The Best Part Of Monday Is The Food

It's MONDAY! ...... and it feels like. I wasn't anxious to get up this morning, because I didn't sleep well. My energy was totally zapped. I made myself an Apple Crisp Smoothie for breakfast in hopes that it would give me a boost. I followed the recipe exactly today. I put the dried cranberries and a little water in the microwave for a few seconds and let the sit while I put the rest of the smoothie together, then I added the cranberries plus the small amount of water they hadn't absorbed. They blended up perfectly this time. The smoothie seemed better than the first time I'd made it.

What's in the glass

Fresh Diced Apple

Dried Cranberries

Chopped Walnuts

Old Fashioned Oats

Cinnamon

Ground Flax

Dannon Vanilla Yogurt

Milk

Ice Cubes

I may have gotten a little extra cinnamon in. It was a little more brown this time, I think, but it was delicious.

I have no idea what to call this salad, but it's nearly the same as the one I made on Friday, with my Spicy Sweet Potatoes and black beans. What would you call it?

 

I got a shot without the cheese, so that you can sort of see what's in there.

What's in the bowl

Spring Mix Lettuce

Crushed Pineapple

Black Beans

Spicy Sweet Potatoes

Diced Green Bell Pepper

Taco Blend Shredded Cheese

For the dressing today, I used a tiny bit of pineapple juice, lime juice, raw sugar, & vegetable oil. Maybe I will post a recipe for this, just so I won't forget how to do it, lol. It sounds strange, but it's really very good.

My snack this evening was a cup of Chobani Greek Lemon yogurt.....

 

.....with a blueberry doughnut hole crumbled on top.

 

I did another salad for dinner. Salad have really been good, since we are having such warm weather the last few days. I put a little leftover pasta salad on my salad tonight and added a little light Caesar to it.

 

What's in the bowl

Spinach

Spring Mix Lettuce 

Roma Tomato

Bell Pepper

Pasta Salad

I added the dressing after the photos. I also added a few chunks of white cheddar as a last minute decision. It was yummy! BTW I lost that one pound again. Fingers crossed I'll keep it off after all this.

Normally I like Monday's, but this one wasn't the best. I didn't feel like getting up today, I was totally zapped for energy and I've been working on the blog all afternoon, which hasn't gone smoothly. I somehow lost the entire thing at one point and had to start over. I tried Windows Live Writer yesterday and wasn't impressed. Today I tried Scribefire, which I'd found a couple of years ago, but didn't really have a need for at the time. For me, Scribefire is better than WLW, but has some glitches, which after giving up, I found work arounds for, so I may give it another go tomorrow.  Wish me luck. I'd really love some comments. Let me know you're out there. Yippee, tomorrow is Zumba day!!!