My friends along my 100 day journey

I'm going to take the next couple of posts to introduce you to some of my "friends" that I'm partnering with on my journey over the next 100 days. 

This is my new favorite saying! In fact, I'm seriously thinking of printing a copy of it and taping it to my pantry door! Know who said it? Hippocrates...and if it was true in his day, it's certainly true in mine! I really believe that God made our bodies to respond to nutrition in our foods, the problem is not that foods can't help heal our bodies, it's that the choice of foods I'm making are the kinds of foods that do heal. That's why I'm on this journey. To put the good stuff in my body so that it can get down to the business of getting well.

In that spirit, here's a friend that I'm bringing along for probably almost all of the 100 days of my journey. My pal: green smoothie. You know those friends who are helpful, encouraging, make you want to be your best self...that's my smoothie! Is she the best tasting breakfast I've ever had? Nope, but clearly "best tasting" doesn't equate to "best friend", right?! But she tastes good.  Here's her photo (or a photo of what's in her)

See all that medicine! :-) This actually is a spin off of a recipe from Trim Healthy Mama called the "thin thick".  This beauty has okra (weird? but so helpful for healing my gut, regulating blood sugar, burning off fat and boosting metabolism-and you can't taste it at all!), collagen, gelatin (both great for healing my gut and making strong hair, nails and skin) , MCT oil (great for my thyroid and metabolism), fermented mushroom powder (another weird one, right? but it actually tastes great! super for healing my gut, helping battle stress and boosting immunity), supergreen food powder (loaded with green superfoods, plus probiotics and other great immune boosting, gut healing herbs and whole foods), matcha green tea powder (great for immunity, energy and metabolism), sunflower lecithin (great for brain health, nerve healing and gut healing), flax and chia seeds (great sources of healthy fats and fiber) and whey protein powder (my absolute favorite is Trim Healthy Mama Pristine protein. However, in the spirit of "use what I have", I know that there will be days coming when I'm out of the good stuff and have to use other things I have on had. Just as good nutritionally, just not as smooth and tasty.) . In just a couple short minutes, I've made (and cleaned up) a breakfast that is a nutritional powerhouse. In fact, I calculated it this morning and it has 39g of protein, 20g of fiber and 9g of super healthy fats. What a beauty! I think I'll start calling my smoothie "Beauty". Every bestie needs a nickname, right. And wouldn't YOU rather be called "Beauty" than "modified thin thick"??!!

So, while I'm hoping to often post what I'm eating for lunch or snack or dinner, just know, Beauty is joining me for breakfast for the next 99 days.

Coming tomorrow...my movement friends.