Breakfast of Champions

The BIGGEST contribution to my lifelong success will be to learn how to COOK fresh, healthy, unprocessed foods full of lean proteins and vitamins.  No more fast food, on the fun, frozen, microwaved, processed foods.  That will be a challenge when I start back teaching.  I plan to find things I can cook ahead of time, freeze, etc.  I am realistic!  Between teaching small children with severe needs all day, finishing  the very last leg of my PhD (the reseach.....uuugghhhhh), and trying to still have the energy to exercise and socialize. I am NOT going to want to cook everyday.  I am not going to even want to think about it. 

Thank goodness for the Internet.  Especially thankful for recipe sites and my fav fav fav.....Pinterest!!  I have been saving recipes suitable for my walnut (sleeve) for months.  I have the most organized, categorized, and detailed Pinterest page ever!  I am planning.  I just hope I can stick to it when the heat is on with work and school. 

Today I was inspired to make this for breakfast:

Slammin' Sunrise "Green" Smoothie

 Ingredients:

 2-3 cups organic spinach

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1-2 cups frozen strawberries

1 cup frozen blueberries

1/2 frozen banana

I added: (need the protein)

 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt

 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder

 1 tablespoon of Torani Sugar-Free Vanilla flavor

It is super YUMMY!  The pic in the blender is much prettier than what it looks like all mixed up.  Basically the color of baby poo.  For real.....not a pretty drink.  But is very delish.  I do better if I "drink" my breakfast than if I "eat" my breakfast so I think smoothies will be my staple each morning.  My walnut doesn't like actual food in it in the moring most days.  Not sure why but fine with me.  Smoothies are an easy way to get everything I need to start my day and soooooooo many options I'll never get bored