Ever feel cranky? You wake up in the morning and EVERYTHING goes wrong? Sometimes I feel like I cannot pull myself out of my morning slump. I open my eyes and sluggishness takes over. A slug has taken over my eyelids. Yuck! I step out of bed, drag myself to the kitchen, step in the dog’s bowl of water, and discover the house is a mess. The counters are still dirty from the night before. There are toys on the floor and a mountain of laundry to put away. I am in a bad mood! Grr!
So what CAN help me out of this bad mood? One thing that helps me is proper nutrition. Foods can increase our energy or deplete our energy. One of the biggest energy suckers is sugar. There are many negative side effects to sugar, including feeding cancer cells, increasing your risk for Alzheimer’s, contributing to hormone imbalance, and gaining weight and fat. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want ANY of those side effects. My daughter, Britney, wanted to let you know that sugar causes sugar bugs in your teeth! And they probably do not exist, but cavities definitely do!
Do you think food does not have an effect on your brain chemistry? Think again. Everything we put into our bodies becomes a living part of us. So choose wisely. Today! Every day!
Ever cruised the aisles of the grocery store and wondered if the food is good for you? I did not used to think about all of the bad stuff in our food. Now when I go through the grocery store, I see aisles and aisles of stuff that will not help make my body healthy: crackers, chips, candy, cereals, prepackaged foods, and frozen meals. Many of these foods have extra ingredients that are not really food.
There is great stuff out there! You just have to find it! Even in the prepackaged, frozen foods, and chips and crackers departments! Just do your research and read ALL the ingredients and know what they mean. It takes time to get knowledgeable about nutrition. I have heard from two friends of mine recently about a popular brand of chips with MSG, which is not listed on the label, causing them headaches. MSG, food dyes, and other additives are not going to help us get healthy.
So what is safe? Designer Whey has a great healthy product, low in fat, high in healthy whey protein. My personal favorite, French Vanilla, is sweetened with a natural sweetener called Stevia
Awesome! I enjoy knowing that my kids get the taste of sugar without the side effects of weight gain and craziness that sugar can cause in kids. Britney would also like to let you know too much sugar can make you wild! Watch out for that! We do not want any wild kids, grown-ups, or grown up children!
So, here is my soothing Cranky-Attitude Busting Smoothie:
Strawberry Bliss
1 scoop French Vanilla Designer Whey Protein Powder
6 – 8 Strawberries
4 cubes ice
½ cup Coconut Milk, Organic Milk, or Organic Soy Milk
1 small piece ginger – less than 1 tsp
1/8 cup pistachios – Roasted and Salted is fine
Blend well and enjoy!
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