~what I'm eating these days~

Good Morning!

It's our first overcast day 

in many.....

feels kinda like the beach 

around here...misty & dewy...

feels kinda nice....I must admit!

Thought I'd share with you what I'm 

eating these days.....

don't know about you...but I really do not

like preparing/cooking/fixing food to

eat in the middle of the day......that goes 

for me or anyone around me....;)

{kids definitely know they are in charge of their own breakfast & lunch...

ok they are older ages 12-16 so they can totally handle it!}

one meal a day (dinner for the family)

is about all I can take! haha....

For years Mr. T & T and I have eaten protein

shakes blended with fruit each morning...

fast & easy & yummmmmmy too!

this summer in the middle of everything else

I managed to freeze some yummy raspberries

and blackberries

peaches

and nectarines...

I was in a m.a.j.o.r. hurry to get it done...

was leaving town in approx. 6 minutes...

with a full box of nectarines & peaches sitting

in my garage....argh!!!!!

so I thought here goes....hope it works....

and it did!  thank goodness!

I just sliced 'em up

didn't bother peeling them...(no time for that!)

and laid them out flat on several cookie sheets

& literally threw them in the freezer!

came home & bagged them in freezer ziplock 

baggies....

I freeze berries the same way....don't wash them

or they'll get mushy & squishy!

just lay them out flat & freeze....run water over them

prior to using....

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so here's my favorite protein shake recipe....

first gotta get a good protein powder...

not too many carbs/sugars..

this is one of my favorites...

but I always buy vanilla...

because I always mix mine w/ fruit...

but chocolate is also good...

it can be mixed with a tablespoon of natural

peanut butter (yumm-o!)

or a frozen banana...seriously yummy...

ok...the recipe...all in a blender

8 oz. water

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

handful of frozen raspberris

couple slices of frozen peaches or nectarines

blend on high until thick

drink up!!

I usually drink one for breakfast &

 a lot of the time lunch

{cuz remember I'm exceedingly lazy

with mid-day food prep}

lately I've been wanting to add flax seed

to my shakes as well....supposed to be very

good for us ya know! :)

but in a nutshell....

you're getting 24 grams of protein

lots of antioxidants & vitamins from the fruit

and don't forget the fiber! gotta have that too!

oh and approx. 150-175 calories

depending on how much fruit etc....

and I'm perfectly content for a 2-3 hours

do you drink protein shakes?

smoothies?

got a favorite?

I swear I couldn't live without them!

Have a great day!!

xoxoxo,

Shellagh

{all images from here}