It’s true what they say….all good things must come to an end. In my case, it’s the consumption of green smoothies. Well, at least for a few days anyway.
I knew I wanted a green smoothie today at some point but wasn’t sure when…(am i the only one that ponders what time I will drink blended spinach?) Breakfast…ehh, nope. I went the fruit and yogurt route instead…
Fresh, perfectly ripe and fahhhreezing cold mango, Fage 2% and some homemade granola. Mmm.
After breakfast I met up with friends to visit for a bit. We attempted to swim but the water was icy. And I’m a wimp. They gave me a piece of delicious birthday cake to take home from Wright’s, which in my opinion makes the best cake in town. Hello, chocolate…
There are no words. Maybe the reason I love cake so much is because the icing to cake ratio is VERY high. Me likey. Don’t worry, I didn’t eat the whole piece….well at least not yet.
Of course I waited to have cake until after lunch (although it was a close call there for a bit). Green smoothie for lunch? Nahhhhh. Lemon Scented Quinoa Salad? Yes please!
I followed this recipe after seeing my friend make it last week. It’s such a pretty dish! It was pretty tasty, however you really have to LOVE cilantro and red onion. I enjoy those flavors but I don’t LOVE love them, know what I mean? It was good, but not great for me. We have a lot leftover so I think I will try to add a dollop of Greek yogurt to it tomorrow to mellow out the flavors. I really enjoy cold salads like this so I think I’m going to try to get creative and make one with my favorite flavors this week.
Anywho. I finally decided to whip out the blender mid-afternoon to make my green smoothie.
And that my friends, will be my last one for a while. It actually tasted pretty good and I was really content after, but after a couple of hours I felt really full all of a sudden and actually started getting a stomach ache. I could just feel the smoothie sitting in my stomach. Blehhhhh. Don’t think I can stomach another one for a while, even though I just professed my love for them yesterday. However I do think I can make room for smoothies minus the green Wink
I’ve just been munching the rest of the evening thanks to my lack of appetite after the smoothie. Can’t quite stomach a meal. Bleh. Although this was pretty good…
And that’s that. I just got back from an evening stroll with Raleigh. The weather is really nice and there is a cool breeze thanks to some rain this afternoon. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for more rain tomorrow. So sue me.
Hope you are having a relaxing long weekend.
