Strawberry dream

I was craving fruit this morning so I decided to make a smoothie.

The ingredients:

Strawberries, oranges, a pear, coconut water and Amazing Grass.

When I bought that container of Amazing Grass I figured I would have a green drink once or twice and the mostly full container would be sitting in the back of the cupboard forever.

But take a gander at this:

An empty container!!

I really surprised myself - and I feel pretty proud at sticking to a very healthy habit of having a green drink everyday.

*Commence patting myself on the back*

The combination of strawberries and pear was really delicious!

And no coffee this morning because I am beginning to suspect that my 'anxious' feeling lately might just be the result of too much caffeine intake.

Happy Sunday!

Time to face facts

So on Saturday night you may remember I went out to eat here:

And I ate this:

And it was delicious. I enjoyed every bite. 


But as I sat up that night with raging heartburn, I realized it was time to face facts.


My family (at least the female half) all have with age - developed a sensitivity to high fat foods.


I have been in full blown denial that this oh-so-fun-genetic-legacy had finally started to affect me. Sure, I made small concessions but I never took it that seriously.


My sister's were completely unsurprised when, after they had seen what I had posted as my dinner, I was stuck home the next day nursing a bum stomach.


Two of my sisters (yup, I have more than two) said they enjoyed blissfully calm stomachs following Tracy Anderson's 30 day method diet. I was pleased to find that I actually had a copy of the book in my bookshelf.


While I read up on what might have been the reason for my sister's happy tummies while on that eating plan, I am gingerly sipping on a smoothie.

1/2 a banana, one scoop of Amazing Grass, 1 packet of blueberries and young coconut juice.

It doesn't look very pretty but it tastes OK and so far feels soothing on my tummy.

Connor got a couple of bites of banana because it is his second favorite (after peanut butter, of course).


And, yes, there was a point to this post. From now on I am going to have a go at embracing my gastrointestinal reality with a positive attitude (someday - right now I am still wallowing in bitterness and self-righteous indignation).


So there will be a shift towards a lower fat diet. Hopefully, I will figure out how to go about this without being stuck surviving on a diet of steamed veggies and rice...

A very berry morning

The star of the show this morning? 

Raspberries!

My free trial on the picture editing program I was using expired this morning((. This is why some of the images are rotated 90 degrees.


For some reason my computer defaults to this when displaying images and unless I use an editing program, I am stuck with wonky pictures.


Like this one:

The pink on the end of Connor's nose? That is his tongue.

Feel free to tilt your head to see them better :-)


This morning I made a smoothie from:


Raspberries
1 small container of low fat berry yogurt
1/2 cup of lemonade
1 Tbsp. of Udo's oil
1 scoop of Amazing Grass
1/2 an orange
1 pinch of almond slivers

And since the dogs seemed interested in the berries this morning - 

A shot of Abby's muzzle just before I panicked because she almost knocked over the glass :-)

The dogs each got a taste of some raspberries. 


Abby, although she showed initial interest (possibly she was just intrigued by how pretty they were), wrinkled her nose in disgust when she was presented with a berry.


Connor hoovered it up like he hadn't eaten in a week :-)


Happy Sunday everyone!

Liquid lunch

I was out doing errands when I passed by here -

and realized a liquid lunch sounded like the perfect thing.

I got an original size berry upBEET with an added immunity boost.

A serving of veggies and 2 of servings of fruit in one cup!

I really liked the flavor of this smoothie. It was barely sweet at all with a nice tang - Perfection!

My DVD movie night was rescheduled for tonight so I stopped at my local market and picked up some things to bring tonight.

Movie munchies:

Guacamole, veggie chips and sorbet.

I couldn't pass up getting the sorbet - I was facinated with the ingredients:

I will let you know if it tastes as good as it sounds.

And I did treat myself to this for a snack:

This is my favorite yogurt brand. But, unfortunately, they are expensive so I usually only pick one up as a special treat.

It is almost time to head out - I hope everyone is having a fun Friday!!

Fruit soup

The workers told me yesterday they will be cutting down the tree in my patio.

I love this tree. It is one of the reasons I rented this apartment. But, apparently, there is a new policy in the complex that forbids trees in the patios. Sigh.

I am hoping that the tree guys:

1. Are unable to work in the torrential down pours that are happening today.

2. Are too busy chopping down everyone else's trees and don't get to mine so that I get to enjoy my tree for another weekend.


The next item up on the soy front? Soft tofu.

I combined a good size chunk of the tofu with an apple, an orange, some blueberries, Kyo-Green and some Udo's oil. 

 

It turned out to have the consistency of a thick, fruit soup.

Topped with almond slivers.

The combination of fruit was spot-on and the tofu added a nice creaminess to the smoothie without interferring with the taste of the fruit.

And coffee.

A healthy serving of protein plus tons of fruit? I think I will be making more of these!


The dogs enjoyed this:

Apple slices with a large dollop of peanut butter.

A good start to the day for all of us :-)

A quick start

I was more thirsty than hungry when I woke up this morning.

I combined 1/2 a banana, 3 clementine oranges, one scoop of Amazing Grass, 1Tbsp. of Udo's oil, a dollop of yogurt and 2 cups of water.

It came out much more watery than a smoothie. It was just what I wanted!

More construction here today. They are working on the gas lines so I may be forced to leave the house in order to just get warm :-(

Amuse bouche smoothie

I have my brother's birthday breakfast to attend this morning but it is not until ten.

I woke up hungry so I decided to have an amuse bouche smoothie.

Strawberries and orange juice - simple and delicious.

 

 Oh, and of course I had caffeine - this morning it took the form of coffee.

Smoothies and toothaches

A certain fuzzy girl was up all night with a toothache (((

Poor Abby. 

Recently, at her yearly checkup, the vet noticed that one of her canines was chipped and part of the root may be exposed. It hadn't been bothering her - until last night.

And this is Abby after finding out I will have to make a dental appointment for her.

So, suffering from exhaustion, I assembled the ingredients for a smoothie.

I blended up a handful of blueberries, some red leaf lettuce, 1/2 a banana, a scoop of Amazing Grass - Green Super Food, 1 Tablespoon of Udo's oil and 2 Tablespoons of apple sauce.

Nope, it is not pretty - but it tasted great.

The dogs treat:

This is one of my favorite mixes to give the dogs: Kyo-green + yogurt + Udo's oil. The yogurt aids in digestion (if given in small quantities), the healthy greens in the Kyo-Green makes the pigments in the dogs coats really pop and the EFA's in the Udo's oil helps give them a glossy coat. 

That is nutritional info - but as anyone can tell you - presentation is everything...

I am not looking forward to a day filled with errands - or making the call for Abby's dental appointment...