Toasted Cheese & A New Green Smoothie

I'm trying, once again, to get back to better eating. Trying to get in all my fruits and veg. Since today has turned out to be another crazy hot summer day, I decided on a toasted cheese sandwiches:

1.  Toast the bread

2.  Put cheese between two pieces of toast

3.  Pop the sandwich in the microwave of 30 seconds 

PRESTO - toasted cheese sandwich! Like a grilled cheese minus the butter and hot kitchen!

AND we made a lovely new green smoothie recipe. I choose to forgo the sandwich and have an extra helping of smoothie. So yummy & refreshing! And the kiddos loved it too! BONUS!

1 banana

1 Granny Smith apple

2 med carrot

1 cup frozen pineapple

1 cup orange juice

2 big fistful of spinach 

3 mint springs

I threw it all in my Vitamix, blended until smooth, and sucked it down! Let me know what you think!

Healthy green breakfast...

I'm kind of obsessed with two things right now. Spinach and dates. Both are crazy nutritious! Go ahead, Google the nutrition facts! Crazy good for you, right?

Here is a breakfast smoothie that showcases both. And boy is it TASTY and filling! My picky 4 year old sucked it down! This makes 2 generous adult sized smoothies or in my case, 1 adult smoothie and 2 kiddo smoothies.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup cold cooked oatmeal (I had some left over from yesterday's breakfast)
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 cup date paste (recipe)
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 handfuls baby spinach

Blend until combined and smooth... This is a smoothie after all ;-)  Enjoy!

Please let me know what you think! Do you have a favorite breakfast smoothie? Post it in the comments below, I'd love to try it!