Mint Chocolate (Green) Protein Smoothie

Now that it's getting hot here in the deep south, I've been craving cooler foods. But after an intense gym sesh something light is not what I want! So today I awkward-walked (my legs guys, my legs!) into the kitchen and searched the refrigerator for something to fulfill my cooling yet filling craving after the gym. The solution? Chocolate + peppermint. A classic combination usually found in desserts and sweets, but now being made to work for you to refuel your body with the good stuff! Yeah!!

The results were less appealing looking than I'd hoped for, but let me promise you that one sip and you'll be in Andes Candies peppermint heaven.

Mint Chocolate (Green) Protein Smoothie

• 2 Frozen Bananas
• 3 Cups Fresh Spinach (Packed)
• Handfull of Fresh Mint Leaves
• 1/2 tsp Spirulina 
• 1/2 tsp Wheatgrass Powder
• 1 Tbsp Flax Meal
• 2 Tbsp Chia Seeds
• 2 Tbsp Cacao Nibs (add these later if you want them to be "chips")
• 3 Tbsp Cacao Powder
• 1/2 tsp Pure Peppermint Extract
• 1/2 Cup Chocolate Coconut Water
• 1/2 Cup Vanilla Coconut Milk (or preferred non-dairy milk)
• 1 Cup Ice

Place all ingredients into your blender and go to town! If you prefer more a a mint chocolate chip smoothie, add the cacao nibs after everything else has been blended and pulse a couple times.

Enjoy!

xx

Erin

Welcome!

Welcome everyone!

This is me, Erin, here to share with you my personal guide to how I learned to love life again through yoga, vegetarianism (complete with plenty of desserts!), photography, and travel. I am certified yoga teacher, semi-professional photographer, and self-proclaimed lazy cook, whose job in the film industry keeps her on the road. In fact, I'm about to set off across the country for work in a coast-to-coast drive that is sure to be the experience of a lifetime!

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Only made it half way there, but practice makes perfect!

I just did a total redesign of this blog in 2014, so please keep checking back for updates. Originally my thought had been to create a completely new blog with a catchier title, but then I thought "Why?" I don't want to write this blog and share what I have learned to become popular or well known. I want to share what I have learned so maybe others who have faced the same challenges can find a helping hand.

I have left the old blog posts up because those were the words, sorrows, and thoughts of someone who was finding a way to deal with diagnosed depression. I left them so those of you who also feel that way know you are not alone and that things do get better. The world still overwhelms me today, I still get sad. We are all human after all. But I learned to accept myself slowly through the processes of yoga, and through yoga I learned how to better care for myself and thereby begin to share love and kindness with others.

These days I like to take pictures of my fresh pressed juices (all the recipes will be shared of course!), make green smoothies, eat plant-based food and enjoy the simple things in life. Whether you're new to yoga, new to vegetarianism or veganism, are trying out Meatless Monday, or simply found your way here because you like photographs and adventure, WELCOME!

Namaste!
Erin