It’s A Beautiful Morning

….for a Green Monster Drink! :)

Sorry guys, I hate to do this to you, but I have to show you my latest breakfast concoction!

It is so sunny and beautiful outside today! One thing I love about our winter’s here is the sun. It can be cold outside but we usually have a nice sunny day to help us by. It does wonders for my mood the past few days! :)

My injury is doing better :) I am actually quite proud of myself for completely staying off of it for this long. Like I said before, the longest I have gone without exercise in the past FEW YEARS has been a couple days. Hard to believe, I know. I think that is why I was so down and out about taking a break because it really is so much a part of me and who I am. To me working out is like brushing my teeth– it gets done whether I want to or not! ;)

But more on the injury later….

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Back to breakfast: This drink was actually tolerable. :)

Ingredients:

• 1 huge organic Kale leaf
• 1 peeled cucumber
• 10 organic baby carrots

With carrots and cukes:

Adding Kale:

Ta-Da!

I drank it as I got ready this morning. That is the great thing about smoothies/juices! Quick and Easy!

Taste test? This was actually one of the best yet! I think the carrots really added a lot and made it sweeter.

Next on my wish list? A JUICER!!! A Vitamix Juicer to be precise! whahaha. Go big or go home!!!! :D Maybe they will send me a free one to test out on the website? lol. A gal can dream….! ;)

I am glad everyone liked the Freshman 15 posts so far! I will keep ’em coming! Stay tuned later today for more on the Freshman 15, a recap of how I am doing while injured, polls, a food product review (arrrrrr matey!), some fun books that arrived in my mailbox, quotes, fun and much more!

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Did you know?

Carrots are an excellent source of antioxidant compounds, and the richest vegetable source of the pro-vitamin A carotenes. Carrots’ antioxidant compounds help protect against cardiovascular disease and cancer and also promote good vision, especially night vision.

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