Breakfast Quickies

Yep - you've heard it before and it's true!  Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day.   Your body is just waking up so it appreciates a lighter meal packed with whole foods like fruits and/or veggies.  One of my favorite ways to start the day (besides a good cup of coffee - c'mon - a girl's gotta have a few vices!), is a nutritious, delicious protein smoothie.  

Bursting with flavor and loaded with all kinds of good stuff, smoothies are the perfect way to grab a quick, nourishing meal on the go.  All you need is a blender, some protein, fresh or frozen fruit and a little creativity.

Here's my "go-to recipe".   For a complete meal smoothie, include fruit or veggies (I use spinach in my chocolate smoothie!), protein and fat

Mammograms - Putting on the Squeeze

I seem to be among the minority of women who don’t get routine mammograms. My friends gasp when I say I refuse to get them, my doctor has likely put a note in my file labeling me as a non-compliant patient and lately I’ve been getting reminders from my insurance company that I need to get in for my regular dose of radiation (my words, not theirs). Those reminders go directly into the circular file.

Here’s why I go against the grain.