Umbrella Drink for You (and your fussy kid!)

It is beyond beautiful here today in NJ!  We are now into Summer for at least a day or two!  Instant happy mood for me!

Anyway I have one really fussy kid as far as getting in "real" food with colors, fiber ... pretty much everything I tell you to eat.  She's also got seasonal allergies right now (who doesn't?) and is milk sensitive.  I just wanted to share a great smoothie with you if you have one of those kids ... and honestly if you threw an umbrella and some rum into it, I'm sure the resorts would be charging $12 for a single serving!

Ok, have to throw this in ... this has a lot of natural sugar in it.  Way more than I would drink on a regular basis ... but for those young athletes it is a good idea ... they need some fiber, natural sugars, a little fat ...  great to drink after practices.  

Pineapple-Mango-Coconut-Banana Smoothie
aka Umbrella Drink

1 ripe banana
1/2 fresh mango (or frozen if you don't have fresh)
1/2 cup pineapple
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk or rice milk
I also added some coconut flakes ... Roasted Coconut chips that are sooo good!

(I never measure when I make these so you can just use what you have!)

Blend.
Enjoy!

Here's to more glorious Sunshine!
Krista

Yummy Skincare You Have in Your Cabinets!

Happy Friday My Healthy Peeps!

I have had a great week off with my kids and their friends this week ... no homework and crazy schedules lead to one happy Momma!  I cannot believe it's Friday already!  Soon enough it will go back to insane after school and weekend schedules - between my two girls we have 4 soccer team schedules, 2 lacrosse schedules and 1 track and field schedule ... yep, enjoying the bliss right now of peace!

One thing I wanted to pass on to you was a very simple recipe for great skin care.  If you've been reading any of the stories recently about the chemicals in all your household products, you know that everything out there contains yucky unpronouncable (is that even a word?) ingredients that have serious health risks.  I've been using some all-natural skin care products now for the last 9 months and I have to say I love them and cannot go back to using the other stuff.  I threw out all the soaps, cleaning products and skin care as I cannot stand the smell of fake stuff anymore and because they are downright bad for us and the environment.  And ... my bloodwork that I update every year actually improved in my levels of hormones ... yep, at my age the numbers actually got better :)

So here's a fantastic scrub for you to try:

Homemade Face and Body Scrub

2 teaspoons of honey (raw, organic or local if you have it)

2 teaspoons of granulated sugar (organic brown sugar works best ... the regular kind is too soft) 

1/2 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil 

optional:  2 drops of lavender essential oil  (please contact me for ordering details)

Mix together in a bowl ... gently apply to face in circular motion and rinse!  I also get in the shower with this as to apply as an exfoliant to the rest of me!  Just make sure you don't leave any residue behind for your famiiy!

Chemical free and so much cheaper than expensive spa treatments!!

Enjoy!

xo,

Krista