Here I sit, hanging out in the hammock in our tiny oceanside backyard and sipping on this creamy banana avocado protein smoothie after the 6 mile run I just finished. While there are rain clouds looming above me, my spirit can’t be dampened, especially when I have a hipster paper straw to sip out of and another serving of this deliciousness waiting for me in the blender. Life is goooood!
I know, I know. I made these grand proclamations in my previous posts about being totally on top of my game when it comes to my blogging and being super ambitious and fabulous and posting 3 recipes a week and whatnot. Standing on my soapbox and preaching golden promises… none of which have come to fruition 😉 . I thought having only 3 days of class a week would give me tons of free time, but I’ve found myself running around trying to balance all the things I’ve got going on right now! More on that in a future post, but I have some exciting life changes to announce later! Super vague, I know, but it’s a pretty big change-up for me and I want to take the time to sit and get everything down in its own post. In summary, I have been neglecting my little corner of the internet machine but am trying my best to stay up-to-date with posting and keeping up with all you lovely readers! You guys rock for staying with me even when I get a bit shady with my posts. Muah <3.
So let’s talk smoothie. More specifically, creamy green smoothies that have the consistency of a milkshake, but have ingredients that do amazing things for your body and helps you detox from all the nachos and oreo brownies you may or may not be consuming out of your half-marathon-induced hangry-ness. What? Just me? Unhealthy eating or not, one sip of this smoothie and you will be addicted. It’s liquid gold and I can practically feel my cells and insides thanking me!
While I never really think of smoothies as actual “recipes” due to their simplicity, I always love sharing easy, fast, healthy, and delicious combinations with you guys since it make cooking and eating well more obtainable. My half-marathon training has been going well (the race is coming up fast!) and I’ve been in the mood for supahhhh simple foods that satisfy and refresh me that I can have done and ready to eat/drink in just a few minutes. When the nutella is just a little too accessible (it’s currently staring at me from the top of the fridge), you need to have healthy options just as easy to grab!
Sip away, my friends, sip away.
Since I will be home in 21 DAYS you had better believe I am doing ALL the recipe hoarding. Avocado is one of my favourite things to put in a smoothie, so I know this will be delicious! But one smoothie = one serving. No sharing for me. 😉
Well those pictures certainly entice me to try this liquid gold! They are gorgeous!
YUM! So excited to hear about these big changes. Exciting stuff. I’ve always felt spring was a good time for new adventures.
Good luck with your training!
No one ever believes me when I tell them that avocados are amazing in smoothies! So thank you for proving that to be a fact 😛 This looks amazing, girlie! So luxuriously creamy and smooth. And I’m glad to hear that life has been treating you well. Looking forward to hearing what’s been going on behind the scenes!
Ummmm that smoothie looks insanely good and I’m swooning over the photography!
Jackie
Something About That
Need this right now- Been loving avocados in smoothies lately!
This smoothie looks perfect, Christine! I’ve always wanted to try ones with avocados, so I’m loving this flavor!
Om nom nom. This smoothie looks absolutely delicious! I have been on a smoothie kick lately, but I can’t seem to find the right consistency. It’s either too liquidy or too icy. I have been dying for a milkshake, so this sounds like it will be right up my alley. I haven’t tried avocado in my smoothies yet, but I’m willing to try! I can’t wait to try this out.
How gorgeous is this color!! I love all the healthy fat in this as well – so yummy!
This smoothie looks divine! I love how creamy it is and that colour is so beautiful! Yummy – definitely need this after a week of over-indulging! 😀
I’ve been craving smoothies so much recently (but can’t make one!) so this recipe is NOT helping 😉 I love those milk bottles in the background. Why did we ever stop using those?! They’re so cute.
I KNOW RIGHT. I found those babies at World Market (best food prop shop ever if you need to find anything) and am still swooning over them. So quaint!
YUM! This looks delicious! Glad that you got to relax and enjoy it! We all need those days once in a while! …and I recently tried avocado in my smoothie for the first time… YUM!! Seriously, SO creamy! Genius! Great recipe girl!
Thanks girlie! Such a dreamy smoothie!
Okay, so this is not the first time you have utilized avocado in one of your recipes, and you keep intriguing me with this. I need to bite the bullet and try it out for myself. Maybe when I finally meet you, we can cook together. I so so so admire you for your running ability! You are doing so great, and I cannot wait to hear about your overall experience with the marathon.
How many points would this be on Weight Watchers???