Berry Breakfast Smoothie

Over winter break Trav and I read Jackie Warner's book This is Why You're Fat. Gotta love that title! I really like Jackie, so we were excited to read her book. I'll post more about this later, but I just wanted to share my favorite part of Jackie's weight loss plan. She suggests having a berry smoothie each morning for breakfast. I have been doing this each morning and I actually love it! I don't drink coffee so this is the perfect morning treat. I never thought that I would enjoy getting up early to do this, but I actually look forward to it. So, I thought that I would share this yummy idea with others.

Here is what I use to make my smoothie each morning:

1) 1 ice cube

2) 1 tbsp. flax seed

3) 1 scoop whey protein shake mix

4) 1 cup mixed berries

5) a little Truvia for a little extra sweetness

6) 2 cups of water

I start by putting the ice cube into the blender and crushing it.


Next I add the powder ingredients (flax, protein, Truvia).


Then, I add the berries and the water.


Lastly, I blend it all together and VOILA yummy morning deliciousness!


Jackie suggests adding spinach to this for added vitamins and minerals, but I haven't been brave enough to try that yet.

I love these smoothies for many reasons, one being that I get one serving of fruit and 2 cups of water first thing in the morning. But the main reason that I love it is because it is delicious! It's almost like starting the day with dessert. What could be better than that?