Popeye Smoothie

I've been making this smoothie to drink after a good workout. It's full of nutrients, fiber, protein and lots of flavor and can easily substitute for a meal.

15 raw almonds
1/2 C fresh spinach leaves
1/2 C coursly chopped peach (can use nectarine, grape or other soft fruit, Do Not Peel)
1/2 sliced banana, frozen (freeze several in small ziploc bags so they're always on hand)
6 ozs no-fat vanilla Greek yogurt

Blend until smooth. If too thick, add a little skim milk to blender while processing.
About 250 calories.

A Good Read

I would like to strongly endorse this month's issue of Body + Soul magazine. There is a feature with 25 new recipes to try, and all of them look so amazing and easy and healthy. I've made three so far this week and all have turned out delicious. Most of the recipes are vegetarian and those that aren't can be easily converted for our non-meat eating friends.

The recipes are very loose and casual. There aren't many specific measurements given -- a dash of this, a sprinkling of that, etc -- but that is how I prefer to cook so it works out wonderfully for me.

The recipes are posted on-line, but I think the magazine does a better job of presenting the concept.

http://www.wholeliving.com/photogallery/25-fast-healthy-recipes