Today marks the first day of working with my husband and for myself I am building more lean muscle and aiming for more definition. He had to get up early this morning (0345) and I told him that the time it takes him to make a pot of coffee and drink it, he could make himself two over easy eggs, multi grain toast (nothing on it), and grab a piece of fruit. Sure enough, the coffee pot was empty, and I noticed a frying pan in the sink this morning. Very happy that he took my advice! For myself I made an outstanding protein smoothie to start my day and it was so filling and got me off to a fantastic start!
I made a pineapple mango banana protein smoothie with a kale kicker. Kale is a great addition to a smoothie. With the added fruits you cannot taste it at all. A word of caution, it does give an added texture to the smoothie that may not be for everyone. In this case you could always add spinach. For me personally, I did not mind the added texture so I was good to go. Since I did not add berries my smoothie did take on a green tint that may dissuade people. In these cases just simply add strawberries and your smoothie will darken up. Or better yet, add kiwi so you expect to see green!
The ingredients were simple. I am sorry I will not add a measurement for most of the ingredients. I am big on adjusting things to my personal taste! I had almond milk (which I mistakenly did not get the unsweetened so I did not add much), ½ cup of plain Greek yogurt, one frozen banana, frozen (unsweetened) mango and pineapple, a small handful of kale, and a scoop and a half of whey protein (vanilla). I took my vitamins with this and was ready to start my day! I do not plan on having a smoothie every day, but it will be a new staple to my weekly meal plan.
Ingredients. I think I may have gone a tad overboard with the kale this time!
I just wanted to share this quick and simple breakfast. Smoothies are wonderful for the entire family. As long as you have the foundation down you can experiment and let your imagination and taste buds take over. My foundation was simple: almond milk, whey protein, and plain Greek yogurt. I freeze my bananas and make sure all of my fruits are frozen so I do not need ice.
I will write more this evening or tomorrow morning to share how the first day of Operation Husband Transformation went! And if anyone has a story they would like to share with me in regard to their weight loss journey please email me or message me on Facebook. I feel it will be a wonderful addition to the blog. Happy lifestyle change everyone!
