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After every holiday, I feel like I need a day or two to recover.
Certainly this has nothing to do with the fact that my mother and I prepared 8 pounds of lamb and a 13×9-inch pan of sweet potato gratin {recipe coming soon} – plus rolls, asparagus, and dessert – for 3 people this past weekend.
Nope, I’m sure that has nothing to do with it.
My family can really put away a lot of food.
One of my favorite post-holiday recovery tools is a good ol’ smoothie. A few handfuls of fruit, a splash of juice or milk – heck, you can even add some spinach for an extra nutritional punch – and you’ve got yourself a great breakfast, lunch accompaniment, or post-workout snack. They’re quick, easy, and can be changed up a million different ways.
I personally don’t care much for ice in my smoothies – probably because I don’t have a very high-powered blender and always end up with awkward chunks of ice floating around – so my preferred go-to is frozen fruit for thick, creamy smoothies. I try to always keep frozen pineapple, mango, or peaches in my freezer for quick smoothie making. All you need is a banana and a little almond milk and you’re on your way back to diet normalcy.
My other favorite smoothie-boosting trick? Flaxseed. These little guys pack a major nutritional punch, so I always keep some ground in my freezer and add one or two tablespoons to my smoothies. You could easily do the same thing with chia seeds. Now aren’t you all trendy and healthy?
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- Generous ⅓ cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 banana
- ½ cup almond milk
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth, adding an extra splash or two of milk as necessary.
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