Today was what I'd refer to as a level 2 lazy day! Not quite level 3 because I did manage to get out of my pajamas and into the real world around 4pm. Last nights workout really did a number on my body. All I did today was 30 minutes of Pilates. I feel guilty that I didn't use my day off from work to do more exercising since I'm usually tired after work and don't work out as hard as I know I'm capable of. I bought a new mini blender today and some sample packs of Alive! whole food energizer protein powder in Vanilla. I've never been much into protein shakes because alot of them are dairy based but the sample packs for this brand uses a rice and pea protein base so I'm crossing my fingers. I made my very first green smoothie this afternoon (without the protein powder) just to try out my new blender and I gotta say I was pleasantly suprised by the taste! It consisted of:
1 Cup of fresh blueberries
1 cup of fresh baby spinach
half a banana
1 Cup Original Almond Milk
The smoothie came out kind of thick and had a less than appetizing color, but the taste was really good (couldnt taste the spinach!). This way hopefully I can get more vegetables into my diet. Next time I'll make little changes to the ingredients so the smoothie isnt as thick.
I actually bought it at my local Best Buy store for $20 but it's cheaper on amazon.com
green smoothies/juices are the bomb and they give you sooo much energy! I have a bunch of recipes if you'd like some. in fact I might just do a post about it!
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