rise & shine smoothie.

rise & shine smoothie
(courtesy of Nikki's kitchen)

1 frozen banana
1-2 cups frozen pineapple chunks
2 cups organic spinach leaves
2 cups orange juice
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 scoop vanilla Plant Fusion® protein powder

Place ingredients in a Vita-mix blender in order and blend on high for about 2 minutes.

I’m loving this new Plant Fusion protein powder. We’ve been using it in our smoothies for about a month now. My kids really love the sweet vanilla flavor.

bruschetta spaghetti.

bruschetta spaghetti

3-4 beef steak tomatoes
1 bunch fresh basil
1 heaping tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper
1/4 cup pine nuts

In a large pot of boiling water cook the spaghetti noodles.

While the pasta is cooking, make the bruschetta mixture. Finely chop the tomatoes and basil. Add the garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, pine nuts, salt and pepper to taste. Stir it together and let it set until the pasta is cooked.

Once the spaghetti is cooked, strain the pasta and place in serving bowl. Add the bruschetta ans stir.

This is so easy and is a perfect, light summer pasta.

sautéed brussel sprouts.

sautéed brussel sprouts

2 lbs brussel sprouts
2-3 heaping tablespoons of minced garlic
Olive oil

Clean and chop the brussel sprouts. Add them to a large wok, sauté with the olive oil and garlic for about 15 minutes and enjoy.

Yes, it’s that easy and that delicious.

If you want to make it *super* just add some hemp seeds or chia seeds to pack in those superfoods.