I'm pretty good about eating right during most of the year but those candy canes and chocolates that start appearing around the holidays can often sidetrack me! It is interesting that when I've avoided candy and cookies for awhile, eating one isn't that terrific BUT my mind tells me that I used to like it so try another one! Before I know it, I've stored a few dozen cookies around my waistline.
What frustrates me when I let my guard down around the cookie jar is that fresh fruit tastes so much better yet my tastebuds get lured into the holiday season all too easily if I don't watch out.
Given this weakness in my otherwise stellar (!) personality, I'm making sure I keep the makings for green smoothies around the house to forestall temptation with something equally tasty but much better for me.
One of my children and I LOVE green smoothies and don't even mind the vibrant green color anymore. It is amazing how spinach, pears, kiwi, apple, and broccoli can taste so good blended into an icy drink. One of my daughters prefers an orange, carrot, cranberry smoothie which I've never passed up, either. We used to treat ourselves to the popular juice places that provide you with a fruit smoothie in exchange for quite a sum of money considering you are paying for much ground ice. I checked the calorie count on them and discovered it was much cheaper and healthier to make smoothies at home. The calories were lower, too.
I can't believe the holidays are upon us even as I face the cooking and baking of the next few days. Good thing I have that stash of cranberries put away because I think I'm going to need a few homemade fruit/vegetable smoothies to see me through.
