The "My Husband Thinks It's Sexy" Smoothie

October has been a rough month.  No, it's been worse than that.  October has been a bitch: a big, fat, bitch of a month.  My horoscope totally predicted this.  Laugh if you must, but I have to say that Susan Miller hit the nail right on its big, ugly head this month.  My husband and I got in a huge fight, one of our first since tying the knot, family members became sick unexpectedly, and most recently the father of one of my students died much, much too early.  A central theme of all this chaos (other than the fight which was over something so inconsequential) was health.  I'm approaching the big 3-0 in a few months and that combined with all the illness around me has gotten me thinking about the importance of a healthy body, and what I put in my body has such a massive part in that.  If we are what we eat..I want to be sexy, but more importantly I want to be healthy.  

I am a huge proponent of a plant based diet.  And by that I mean I've bought all the top vegan diet/cookbooks, read (most) of them, and been trying for the last 3 weeks to be at least a 5 day vegan.  Last week I made it to Friday night before my husband surprised me with date night to our favorite place, with THE BEST Moroccan spiced ribs.  I caved.  However, on my quest for health I have been starting the day off with this ah-mazing smoothie.  It's delish.  Seriously.  My husband even asked if it was made with Oreos.  No joke.  

The "My Husband Thinks It's Sexy" Smoothie 

Serves 1

 (double for your husband/wife/pool boy)

Ingredients

1 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

1 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder *I used Jay Robb's Whey Protein powder because it's delish and has 0g of sugar but use your fav*

1 TBSP Cold Pressed Coconut Oil *this is KEY it adds flavor and SO MANY health benefits.  Don't believe me?  Just ask Dr. Oz http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/surprising-health-benefits-coconut-oil It is also the Super Sexy Surprise ingredient to this smoothie that sets it apart from all the others*

1 Handful Raw Spinach *this is a GREAT way to get raw spinach into your diet when you are sick of eating salads, add as much as you want but I use a large handful* 

1 Cup Frozen Blueberries 

1 Banana Cut Into Chunks 

Just Blend & Enjoy feeling Sexy and Healthy all morning!