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[maveness]

Due to a recent realization that Coke is my downfall AND I can never truly control my intake of it, I'm going cold turkey. As of today.

Yeah, it's just that scary.

(This all could have been solved by the bosses if we had a drink machine instead of free Cokes. The whole free thing makes it a lot easier to imbibe.)

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Part of my "A Healthier You" initiative (meaning, I'm really attempting to eat better) includes smoothies. Not just fruit things that aren't really healthy at all because of the sugar content. We're talking full on health crap.

Wanna know what constitutes health crap? The color.

This picture is deceptive. In fact, the color is less florescent and more baby puke green.



Sting approves, though, so all is good. As does Charlie the Moose. Chester was more intrigued by the smell. (Charlie is just to the right and partially hidden by the glass. Sting is in the frame. Chester is the dog in the other frame.)



So what's in it? Funny you should ask! *G*

Spinach (hence the god awful green)
Apple
Banana
Honey
Protein Powder
Milk

It tastes great. You'd be amazed how much banana takes over other flavors. The original recipe called for peanut butter instead of honey, but the peanut butter I use is JIF, which isn't quite sweet enough for a good smoothie.

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I'm plotting the death and destruction of my new upstairs neighbor. She apparently decided that last night was a great time to hang out on her balcony (which is just above my bedroom window) with friends. Loud friends. Loud friends who kept going in and out and slamming the sliding glass door each and every time. (The door slams no matter how carefully you close it. Which is why you don't close it 20 times in half an hour.)

I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt for now, but she appears to be one of those that can survive on an hour of sleep, as she was slamming that damn sliding glass door at 5:30 again this morning.

Comments

[tourofduty.livejournal.com]

You know, reading those ingridents... that actually sounds REALLY good. The spinach was a bit of an "ack!" but the rest just sounds delicious.

[maveness.livejournal.com]

The good thing about spinach is that there's really not much taste there to make it bad. Now, the texture can be tricky. The key is to drink with a straw and don't look at it. *g*

And where have you been woman? *glomps on to you*

[tourofduty.livejournal.com]

See, I have a thing for texture. If something has a weird texture I gag and it's impossible for me to eat/drink it.


Hiiiiii! I've been so inactive lately and it's so lame but, uh, I was boycotting LJ until Tony won a race... I should have an update up before the end of the week!

[maveness.livejournal.com]

LOL *pets you* Hey, he won! Remember, your boy does that second half of the year thing. Second race of the second half of the year...that's pretty good (and on par). He'll be in the Chase this year for sure.

[devildoll.livejournal.com]

You're right--that thing looks like swamp algae. But the ingredients sound really good. I tried to do the smoothie thing for a while a few years ago, but it only took about three days for me to get sick of washing the blender every day.

[maveness.livejournal.com]

Oh god, that is the color of it. To a T.

I had to figure out the quickies of getting the blender clean. The key being to clean it right after I pour out the smoothie. That way nothing cakes on. (That and ingredients that are easy, because peanut butter in a smoothie? Tends to find a way to smear on the side instead of being mixed in. And makes clean up that much longer.)

The smoothies are going to be my breakfast for a while. I started out with some basic recipes and have narrowed it down to some easy ones. As far as I can tell, as long as you throw in some fruit, some protein powder, some milk, some sweetener (in my case, honey) and maybe some ice (depending on the fruit used), you get a decent smoothie. Which makes it easier, because then I don't have to think when preparing it.

[bubblesbrnaid]

Because we are friends, I feel I can be honest.

You are fucking *insane*, woman. :)

[maveness.livejournal.com]

You never have to be afraid that I'll make that smoothie for you. LOL Girl, while barely up my alley, it's way, way far from your alley.