Well, it's officially summer in the northern hemisphere! And boy, does it feel like it here in California! Yesterday I went to the beach for a few hours, and with the temperature hitting 90, it was the most umbrellas I've seen at the beach all year. The sun has been feeling super strong, and I'll be seeing days of 80 degrees or higher for the foreseeable future. I have a non-stop smoothie obsession, and in the summertime, my love for cold blender drinks only heightens. When it's particularly hot and sunny out, I find the most refreshing thing to be watermelon. It's high in nutrients and antioxidants and low in calories! Side note: I just joined Snapchat (& have no clue what I'm doing!). Connect with me on there @ fitfoodienicole. I've also turned my hubby into a watermelon smoothie ... [Read More]
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Cocoa Cherry Watermelon Smoothie
Sweet ripe cherries, how I love you so. The same goes for smoothies. While I drink them year-round since I live in SoCal where it never gets really cold, my smoothie habit has been in serious full swing since summer started. I usually drink one a day, and lately my smoothies have been extra summery. A week or two ago I bought a huge watermelon. I was eating a lot of it on its own when I was hot and sweaty from working out or being outside in the hot sun or in my simple and favorite (and super refreshing!) strawberry watermelon smoothie. But I wanted to come up a new way to enjoy watermelon. And sweet cherries. And smoothies... which led to today's recipe! A couple of months ago I went to a fitness event and ZICO was there giving out coconut water samples. In all honesty, I've never been ... [Read More]
Strawberry Watermelon Smoothie
When I blogged about my favorite eats & drinks on my recent vacation to Thailand, I gushed about all the fresh fruit I ate. My favorites were watermelon and pineapple, both of which are so refreshing on a hot day (which I needed since it was 100 and humid there!). The only thing more thirst-quenching than plain old fruit is a fruit smoothie, which I also had in abundance on my vacay. My favorite flavor was watermelon. They tasted simple and delicious, like there weren't added sugars or anything else. I made a mental note to try making a watermelon smoothie in the near future when I was home, and today, I did just that. This 3-ingredient smoothie is my new favorite ridiculously easy thing to make! I love that it's fitting as a small meal (it was my breakfast this AM), snack, or ... [Read More]