Coffee, chocolate almond milk, and banana smoothie

Good morning, all!

Today I woke up to my son screaming at 5:30a.m., followed by two projectile vomit sessions. To say the least, I was hoping for more sleep and not remotely interested in being active yet.

Jr. was having a hard time getting back to bed so we went and took a walk around 6am. Luckily he fell asleep on the ride! I walked for about an hour and then came home and did 1/2 of Kenpo X before he woke up.

I made him breakfast and created a yummy smoothie, with a boost of caffeine to kick start my mid morning.

Here is the recipe for my coffee and chocolate almond milk smoothie: there is a secret ingredient you won't expect, but it makes it GREAT!

1/2 of banana
1/4 c. Spinach with stems removed
1/2 cup chilled coffee
1/2 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milke (keyword: UNSWEETENED!)
5 ice cubes (I have the smaller, moon shaped ones. Traditional tray ice is bigger so use less.)

Put all ingredients in blender in that order, and blend until smooth. ENJOY!

If I had taken a photo, you would have seen the choco milk mustache, for this smoothie was chugable! So yum.

strawberry kiwi spinach smoothie with coconut milk

So I started a new goal today, and that is to feel comfortable in my bikini at my sons first birthday party on July 4th (yes, that is his birthday). I have a little less than a month to go, so im cutting my refined carbs to 1 - 3serving per week. This means no toast for breakfast, no pasta for dinner, and certainly no baked items until July.

Of course, no one can be perfect 100% of the time, but one can try. That's how I came up with 1-3 servings instead of NONE AT ALL! LOL!!

Here is the recipe for this nutrient packed, fresh, and delicious smoothie.

1/4 cup kiwi (2 kiwI)
1/4 cup strawberries (~4)
1/4 cup spinach
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 ice cubes

Put the ingredients in blender in that order and blend on hi for 1 min, or until smooth. Enjoy!