My smoothies are similar most days, but I do make sure to rotate the greens I use. Here is what my basic smoothie looks like:
- A small banana (or half a banana)
- Plenty of greens (spinach, kale, Swiss chard, etc.)
- Hemp seeds
- Frozen fruit (peaches, strawberries, blueberries, mango, etc.)
- A little stevia, if I use little fruit
- Water
Last month, Jessie at Happiness in Health posted about a breakfast she had on a trip to Switzerland and that had become a favorite of hers: Bircher Muesli. It’s basically a version of overnight oats, something I have been meaning to make for quite a while. I decided to make the Bircher muesli one day, and we loved it. Jessie has measurements on her blog (as well as some of the muesli’s history), but I basically just poured some old-fashioned rolled oats in a bowl and topped the oats with some milk and yogurt. The mixture had quite a bit of liquid. By the next morning a lot of the liquid was absorbed, but the muesli was still quite liquid.
I added banana slices, strawberries, and walnuts. I believe apple, banana, and pineapple are more traditional additions.
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We had a fun weekend filled with swimming, soccer, and a sleepover.
We also explored a small bamboo forest, with many different types of bamboo from all over the world.
![Bamboo Forest 03 Bamboo Forest 03](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5v7KFB5jXI8/UYem0eDdNcI/AAAAAAAAI-Q/ykXs3SpxajE/Bamboo-Forest-037.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Bamboo Forest 02 Bamboo Forest 02](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eXTF3r9KBek/UYenPIRip3I/AAAAAAAAI-Y/qpMCSHu1cGY/Bamboo-Forest-027.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Bamboo Forest 01 Bamboo Forest 01](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E47EnIZa8Rc/UYenRYAgApI/AAAAAAAAI-g/pmwng1BV15E/Bamboo-Forest-0110.jpg?imgmax=800)
The kid also got to have some fun in a small water pool in a giant bubble at a local arts festival.
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Questions: What do you usually have for breakfast? Do you ever have overnight oats for breakfast? What’s your favorite breakfast? What was the highlight of your weekend?
Be well,
Andrea