i feel a trend beginning. after every smoothie, i’m immediately excited to try out another one. talk about an exciting week… but not a bad kick to get on.
into the blender:
- ½ banana
- 2 handfuls spinach
- ½ cup frozen pitted cherries
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup raw rolled oats
- tbsp cocoa powder
i blended the spinach with the almond milk first. it incorporated really well. next time, though, i would definitely let the raw oats sit in the liquid for a while, maybe 15 minutes. they added some grit to the texture. {i also think i used old-fashioned instead of quick-cooking.}
i loved the cocoa + cherries.
and with that, and my new work on appreciating myself a lot more, i’m working on the next few weeks just being as happy and pleasant and healthy as possible.
i’m not trying to crazy diet until departure. i definitely have before, and the feeling is always the same. never measuring up (to myself and my own nutty expectations), never feeling quite as happy or healthy as the plan had called for, and getting ready to leave just not really liking myself over the whole thing.
