A person who doesn't eat any meat except fish) and then a vegetarian. Even though I haven't eaten beef or pork for over 15 years, I loved me some chicken, any way you prepare it I'll eat it (Except fried).. Lol... So this is going to be a challenge for me. But green smoothie here I come... This is one of my favorite green smoothie protein shakes. Green Smoothie Recipe   A simple smoothie recipe with tropical fruit and kale. Ingredients: 1 scoop plain or vanilla protein powder 1 large kale leaf (over 1 cup chopped) 2 cups low fat milk or almond milk ( I use Almond Milk ) 3/4 cup frozen pineapple chunks 3/4 cup frozen mango chunks 1 frozen banana Directions: Prepare ahead: Cut all fruit into 1 inch chunks and place in separate freezer bags. Fr...