Cheap Healthy Breakfast–Fruit Included!

So how many of you out there are trying to save money, eat healthy and keep your girlish figures? Me! Me! Me!

The best thing I ever did for myself was buy a blender. I’m not talking about a $400.00 blender, I’m talking on sale at Bed Bath and Beyond for $39.00 (Oster). Every morning I make myself and my boyfriend a smoothie. They’re better than Jamba Juice and I buy 2 bags of Frozen Fruit for about what 1 single smoothie costs there! One bag of frozen fruit runs at about $3-$4 bucks. You can pick up raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, pineapple, mango, peaches and whatever your heart desires.

The frozen fruit actually works even better than fresh fruit because then you don’t have to go to the trouble of adding ice! Plus you can keep it in there to have whenever you feel like making a healthy treat! Not to mention how much cheaper it is than fresh produce which of course for me almost always, some of it goes to waste! Did I mention that Jamba Juice themselves use FROZEN FRUIT!!! (Jerks!)

The best thing about homemade smoothies is they’re cheap, low in calories and PACKED with vitamins, minerals and fiber! (and they’re real vitamins–unlike that Vitamin Water sewer water! Don’t even get me started)

Here is our smoothie recipe for those of you who want to give it a spin! All you need is your fave frozen fruits, some kind of liquid (juice or even just water), and then honey and/or yogurt are optional!

1. First you pour some juice in–we use fresh squeezed OJ but you pick what you like!

2. Then pour in all your favorite frozen fruities! Yummm…

3. Add honey or yogurt if you want

4. Put the cap back on (which I swear I’ve forgotten to do-that’s when you make your boyfriend do cleanup duty)

5. Blend and stick a straw in that sucker…I stock up on straws from Starbucks

6. The last step is the most fun…Name your smoothie–then you really feel like you’re at Jamba!
We’ve named some “Hawaii Sunset” (when we make them at night), Passion Island (used passion fruit nectar–get your minds out of the gutter), okay that’s enough
embarrassment for me…it’s fun though and good for you! Unlike the many articles to come about baking!!