Fit Tip of the Day: GREEN up your Fruit Smoothie!!

The good old "I'm on a diet" classic, the fruit smoothie, is a rather delicious treat if you ask me!  What better way to stick to your healthy eating habits on a hot summer day in the DFdub (and I mean...HOT!?) Well, next time you choose to whip up one of these healthy delights, don't get caught in a rut of using the same ingredients.  Add some GREEN!  Toss in a LARGE handful of fresh spinach (or maybe 2)!  It may not look quite as pretty, but by greening-it-up, you've added an intense boost of nutrition!!  Spinach is one of many dark green veggies who offer big time rejuvenating and waist-slimming health benefits!!

RoxyB's Green-It-Up Fruit Smoothie

So.  To get started, simply add a packed cup of spinach to your fav healthy fruit smoothie recipe, OR, try my current go-to concoction! Add ingredients in the order listed and blend for about 1 minute! 

2 packed cups fresh spinach 

1-2 cups berries (of any kind!)

1 banana

1 cup ice

1 T flax seed

1/2 cup coconut milk

Word to the wise:  Add your spinach at the BOTTOM of your blender (or Ninja...if you don't have one, you SHOULD!  They're the bomb!) to ensure that it gets fully blended into your smoothie!

Skip out on the sugared-up cold-bev indulgences this weekend, and partake in a GREEN fruit smoothie!! YUM.

PS- A GREEN smoothie is also a super-sneaky way to hook your baby/toddler/child up with some extra veggies!  My little munchkin LOVES a good spinach, strawberry & banana smoothie!

-Peace. Health. RoxyB!!

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Forget Good Friday...It's GREAT Friday!!

Don't let those Easter goodies keep you down...

The true meaning of Easter is something that means the world to me.  However, the CALORIES that hip-hop their way into my belly over Easter weekend are something that mean nothing but ill-fitting jeans and an extra few pounds to shed before swimsuit season.  BLEH.  I think it's safe to say that most of us have some make-up work to do after the goodies that we treated ourselves to last weekend...and every day since!  It's now been a FULL WEEK since Good Friday, so make today a GREAT Friday by doing the following:

• Conquer the Cals!  Toss all, I repeat...ALL...of your leftover Easter junk in the trash...unless of course you are going for some extra junk in the trunk.  ;)
• Prep "dessert" for next week NOW!  Since you will PROBABLY be craving something sweet for the next week or so, go stock up on your fav fresh fruits.  Make a delicious fruit salad, squeeze a lime over the top (this will keep it nice & fresh!), and enjoy THIS as your sweet treat each day next week!
• Get Up & At 'em!! Set your alarm NOW for tomorrow morning.  It's the weekend.  I know this.  Weekends are supposed to be for relaxing and getting refreshed after the long work week right?  Well...WHAT better way to refresh your body than to treat it like the temple it is!  Get up & at 'em first thing tomorrow morning by STARTING your day with a jog through your neighborhood, a trip to the gym, your fav workout video, or a 20 min push-up/squat/lunge routine! Your body will LOVE you, and you'll be more likely to stick to your calorie-burning plan for the remainder of the week (it's a fact!!)

Now get to it.  Swimsuit season is upon us my friends.  Don't you want to ENJOY swimsuit shopping for once? 

 -Peace. Health. RoxyB!!

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