Back on the wagon.....

After another long break (meningitis struck again!), I am back and hopefully back on the wagon.  The hospitalizations throw me off in so many ways.  I get behind on my housework, my food prep, my devotional time, exercising, and even eating healthy.  So yesterday I made a vow that I needed to get back on track and what better way to start than to begin my fitness and diet routine?  One of the hardest things I have with eating healthy is just how picky I am.  Unbelievably picky.  In fact, it would probably easier (and way shorter) to list what I DO eat instead of saying what I don't eat.  I should have been born in a Mediterranean country....I could live on cheeses, breads, olive oil, garlic, olives and seafood.  

One of my struggles is getting enough protein in my diet.  I've tried typical protein shakes and either I hate the taste or I have weird reactions to them (for instance, violent headaches...as if I need ANY more of those right?).  I have found a protein powder that doesn't make me sick so today I thought I would try playing with a new smoothie recipe.  It's definitely a winner for me and I think even my picky daughter will love it!

I started with frozen pucks of Greek yogurt and almond milk ice cubes.  I put a 1/2 cup of Greek Yogurt into each muffin slot in a regular sized muffin tin and froze it.

One batch of smoothies makes about 2 actual smoothies for me

1 puck of frozen Greek yogurt
4 Almond/Soy/Rice milk cubes
1 cup frozen fruit of your choice
1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
Almond/Soy/Rice milk as needed for your desired consistency

To simplify the process for the future, I put all of the frozen ingredients for one batch in a freezer quart bag and popped them all in the freezer.  I will just take one bag out before a workout and let it soften a bit to make blending easier.