Seems to be going good..I’m on a roll:) I did say I wasn’t too fond of making resolutions but two sites I frequent, Yoga Journal and WordPress both have challenges for the new year, or at least the new month in the new year, to make things easier for folks like me, I suppose.
WordPress has a challenge to write at least one blog post a day or a week to stay within the challenge. I didn’t sign up for it, of course, but thought it was interesting that they did that, understanding the psyche of bloggers in general. Hopefully I can “passively” stick to that challenge. I do want to make my posts meaningful and not post just because..
But I did sign up for the Yoga Journal Challenge which started today. It’s a chance to “get back on the mat” as they say and practise yoga for 10-20 minutes a day or even up to 45 minutes, depending on your time. I did the first challenge today which was truly a 45 minute practise that I could only do for about 20. Hoping I can finish the rest sometime tonight, but it feels good to start. Let’s hope I don’t jinx it by sharing this information here (and yoga will help me get less cynical:)
Anyways, today’s challenge also has a breakfast suggestion or an after-practise smoothie courtesy of Vegetarian Times. Good way to start the day with some protien, fiber and omega-3. I modified the original recipe a little by adding some non-fat blueberry greek yogurt instead of the plain yogurt and honey.
Ingredients:
1 ripe banana (you may also use frozen bananas here per the original suggestion, in which case you don’t need ice)
1 cup non-fat blueberry greek yogurt
1/2 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
1/4 cup vanilla soy milk (may also use plain soy milk)
1/4 cup Vanilla pecan granola with chia seeds (see picture for exact brand, but you may use any granola)
Blend all the above in a blender, the more powerful the speed the better. I used Vitamix, my favorite kitchen appliance and also one of the most powerful blenders out there, but you can make this smoothie in any good blender. If you own a Vitamix, mix the ingredients at variable speed from 1-10 first and then increase to high and blend for about 2-3 minutes till smooth.