The Power of the Breakfast Smoothie

Thanks to Dr. Frank Lipman, and his book SPENT, I have completely changed my morning routine. I used to start my day with a cup of coffee w/ skim milk & raw sugar and a low fat Nutrigrain Eggo waffle w/ natural peanut butter & jelly. As usual, I thought I was being healthy, but it turns out not only was I eating poisonous gluten, I was making myself SPENT with cow dairy, sugar and processed food chemicals.

What is SPENT? SPENT is feeling exhausted during the day and tossing and turning unable to sleep at night. Dr. Lipman's book will lead you through a day by day six week journey to rid your body of the bad (caffeine, sugar, dairy, processed foods) and fill your body with the good (fruits, veggies, whole grains, vitamins, etc.). And that's just one part of it, he also gives you guidance on how to change a lot of things in your daily routine (exercise, stretching, when to turn off the TV, etc.) but I will have to save that for another day.

Back to the food, one of the most critical things that I added to my diet was the breakfast smoothie. This delicious breakfast option gives me an amazing amount of energy (enough to give up coffee!) and is very easy for the system to digest.

Here is my favorite smoothie, but please experiment and create your own:

1/2 Cup Frozen Pineapple
1/2 Cup Frozen Mango
1/4 Frozen Banana (I buy fresh, then once ripe I freeze in chunks)
1/2 Cup Coconut Water (can be found in Whole Foods)
1/2 Cup Water
2 Tbsp Goat Yogurt (optional)
1 tsp Coconut Oil (optional)
1 Scoop Vanilla Whey Protein
2 Ice Cubes
Throw them all in a blender and blend. Easy!