One of the more important goals that I have for the oncoming new year, is to find ways to help people eat more healthfully. Not in a latest diet fad- lose 40 lbs this month-kind of way, but in a self-loving-here for the future me, showing up for my best self-best life-long term kind of way. I know that the optimal way to do that is to lead by example. With that in mind, I am going to share two of my favorite morning smoothie recipes that help me feel on top of my game, everyday.
This is a time of year when improving is on everyone’s mind, whether that’s health, career, or maybe relationships, many are setting goals for improvement. Having come back to my roots, for the time being, I am often re-exposed to the patterns and mindsets, surrounding food, that helped to shape my early relationship to eating. The feast or famine relationship with food, exercise, weight. I am so thankful that I don’t struggle with this mindset anymore, but I see so many people who do, and I just want to help fix them all. Of course, that’s not possible, but if I can help even a few do better, I will feel that I’ve improved, too.
Everyone’s heard, again and again, that consistency is the key to weight loss. (Because it is.) I don’t need to say it. (If you feel that you would be healthier at a lower weight, or a higher weight, then go ahead and make that one of your goals.) What I will say though, is if you take the focus off of just losing weight, and put it on eating well, for your health, out of self love, right where you are at, right now, that you will find it’s easy to eat healthfully, because you are doing it for the right reasons. To feel great when you wake up in the morning. To be there for your family. To give life your everything. When you show up as your best self time and time again, you will find the confidence, over time, to tackle your scariest goals, both physical and mental, to face your fears, and do what you thought you never could. And it all starts with a little self care. What could be easier than that?
It makes sense that self care starts with nutrition, right? If you are properly nourished all the other little things just seem to fall in line, don’t they? You may find the energy to do a little yoga, or make it to the gym. What about mental wellness? You might read a book on starting that business, or healing childhood wounds. You may be inspired to set your finances in order, or Kondo your home? You just seem to have the energy to make things better. Or improve.
OK. On to the smoothies:
Smoothie #1:
Mango Oatmilk Smoothie
- 1 small banana
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 1/2 cucumber chopped
- 1 1/2 inch knob of ginger
- 1 tbsp. almond butter
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 scoop of greens and protein powder
- 3/4 cup of oatmilk
Place cucumber and oatmilk in blender, blend for 30 seconds. Add banana, blend again. Add frozen fruit, plus remaining ingredients, blend until smooth. Pour into glass, add re-usable straw, Matcha Pocky stick, and garnish with mango and cucumber.
Smoothie #2:
Triple Berry Pom Smoothie
- 1 small banana
- 1/2 cucumber
- 3/4 cup of coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp. honey
- 1/3 cup pomegranate juice
- 1 scoop of greens and protein powder
- 1/2 inch knob of ginger
Add cucumber and coconut milk to blender, blend for 30 seconds. Add banana, blend again. Add frozen fruit, plus remaining ingredients, and blend until fully combined, and smooth. Pour into glass. Enjoy!
Here’s to hoping these smoothie recipes help you up your game, and present your best self, moving forward into 2020! Cheers!
If you have any smoothie recipes you think are fantastic and want to share, please feel free to leave them in the comments, or share on instagram@canigetaramen. Find us on FB and Pinterest @ canigetaramen.food.blog. Happy New Year!
