His & Her Breakfasts

May 2012: Raspberry & Banana Oatmeal Breaky

We both have different tastes in the morning.  I love smoothies, perhaps you noticed? , whereas my better half enjoys a nice bowl of fruit and oatmeal.

The bowl of fruit option is oh-so-easy (are you starting to notice a theme to my meal preparation approach? ).

• 1 banana slices
• 1 cup berries (raspberries, blueberries or blackberries are the most common ones we like – great dose of anti-oxidants)
• uncooked oatmeal
• almond milk
• 1 tbsp raw pumpkin seeds and/or a few dried cranberries

Dec 2012: Black Berry & Banana w/Pumpkin & Cranberry

Add sliced bananas to a bowl, top with berries (today we used raspberries).  Add just enough oatmeal to lightly cover fruit mixture.  Top with almond milk, again just enough to “almost” cover the fruit/oatmeal mixture.  Sprinkle pumpkin seeds over top.

For myself, yup I’m smoothy girl! Every morning when I make my smoothies, I think to myself “Hmmm… what flavours do I feel like today?”  The answer to that question always (yes, always) drives the ingredients I choose for my smoothies.

Green Blueberry Smoothy

Today I felt like something very green (very green).  It’s yummy, (very yummy) but of course I love greens.  If you are just starting you may want to reduce the greens and maybe add a banana.

• 2-3 cups water (or coconut water)
• 1 lemon, peeled and chopped
• 1 cucumber, chopped (you may wish to peel if it’s not organic)
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 cubes wheatgrass
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 cup blueberries
• 2-3 handfulls spinach (I just fill the rest of the blender with spinach)

Add water and high content water ingredients first (in order I have above is good).  Blend and serve.  I put this mixture in the freezer for 1/2 hr before leaving for work.