Simple meals: protein, vegetables and a healthy source of fat. This is the key for boosting your metabolism too.

1.  Those greens and fresh fruit are no longer wilting and left to go moldy in the fridge before they get eaten (so sad!)

2.  This saves you time in putting things together when you need to get out of the house quick!

In my smoothie packs I usually break a banana up into pieces (hot tip: wait until those brown spots start to come out on the peel because this is when more nutrients are getting released) and berries of choice or other fruit like pineapple, peaches, mango, etc. Then I throw in some dark leafy greens like kale, Swiss chard, dandelion greens (tip: rotate the greens you are eating so you don’t build up oxalates in your system). When you’re ready to make your smoothie, take out a pack, throw it in the blender, add 1-2 cups of coconut milk, coconut water, almond milk, hemp milk, rice milk etc., and experiment with ground flax seeds, chia seeds, and hemp protein. If you want to get crazy, feel free to throw in some super foods like spirulina, goji berries, or raw cacao (my favorite).

My other favorite tip is to make a handful of smoothies ahead of time (earlier in the week) and throw them in the freezer.  I get up pretty early in the morning, so I take one of my frozen smoothies out when I get up and by the time I have to go to work, it’s mostly thawed and ready to hit the road. You can also make a smoothie the night before and keep it in the fridge until morning.  Experiment here, and see what works best for you!  This also saves you from the wrath you might experience waking other family members up in the morning from the whirl of your blender blades. Don’t all my smoothies look so cute hanging out together?

Stay tuned next week for some coffee talk, and the 2nd most popular question I get asked!