The Perfect Smoothie

Somehow last night I ended up in a fifteen minute “just abs” class at the gym. I was  going to Body Pump, since I’ve been attending faithfully twice a week  for the past few weeks for my challenge. Apparently, there is a class right before Body Pump that focuses on ab work. Well, I was already in the room, so I was stuck.  Man, the ab work was hard! I think I did my crunches wrong because today I have a sore neck. I need to practice better crunch form. I think I’ll be going back! Not only will I now have some upper body strength, but maybe some core strength too!

In other news, yesterday I had one of the most delicious smoothies. And I put it in a bowl this time! I just had to share.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk
• 1 scoop of vanilla brown rice protein powder
• 1/2 tsp of maca powder
• 1/2 frozen banana
• handful of frozen mixed berries
• 1/4 cup of raw old fashioned oats

Topping

• sprinkle of Mu Mu Muesli
• sprinkle of chia seeds

Directions

Mix all but toppings in blender and enjoy!!! Perfect for a hot day!

Check out some of my other favorite smoothies:

Cherry Vanilla Protein Smoothie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Chocolate Cherry Oatalicious Smoothie
Berry-Purple Smoothie

I was definitely craving a smoothie after my noontime run today, because boy its hot out there. I love the summer heat, but it does not make for perfect running. It has me questioning my love of the sport, actually. I’m already yearning for the brisk runs of early October. But, I won’t wish the summer away just yet. It hasn’t even started!  🙂 I just need to get accustomed to running in the heat and humidity again, even if I don’t like it.

I have another trail run on the agenda for Thursday, and the last time I checked, the high was going to be 95. Eeeek. Wish me luck.

I have some more exciting news to share! Last night I bought my ticket to Healthy Living Summit 2011 in Philladelphia! I’ll be attending the healthy living blogging & social media conference in August and I’m so excited to meet all the other awesome bloggers and learn all that I can about blogging.

Can’t wait! Any other bloggers or readers out there going? I can’t wait to meet everyone!