Anyhow, I'm a HUGE fan of smoothies and juices for breakfast. I'm always on the go. It's unfortunate that I don't have the luxury of time to prepare and cook a hearty breakfast and actually sit down and enjoy it in the morning, so I resort to smoothies. I try to pre-measure and pre package all of the ingredients (mainly fruits in the morning) ahead of time, so all I have to do is take the bag out of the freezer and pop it in the blender, throw in some liquid and sometimes protein powder, blend away for a minute and you have a great breakfast that you can drink/eat on the go.
Here are some recipes I tried last week: (keep in mind that these recipes serves 2 people)
- 9 oz of cubed firm tofu (yes tofu, it's good for you http://www.livestrong.com/article/60600-tofu-nutrition-information/)
- 2 tbsp of sunflower seed (unsalted)
- 2 oranges (juiced)
- 1 lemon (juiced)
- 7 strawberries
- 1 tsp of raw or agave honey for sweetness (Vince needed it)
-6 ice cubes
Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend for 2 minutes and serve.
*Note: I was VERY full after drinking my serving of this that I couldn't eat my mid morning snack and ate my lunch really late because I just wasn't hungry. I didn't get to eat my afternoon snack because again, I wasn't hungry but I was STARVING by the end of my workout. This totally messed up my eating routine. Vince however, didn't have the same experience. I will try to cut my serving in half next time.
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Oatmeal Berries Smoothie
-1/4 cup of oatmeal (nuked in water)
- 6 oz of raspberries
- 6 oz of blueberries
- 1/4 cup of non fat, no salt added cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp of honey
- 6 ice cubes
- Splash of unsweetened coconut milk (or whatever milk you have) to thin it up a bit (optional)
- Combine all ingredients in the blender and enjoy!
More to come later!
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