Monday, April 9, 2012

Need a quick detox from Easter Candy?

Yes, that candy was sooo good!  I enjoyed some nice chocolate yesterday along with some other goodies plucked from my kids' Easter baskets!  My daily morning green drink today helped get me back on track in a few minutes.  This is such an easy feat when you are pinched for time and still want to get a great start to your day!  I begin my day with 2 big handfuls of spinach every day mixed up in some kind of smoothie depending on what I have available to me.  There are so many benefits to spinach and this is such an easy way to get it in first thing in the morning.  (Did you ever notice when you start the day off with healthy food you tend to carry that theme all day?)
            

 One cup of the leafy green vegetable spinach contains far more than your daily requirements of vitamin K and vitamin A, almost all the manganese and folate your body needs and nearly 40 percent of your magnesium requirement. It is a good, very good or excellent source of more than 20 different measurable nutrients, including dietary fiber, calcium and protein. And yet, 1 cup has only 40 calories! Spinach is an excellent choice for nutrition without high calories.

Green Smoothie
2 handfuls of spinach
1/2 cup of plain yogurt
1 small banana
4 ice cubes
1 teaspoon of agave nectar (or to taste)

Prep the above ingredients ... blend completely and enjoy!



More busy mom strategies coming ...
"Winning the Game:  The Busy Mom's Guide to Refueling her Athletic Family in Six Easy Steps"

No comments:

Welcome to my Blog!

Thanks for visiting my blog ... I decided to write it as there were many concerned friends and family that needed to learn about this phase of my life - leading up to surgery on February 8th. I have now had the surgery and am recovering here at home. I love all your comments! They make me smile and I am so truly inspired by them! I can not believe how much support there is out there...it matters so much to us! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!