dinner on the run... err, walk

Wow, I felt pretty awful during my run tonight. It was just like... UGH... from the start. Might have been because of one of these things...

a. Doubling (two runs in one day) yesterday with the hope of increasing my mileage and improving my fitness
b. Having ridiculously sore hamstrings because I'm finally back to lifting after a three month hiatus
c. Not fueling enough during the day, leaving my body feeling a wee-bit depleted
d. a little bit of all of the above

Option d, most definitely. The run just didn't feel right. My hamstrings ached every step, and I swore I'd hear (and feel) a pop of a muscle pull as I stopped to stretch them (thankfully this did not occur). So instead of pushing it a little further, I decided to play it safe and get my legs home in the shortest distance possible, with the intent to spend some quality time with the stretching band and foam roller.

But I didn't have much free time when I got home, as I had to get to a study session for an upcoming final exam. I was also hungry, with little time to prepare anything. What's a girl hoping to stick with real foods to do?  A smoothie seemed in order.


So what's in my smoothie? I don't have exact measurements, but there's some frozen blueberries, frozen pineapples, frozen strawberries, 3/4 scoop vanilla protein powder, and enough coconut milk to mix and make it smoothie-like.

I used my food processor, as I swear J-Hay's blender doesn't like me and enjoys frustrating me every time I use it. So once your ingredients are in your FP/blender, rev it up until it starts sticking, then add coconut milk as needed.











You should get a final product that kind of looks like this...  yummy. I was able to walk to Starbucks to meet my study group and enjoy a yummy portable dinner.







final thoughts!

Wondering what type of protein powder we get? J-Hay loves Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey. This is his preferred brand because it's a high quality protein powder-- it uses whey protein isolates as it's primary source... best type of protein I've been told.  I think having some type of vanilla flavor (this one is Vanilla Ice Cream) on hand is necessary... you can put it in smoothies, pancakes, muffins, breads, etc... For post-workout, we both enjoy more exotic flavors... J-Hay currently has Caramel Toffee Fudge, while I have Mocha Cappuccino.