Smoothie Idea

I'm extremely health conscious. I always think about what I'm putting into my body, where it came from, is it GMO free, is it cage free, how did they treat the animals, and tons of other questions I ask myself before taking a bite out of anything. This health obsession started about 4 or 5 years ago when I watched a documentary called Food Inc and I was disgusted with the food industry. I would love to be vegetarian but I love chicken too much and have been having the hardest time trying to separate from that. Maybe one day I will commit to the vegan life, but for now I try to buy as organic, healthy, and cage free as I can.

 Then I ran into a problem... I have limited breakfast options. As I was on the Internet I found some amazing food blogs (http://www.skinnytaste.com/,http://ohsheglows.com/) and realized there were literally over 100's of breakfast foods, that can please my needs. I usually have a hard time finding something that's healthy and will fill me up til about noon when I have lunch. As of lately, I usually wake up and have oatmeal but I'm growing really tired of eating it everyday! That's when my quest began. I really only have about 10 to 15 minutes to prepare my food AND eat it so I also wanted something that was quick to make and of course tasty. It's sort of sounding like the most complicated thing. As I searched through these blogs I found a lot of smoothie options. I always felt that smoothies never really filled me up like food did. I think the problem was, that I wasn't putting the right things into it. Now I make my smoothie and if I feel really hungry in the morning or I know I have a long day ahead of me I'll eat a piece of toast with organic chunky peanut butter. Now I eat a smoothie and toast almost everyday. Of course, I change my smoothie and add different things. Lately though I've been in love with one particular smoothies that I make...

Smoothies are so easy to make and you can put anything you want. Literally, anything. I used to feel like you needed to put specific things in it or it'll taste weird or bland. But I've discovered you need 3 basic things to get it started...1. some type of fruit 2. some type of liquid (almond milk,juice) and 3. nutritional value (chia seeds, protein powder, fiber, greens such as spinach or cucumbers etc) Then you can add whatever else you want. Without further ado, here's my version of my perfect smoothie...

You'll Need..

almond milk

banana

frozen fruits ( I chose berries and strawberries)

chia seeds

non fat vanilla yogurt

blender

Next...

Put all the ingredients into the blender 

Super Yummy!!

And of course my favorite part...

nom nom nom

Is this place worth going?...Interiors Anew (Antique Shop)

YES! This place is seriously a dream! I've always loved antique kind of things and have recently been redecorating my room because my room just never feels like its finished. Then when I think I've finished it, I hate it and start all over. This might be a problem but I'm working on it. Anyways...I've fallen in love with old furnishings and just vintage looking things. The only thing is..its so expensive to buy in the city! Like a tea cup for 50 dollars, and being a college student I don't have that type of money! Anywhere I go, its overly priced or just looked like it was mass produced...I like my things to be unique.  

So when me and my boyfriend went to All Seasons Orchids (I recently posted about it below) we got hungry. We found a quick place to eat but of course no parking! So we had to park about  two blocks away and as I was getting out of the car I noticed this little boutique type shop.. my first thought was EXPENSIVE.the things they had in the window were just so nice looking and the same things you would see in an antique shop in the city with a 80 price tag. But, I took the plunge and dragged my boyfriend in with me. The first thing i picked up was this jar full of corks which just looked super chic. I turned it over and i think it was about 4 dollars!! I literally couldn't believe it, was too good to be true! I had to take a second and third look thinking I might have read the price tag wrong. I was the happiest person on earth. As i made my way further and further into the shop i fell in love with literally everything. And i just couldn't believe how affordable everything was! You just can't find anything like that in the city of Chicago. Nothing! I was only able to pick up a few thing, although I wanted a huge cabinet and a couple of chairs, a chest of books, some of the painting hanging on the wall, and maybe everything else! I do love the little nick knacks i did pick up. I will definitely be going there again! I'm so happy i found that place. Its seriously a gem! And the woman who tended to me was so kind. I do wish it was closer, an hour and a half drive hurts! Especially with all the tolls! ( it is located in Woodstock, IL) Its worth the trip if you love antique things and have a budget and if you don't, this place still has a lot of beautiful things!

The first couple of photos are not mine, I did take them off their face book page. If you want to look at anymore photos here is the link...https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-New-Interiors-Anew/111809755548396?sk=timeline

Now here are some of the things I bought...And it wasn't enough

My absolute favorite piece!