Two days after cutting out bread, cereal, bagels, bars, pasta, and anything else that has flour or grain (everything except oatmeal and corn chips) my feet deflated. No kidding. I've had some serious cankles this pregnancy and just like that, I had my normal feet back. A week later I ate a very worthwhile piece of chocolate cake that a friend brought over for Bible Study and just like that, my feet puffed up like balloons again.
Clearly I have some serious issues with flour or wheat or carbs of some sort...but let's stop talking about my feet, shall we?
As a result of me going grain-free, we have done away with cold cereal at our house altogether. Mostly because it's temptation island for me, and not good for anyone else either. We've moved on to smoothies, oatmeal, eggs, annika's granola and grain-free granola with yogurt. It's a bit more work and prep, but remember that thing about feet?!!
My new favorite smoothie (and the kids') is peanut butter banana. This will sincerely get me out of bed in the morning, I love it so much.
In the blender I throw (I measure nothing, so I'm going to guess here...)
1 1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. plain old home yogurt (most protein, lowest sugar I've been told)
2 T. natural peanut butter (just peanuts and salt listed in the ingredients)
a scoop of Whey vanilla protein powder. I've used Market Pantry. This is Walgreens. Both are great.
1-2 RIPE bananas. The more brown the better. Often I peel mine and freeze them in chunks.
5 ice cubes
a handful of spinach
Blend until smooth. The addition of the peanut butter in this one is crazy good. Sometimes I make it at night as my "icecream" or dessert... Enjoy!
3 comments:
This sounds delicious! I wonder if that was my sensitivity while pregnant? I had serious cankles with both kiddos. Also, thanks for your recommendation of the store brand whey proteins. I always feel I have to buy the top of the line.
Try this: (I also don't measure....just make it up) Frozen Strawberries, Banana, Frozen pineapple, yogurt (full fat, plain), chocolate whey protein powder, some kind of added fat (I like about 1-2 tbsp of heavy cream) and some greens if you want (spinach, kale)...tastes like a banana split.
Whoa Steph! That sounds so, so yummy. I will for sure be getting the stuff for this one. I haven't tried the chocolate protein powder, but it sounds so good right now!
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