The BEST smoothie ever.

This morning I made a smoothie for my sister to take on her way to school. Since I had all of the ingredients out, I decided to make one for myself as well.

Vanilla Peach Smoothie

• 1 cup Almond Milk
• 1/2 banana
• handful of frozen peaches (about 1 cup)
  
• 1 scoop Kashi Vanilla GoLean!
  

Wow. This combination was deliciousy creamy and sweet. I generally don't like to add protein powder to my shakes because I don't like the powdery taste. This must have been the right ratio of protein to milk and fruit because it didn't have that grainy protein taste.

Happy Friday everyone!

Monday, again

I can't believe it's already Monday. The weekends just fly by!

On a whim, I accompanied my family to the lovely South Dakota this weekend to watch my sister play in a soccer tournament. It was my first time in SD and I was pleasantly surprised to find Sioux Falls had all the amenities of a big city. To be honest, I thought it was going to a lot less civilizied. That's not to say that right outside of the city weren't endless corn fields and farms. In fact here's proof:


We drove around for 20 minutes trying to find the soccer fields. We came upon the spot that was supposedly the address, but we all thought, no way are these the fields. Much to our surprise these were the fields. If you can't tell that is a row of cows in the background. It was pretty funny. It was a fun weekend and I'm glad I was able to spend time with my family. Life is so hectic these days that it's nice to slow down once in awhile.


On the way home, we stopped in St. Peter, MN to have dinner with my brother. He's in college and doesn't come very often so it was great to see him. We didn't get home until 11 pm. It was SO hard getting out of bed this morning. Even the thought of breakfast and a cup of coffee couldn't get me up! When I finally made it upstairs I decided I wanted something light. Foodwise, the weekend wasn't terrible, but I did have my fair share of treats and splurges. Today I am having a "detox" day. When I say detox, I just mean lots of fruit and veggies, whole foods, and no dairy. I also drink one of my moms "cleansing" shakes. This is basically just a protein powder with a lot of vitamins and minerals and amino acids. Personally, I think you can get the same effect by just eating organic, whole foods but my mom has really found that these shakes make her feel great.


For the sake of convenience and a portable breakfast, I made a shake this morning using the all natural vanilla protein powder, half a banana, and frozen strawberries. It has a lot of protein but I'm not sure how long this will hold me so I brought oatmeal for later on.

I hope everyone is having a lovely Monday morning!