Chocolate Banana Shakeology Smoothie

I usually make a smoothie when I need a quick grab on the go or when I just need a boost of healthy! When I feel like I don't get enough vegetables or that I have eaten too many bad meals, I make a smoothie! A shakeology smoothie and sometimes a mix of fruits, veggies, and chia seeds. I also drink a smoothie when I don't feel like cooking. Sometimes it's just one of those days where you're really hungry and tired and you just wanna fill your stomach up!!

I will be sure to make a post about my fruit and vegetable smoothie another time! :)

Yields: 1 serving

Appliances used: Ninja blender (you can use any blender you have in handy)

Pour water into the blender cup. Cut half of a banana and pinch pieces into the cup. Pour 1 scoop of Shakeology into the blender cup. Blend together until combine.

~1/4 cups water
1/2 banana
1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology

Add ice into the cup leaving room for the blender to work. You must put enough ice so that your drink becomes smoothie-like.

~1.5 cups of ice

Blend your smoothie until well-combined and enjoy :)

Your smoothie should look like the picture below. 

This taste exactly like a chocolate milkshake (but healthier of course)!!! I'm in loveeee!!~ Hahaha..

Amazing amount of nutrition in one little cup! :) Easy and healthy meal as well.

Source: Calorie Counter

Fluffy Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes

I love pancakes. I decided to make another pancake alternative! It never hurts to have different recipes to fall back on :) 

Recipe adapted from Diane, A Broad.

Yields: 5 pancakes

Place the egg, almond milk, olive oil, sugar and vanilla extract into a large bowl.

1 egg
1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 tbsps olive oil
2 tbsps sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whisk ingredients to combine.

Place instant oatmeal into a blender. Blend until the oatmeal is grounded.

1/2 cup instant oatmeal

Place oatmeal, flour, baking soda and salt into the mixture.

1/2 cup wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
a pinch salt

Combine mixture with a whisk. The mixture should look like the picture below. If the mixture is too thick, add a little more milk.

Heat a skillet on high and wait for the pan to warm up then turn the heat to medium-low to cook the pancakes. Drizzle some olive oil onto the skillet and spread it around the pan. Use a 1/4 measuring cup to scoop the pancake batter and place the mixture onto the pan.

Wait until the edges of the pancakes pop up and the surface of the pancake bubbles; flip the pancake and cook the other side.

Enjoy your pancakes with fruits, nut butters or any type of syrup. I used bananas and agave nectar in the picture below. :)

Quick & Healthy Banana Oatmeal

I'm always looking for an easy and healthy breakfast in the morning especially if I wake up early. My go to healthy breakfast is instant oatmeal. I saw this recipe idea on an instagram post but modified the ingredients to how I like it. 

This is a quick, tasty and healthy breakfast! Those three combinations make the perfect breakfast in my opinion. What can beat that?!

Yields: 1 serving

Mash 1/2 of a banana into a medium/large bowl. Add instant oatmeal and combined with banana. Add 1/2 cup of almond milk (more or less depending on the consistency you like).

1 medium ripe banana
1/3 cup instant oatmeal
1/2 cup unsweentened almond milk

Microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds. Slice the other half of the banana into the oatmeal. You can add other toppings that you might like as well.

1/2 tbsp peanut butter - optional

I added sliced bananas and peanut butter into my oatmeal :)

1 serving of oatmeal including banana, unsweetened almond milk, and 1 tsp peanut butter.

Source: Calorie Counter