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.