project get healthy: paleo and breakfast smoothies

June 28th, 2012 at 9:29 am . Posted in paleo, project get healthy, recipe .

 

For the past month, I’ve drastically changed my diet. I no longer eat any form of grain, dairy or sugar – I’ve gone Paleo. Well, to be honest, I’m working on the sugar. Pop is my weakness, but I’m going cold turkey July 1 when I start CrossFit. This diet, or rather, lifestyle change has done wonders for me. I’ve dropped a bunch of weight this month alone and feel amazing. I’m no longer exhausted ALL THE FREAKING TIME. I’ll expand more on that in another post, but for now I thought I’d share my breakfast “recipe”.

This is my breakfast most days – mixed frozen berries, a handful of spinach from the farmers market and the actual most delicious strawberries every from the market. This past Sunday was the last week they will have them and it broke my heart. You can obviously mix and match with your veggies and fruits, but I tend to go with what I have on hand.

Anyway, add a little  unsweetened coconut milk (you can also use almond milk, but I prefer coconut) when you throw it all in the blender and puree the hell out of it. If you’re feeling a little naughty, throw in a spoonful of almond butter, too. It’s so good!

And there you have it – a delicious smoothie for my commute to work, that doesn’t cost me $4 or some other ridiculous amount of money. It’s healthy and gets my greens in first thing in the morning. It’s definitely more sugar than I should be having, but I’ll take natural sugars from fruit over artificial any day.

More on Paleo soon. Promise.

 

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  1. doniree
    Jun 28, 2012 @ 9:41 am

    Keep it coming! I’m shifting to this diet gradually and reading this (and talking to Kat is really motivating. Go Jamie!

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    Jamie Ann Reply:
    June 28th, 2012 at 10:00 am

    @doniree: It’s seriously great. I feel awesome. And I 100% support this idea :)

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  2. Erin @ The Speckled Palate
    Jun 28, 2012 @ 2:27 pm

    Loving this for you, Jamie, and I’ve been doing something similar in the mornings. I already do the paleo smoothie every morning before my workout, and I’m definitely throwing in spinach tomorrow morning! Also, interested to hear more recipes and more things you’re doing because I have heard so much awesome stuff about paleo! So happy that you’re enjoying it and feeling great!

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    Jamie Ann Reply:
    June 30th, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    @Erin @ The Speckled Palate: Definitely get some spinach in there. Kale is also pretty nice! Thanks, Erin!

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  3. katelin
    Jun 28, 2012 @ 4:09 pm

    that is one impressive diet change, more power to ya lady for doing it! hurrah!

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    Jamie Ann Reply:
    June 30th, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    Thanks! You’re the best!

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  4. poodlegoose
    Jul 02, 2012 @ 11:52 am

    i’ve been seeing your recipes on pinterest and it looks so doable! good for you, girl :)

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    Jamie Ann Reply:
    July 2nd, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    @poodlegoose: Thanks! It’s actually so easy and I never feel deprived. It doesn’t even feel like a diet. And it’s delicious :)

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