I Heart You....

For the past few days, maybe even weeks, I have really had a hankerin' for smoothies...of course, that usually happens to be around 7:30 in the morning, and I'm just not willing to risk incurring the wrath of my 10 (!) sleeping roommates just to satisfy my smoothie craving.

But I figure that on Saturday morning, around 10:30, no one can complain!  Today was the day.  I looked up some recipes online, just to get ideas as to measurement, but I already knew what I wanted to use.  I love it when I wake up with ingredients swimming in my head, and I just know they'll make something tasty.  I was right.

Here's the recipe (again, approximated...I just kinda use whatever I have on hand and throw stuff in as I see fit):

"I Heart You" Smoothie

1 frozen banana (defrost by running under warm water, peel with a butter knife, then cut into chunks)
1 handful frozen strawberries
6 ounces organic plain yogurt (you could use vanilla or strawberry...if sweetened, omit extra sugar)
8-10 ounces unsweetened almond milk (or soy, regular, vanilla, anything!  see note above about sugar!)
1 tsp. vanilla (omit if your yogurt or milk are sweetened/flavored)
2 tbs. natural chunky almond butter (or smooth)
1 packet organic instant oatmeal with flax seed
2 tbs. light brown sugar (to taste)

Put everything into a blender, and puree until smooth!  Voila!

Coyote Yummy!