Carb and protein yummy breakfast

This morning I was having a major craving for fruit smoothies, so I had no choice. I had to make fruit smoothies with breakfast. ^_^ TBG didn't have any complaints against it.

 I used a different blend of fruits this time, I really enjoy just throwing fruits into the blender to see what happens. But I did remember to measure them out first-how else would I get an accurate carb and cal count?-so I can actually post the recipe.

Blend it up baby!

Today's yummy-licious smoothie was made with all frozen fruits, as usual. I'd suggest running out to the store and grabbing up the rest of the seasons fresh berries while they're ripe and fresh and in season. I just bought more strawberries to take care of, and I need to finish freezing blueberries this week. Hoping to get more cherries while I still can!

5 oz blueberries
3 oz cherries
5 oz strawberries
100 grams unsweetened, plain, disgusting-by-itself yogurt (the more gross by itself, the healthier it is)
8 oz grape juice
2 ice cubes
1 Greens First packet (additional protien/veggie supplement-optional!)

Blend it up! I typically blend, stir, blend, stir, frappe, stir and serve. Serves 2. 167 calories and 36 carbs each.

I was impatient and already started drinking mine..

His drink, before it got devoured!

Now, any good breakfast should have protein, and I like my protein. So I used some leftover steak from a previous meal to make an omelette. (I'm practicing my omelette skills right now, I'm HORRIBLE at flipping those suckers!)

We are blessed with fresh eggs from my Mom-in-Law, and we
love the different color eggs we get from her many different chickens!
I used 4 eggs today-2 eggs each when I split it evenly.

I've discovered for ease of cleaning the pan after, and for ease of flipping my
wanna-be omelette, it's best to butter the pan first. I just use a basting brush
and butter a thin layer EVERYWHERE there may be egg. You never know when it's me..

I cracked the eggs in a separate dish and added half an eggs worth of hazelnut milk,
stirred well, and tossed it in. After the bottom was getting cooked for a few minutes,
I lifted the edges of the egg to allow more raw egg to go under and cook. After doing that
around all the edges I added the 1.5 oz of steak you see up there. Sprinkle salt and pepper

Not the worst flipping job. Not the best.

TBG came by with our fuzzy daughter-she's not a huggy kitty.
But we like to hug her anyways! Poor Malificent...

You can tell that Sephiroth is trying to hug back here.. >_>
After Sephiroth was put back on the floor, our 3rd child, Earl, was
safely hiding under the entertainment system. *sighs*

YUMMY!

A good, hearty breakfast. Something like this will last me from 6:30am to about 11:30ish or so, which is a great thing for long days! Munch on some almonds and pecans and I can last longer from that point. Food strategies. They can work well. ^_^

Black Cherry Smoothie

So today for breakfast we had scrambled eggs and smoothie's. Today's smoothie's were really quite good despite not having yogurt in them. The consistancy wasn't as smooth as I like, but the flavor was strong, sweet and really good. The advantage of smoothie's is the cold-great for summer!- and the fruit-if I make smaller servings, like today, we each get about one a half fruit servings. If I make the larger size, then it's about two or more fruit servings. Yummy! For the record, I buy all my fruit whole, and then take it home, rinse it and then either core it or halve it or peel it, depending on the fruit. I take the pits out of the cherries, the stems out of the strawberries, etc. Grab a cookie baking dish and place a dry paper towel on it, spread fruit and freeze. Once frozen, toss it into a ziploc bag, so it's ready to pull out at any moment for smoothie's or other recipes! So with that as background, here's the recipe for today's smoothie:

*note* this is all frozen fruit! Remember that!

1 cup cherries
1 cup strawberries
3/4 cup blueberries
1- 1 1/2 cups black cherry and grape juice
handful of ice cubes

Toss into blender until smooth. (or you reach your desired consistency) Serve immediately.
Makes 2 servings- 220 calories each

I'm blessed with my grandparents old blender, and this baby works really well! I've decided I'm not a big fan of today's plastic blenders-they are way too fragile! This baby is sturdy and durable and a wonderful addition in our kitchen.

The finished product!

Also, just as a side note for everyone, if you want to make these smoothie's, glass is a much better choice than ceramic! The only downside for us having only white ceramic for glasses that size, is that when putting cherry and grape juice stuff in there, it'll stain easily. That's when baking soda becomes a very handy thing to keep stored and ready in the kitchen. ...just make sure your husbands remember to soak their cup once done, and not hours later...