Wishing You A Smooth Sunny Day....Recipes Too!

"We need, each of us, to begin the awesome, difficult work of love: loving ourselves so that we become able to love others without fear so that we can become able enough to enlarge the circle of our trust and our common striving for a safe, sunny afternoon near to flowering trees and under a very blue sky."

June Millicent Jordan

I've decided that a change of pace would be nice and since I have a smoothie every morning and they are a refreshing delight to start a 5 am day - not when my body clock say I am to rise.... I've listed a few that sounded delish to me. I uses as much fresh fruit as possible. We have a Trader Joe's by my house and now an enormous Wegmann's - so I buy berries, bananas, kiwi, apples, etc. But there are frozen peaches and other fruits that are good for on the go risers if you chose not to use ice cubes or simply to have on hand if you're low on fruit and they really are very tasty. I keep yogurt in the frig. in regular size containers but you can also just buy the larger one to save a few pennies. If you have a recipe you'd like to share - send it over. When the fresh fruit starts to come out - I'll be there! When I can pick at the local places ... even better!

Peach Pie Smoothie


2007 Ellie Krieger
Ingredients:
1/2 cup nonfat or 1 percent lowfat milk
1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1 cup unsweetened frozen peaches
1 tablespoon honey, plus more to taste
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch ground nutmeg
Pinch ground ginger

Directions:
Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.


Calories: 212; Fat: 0g(Saturated Fat: 0grams); Protein: 10g; Carbohydrates: 47g; Sugar: 41g; Fiber: 2g; Cholesterol: 5mg; Sodium: 120mg

Peach-Mango Smoothie


by jenny sansouci "It’s so good – almost like a healthy creamsicle!"
Ingredients (makes 1 smoothie):
1/2 banana
1 cup chopped peach
1 cup chopped mango
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
A few ice cubes (unless you’re using frozen fruit)

You can make your smoothie as healthy

and fruity and smoothy as you like -

lots of flavors, lots of colors, kids can help,

make them to-go, a special treat....

whatever you do...

do it for YOU.

It's Friday...choose a good book

take time to smell the flowers

treasure all the people in your life

and know you are loved by GOD.



nope... not my butt
never has been my butt
never will be my butt

the only place i do topless is in the shower,
trying on bras, my gyn & having a mammo...

now...let's keep things light=

Fresh Mediterranean Shrimp and Avocado Pita Pockets

Serves 4

6 ounces low fat Greek Yogurt

1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice

½ tsp Dijon mustard

½ tablespoon balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons basil, chopped

½ pound salad shrimp, rinsed and drained

½ cup green onion, sliced

1 small Roma tomato, chopped into small pieces

½ medium avocado, chopped in small pieces

¼ cup fat free feta cheese, crumbled

2 large whole wheat pita bread, sliced in half

1 cup baby spinach

1. Combine yogurt, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar and basil in a small bowl.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

2. Combine shrimp, onion, tomato, avocado and feta cheese in a medium bowl and add dressing.

3. Warm pita bread in the microwave oven for 5 – 10 seconds. Remove and open one pita pocket and line with spinach. Stuff with 1/4 of the shrimp salad. Repeat for the remaining pita pockets.

Shrimp is low in fat, and higher in cholesterol. Studies show that it can raise HDL and triglyceride levels, good for heart health. It also contains B12, omega-3 fatty acids for anti-inflammatory effects,

and selenium, copper and zinc.

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 249

Total Fat: 7.18g

Cholesterol: 121mg

Sodium: 447mg

Total Carbs: 26.65g

Dietary Fiber: 5.24g

Sugars: 5.73g

Protein: 20.08g

Weight Watchers Points 5

By Mother Rimmy’s Cooking Light Done Right blog

by the way...some say i have a 'nice butt'

lol...jennifer