Mango Banana Green Soothie

• 1/2 banana, sliced
• handful of fresh mango chunks
• 1.5 cups organic spinach and kale mix
• 1/2 cup almond milk, or milk of choice
• 3 or 4 ice cubes

Blend on medium or high until completely smooth.

Because the fruit is sweet you will not taste the spinach and kale. It is a great way to get a serving of vegetables without tasting the veggies!

Serves 1.

Sweet Green Smoothie and a Fruit Platter

I don't know if it's the fact that winter is still hanging around or that I still have four papers to write that is dampening my mood. Spring break has been anything but a break so far and I am at the end of my rope.

One paper has been such a struggle to write that I wanted to throw my laptop out the window numerous times today, and it isn't even close to being done! UGH! If anyone wants to write an analysis paper that will get me an 'A' let me know :)

When I am frustrated I don't feel like eating so I made a really simple lunch.

A small fruit platter with pineapple, green grapes, and 1/2 banana sliced with peanut butter smeared on top.

I also made my favorite green smoothie- it doesn't even taste like a green smoothie! It has a handful of organic spinach and kale blend, 1/2 banana, a handful of mango slices, 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and a three ice cubes. The fruit makes the smoothie sweet so you don't even taste the greens- it's a great way to get acquainted with green smoothies.

Blueberry Waffles with Strawberry Honey Glaze

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and are staying warm as this never ending winter continues. 

I am sad to admit I do not have a new crockpot meal to share this week only because I am home on Spring Break. My mom is doing most of the cooking, which it is nice to get a break. However I do have a new really delicious waffle recipe to share with you!

Blueberry Waffles
You Will Need:

• 1/3 cup whole wheat or all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup oat flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk, almond milk is delicious in the waffles too
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. 

After combing dry ingredients add in wet ingredients and mix together thoroughly. 

Lastly, add in blueberries and gently fold them into batter.

Be sure to grease waffle maker before use.

Follow waffle makers cook time instructions. When waffles turn golden brown they are done.

Depending on how big you make the waffles you can get anywhere between 2 and 5 waffles.

As an alternative to syrup I topped my waffles with sliced strawberries in a honey glaze.

For the honey glaze

You will need:

• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 medium/large strawberries, sliced

Pour honey into a microwave safe bowl and heat up for 55 seconds. 

Carefully remove hot bowl from microwave.

Place strawberries in liquefied honey and use a spoon to mix the honey and strawberries together. Make sure all strawberry slices are fully coated in honey before serving. 

This will be enough honey glaze for two waffles. Double the amount depending on the amount of waffles you make.

Pour honey glaze on top of waffles, serve, and enjoy!