Fruit and Spinach Smoothies

 I've said it once and I'll say it again . . . I NEED a new camera.  So please, bare with me.  It's actually kind of embarrassing to post pictures sometimes because for those of you that don't know, I got my degree in photography.  So naturally, these terrible, off-colored, grainy pictures kill me.  I have nightmares of my art professors looking at this blog.

I'm sure this is nothing new to a lot of you.  But just in case some of you haven't heard the great secret of adding spinach to your fruit smoothies for an extra vitamin kick or just haven't been brave enough to give it a try, I encourage you to try it now.  We've gotten spinach two weeks in a row so there is definitely some spinach to spare!

Here's what I add to my smoothies . . . 

6 oz plain or vanilla greek yogurt (high in protein, low on sugar!!!), 5 frozen strawberries, 1/3 cup frozen blueberries, 1 banana, a handful of fresh spinach, and a dash of milk.

Blend it all together and you have a delicious, healthy breakfast!

Breakfast Cookies

 Yep!  You heard me right . . . a COOKIE for breakfast!  A healthy cookie even.  No flour, no sugar (a few chocolate chips don't count, right?), no oil . . . just a lot of healthy, protein packed goodness.

I was happy to find something different and fun to do with all those bananas we get . . . especially the ones that get too ripe for my liking.  I can only make so much banana bread before my pants start getting too snug!

The first day I made one of these, I was talking to my husband on the phone when I was making it. When I told him what was in it he said, "Uh, that sounds sick."  I was sure to save him a couple bites of the cookie for him to try when he got home.  The first bite in he was totally hooked and asked me to make him one for breakfast the next morning!

Here are three different breakfast cookies you should give a try . . .

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookie

This is the one that got me hooked.  I've even tried it without the chocolate chips and it's still quite delicious!

 

Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie

 

 I think this is on the menu for breakfast tomorrow morning.  A good breakfast to keep us going through church!

Protein-Packed Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Cookie

I don't have any kids, but I can only imagine how cool kids would think it would be to eat a "cookie" for breakfast.  And I'm sure it would make mom feel really good knowing you are feeding them a healthy, hearty breakfast!

ENJOY!!!