Smoothies!

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This title reminds me of Cameron Diaz in What Happens in Vegas. She wakes up Ashton Kutcher as he is sleeping on the sofa by very loudly whipping up her morning smoothie in a blender and yelling, “Smoothies!” LOL. That scene makes me laugh every time.

I adore smoothies. Who doesn’t? Smoothies you order at places like Keva Juice, while tasty, typically come with a hefty amount of calories. I started making my own protein shakes at home to cut the calories and, I must say, they are delicious! Jon now requests his own, and he is known to be a bit picky. I make one of these every morning for breakfast and take it to work with me. It keeps me full until around lunch time.

I make different variations but this smoothie is the one I make most often. The recipe makes a rather large shake and could be split between two people, although I drink it all to myself. :)

Berry Banana Protein Shake

1 or 1/2 banana

1 cup frozen mixed berries

1 heaping scoop of vanilla protein powder (I use 365 Everyday Value Whey Protein Powder in Natural Vanilla Flavor from Whole Foods. It’s all natural, sweetened with zero-calorie stevia, has 16g of protein per scoop and only 80 calories)

1 6 oz. container of raspberry or strawberry greek yogurt (I usually use Chobani.)

Almond Milk-The amount depends on how thick you like your shakes. I like about 8 oz. (I use Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla)

2-3 packets of stevia or your preferred no-calorie sweetener

Ice

Blend up and enjoy!

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Nail Polish Update: Wearing Essie Nice is Nice

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Put Your Fresh Foot Forward!

With the arrival of spring, having clean, soft and polished feet is very important. Here are my favorite products to get feet that are ready to be exposed!

Lush Volcano

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This product is amazing. Actually, anything by Lush is amazing but I’ll get to that in my future posts. Volcano is a foot mask that I use weekly. You apply it to clean dry feet and then wrap them in Saran Wrap or, in my case, plastic grocery bags because we are out of Saran Wrap. As long as you seal up your feet somehow the mask will work wonders. Leave your feet wrapped up for 10-20 minutes. You will feel a tingling sensation as it gets to work on deodorizing and sloughing off dead skin. The concoction of cinnamon, kaolin, pumice, tomato, papaya, potato and lemon oil draws out dirt and leaves feet clean and smooth. The product’s smell is a bit strange but you get used to it.  Buy it here.

Aveda Foot Relief

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This is by far the best foot cream I have come across. The mix of plant-derived oils and exfoliating fruit acids deeply moisturizes your feet and smells fantastic. Go get it. Now. You won’t be sorry.

Lush Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter

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This addicting little jar of fragrant butter does wonders for your hands and feet. I apply this to my heels, in between my toes, my cuticles and nail beds on both my hands and feet and on my elbows. It melts into your skin and smells divine. It is packed full of shea butter, beeswax, avocado oil and fresh lemons. A little goes a long way, which is another reason this is worth the purchase.

Nail Polish

No home foot treatment is complete without a polish application, especially in the warmer months! Here are some polishes I am currently loving for spring:

Essie Too Too Hot-a rich red coral

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Essie Pansy-a tropical hot pink cream

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Essie Nice is Nice-a muted pastel lilac

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