by emily on October 10, 2009
Ever wake up, not feel like getting out of bed, not looking forward to the day’s chores? = Me today!!
Quick stretch, 10 minutes of yoga changed all that, and put me in the mood to try my first ever … GREEN MONSTER!
I’ve been eyeing these on a couple of my favorite blogs, Eat Live Run and Oh She Glows. Green drink? Spinach smoothie? I was wary, to say the least.
But when there is a whole web site *dedicated* to Green Monsters, bringing together people around the world, you start to wonder… Maybe there really is something behind all the hype…. and after trying my first Green Monster, I’d say, there is!
I started by making a small shake. It was soooooo YUM that I made another! All together, I estimate (of course I didn’t measure anything!!!) my shake had:
1 frozen banana
3/4 cup mango chunks
3/4 container nonfat plain yogurt
3/4 cup soy milk
1-2 Tbsp flax meal
2 cups raw spinach
I foresee many of these in my future 
by emily on August 17, 2009
A true breakfast of champs…
It totally satisfied me this a.m.
Quite simple to prepare, start with a toasted English muffin (whole wheat is best). Add a mixture of:
- cottage cheese (about 3/4 cup)
- chopped tomato (1 small)
- chopped parsley (1-2 Tbsp)
- drizzle of olive oil (1 tsp)
- salt and pepper to taste
The above mixture did not all fit on the English muffin. So, just eat a few bites muffinless.
A word on cottage cheese: YUM! OK… so, a few more words on CC… this time nutrition-related….
If you are looking for calcium, you won’t find it here. You would think cottage cheese would be a good source, but – SURPRISE – no. Unlike other cheeses, cottage cheese loses its calcium in the manufacturing process. Oh well! Still a scrumptious source of protein.
Also, please note that cottage cheese is a hidden source of salt. So get a low sodium version, if you can. Notice I add salt in the above recipe… you see, I’d rather be in control than to leave it up to the cottage cheese man.
The olive oil I find near-essential, to balance the low- or no-fat cottage cheese. Using olive oil adds healthy fat where you have previously removed saturated fat from the cottage cheese. Fat, I feel, also helps with the satisfaction factor of the meal.
Add cottage cheese, and you got one filling breakfast!
My favorite brand of cottage cheese, by the way, is Friendship:
Creamy, thick, smooth. mmmm….
I’m sorta sad now that I used up all my cottage cheese this morning. Thankfully, I have another taste-tantalizing breakfast planned for tomorrow.