My Favorite Salad

Baby spinach
thinly sliced red onion
sliced strawberries
toasted pecans or walnuts
light raspberry walnut vinaigrette dressing
grilled chicken breast
goat cheese (if I have it)
avocado

I bought some boneless skinless chicken breast on sale on Monday at HEB plus, and then I grilled all of it on Tuesday. I've had some wonderful salads this week!

Orange Frothy

I have to share my smoothie recipe too. I found this recipe when I was pregnant with Tanner. I really wanted a smoothie, but I had no milk and no ice cream. Now it is my favorite smoothie. You can substitute other kinds of juice, too. Orange is my favorite. I usually don't add any splenda, but you can if you like it sweeter.

1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup powdered milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
splenda, to taste
ice cubes

Mix everything except the ice cubes in the blender. Add the ice one cube at a time, letting each one get incorporated before adding the next. I usually use about 5 or 6 cubes. Yummmmm!

Julie's Favorite Banana Smoothie

Here's what you do:
Put 1 small banana, 1 cup milk, 3-4 ice cubes and a generous squeeze of honey in a blender and blend. In one pop you've got a serving of milk, a serving of fruit, and no sugar! :) I love the honey in it - it was something I craved when I was pregnant with Joseph and it's been a staple of mine ever since. :)