I’m one of those that tends to get into ruts with what I’m eating, which can get boring. For example, my most recent rut involved oatmeal for breakfast, and a banana, every single day for about 16 weeks. To get out of my rut, I’ve looked for other healthy alternatives. I don’t eat eggs of any kind, so that is never an option. Instead, I turned to smoothies. Here are a couple of the recipes I have come across:

— Mixed Berry Smoothie–

1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup plain, low-fat yogurt
1/6 cup washed, stemmed raspberries
1/6 cup washed, stemmed strawberries
1/6 cup washed, stemmed blueberries
4 ice cubes
Honey to taste

All you have to do is place all of the ingredients into a blender, and blend on high until it’s all smooth and delicious! Add honey if you’d like some sweetness.

–Oprah’s Fruit and Yogurt Breakfast–

1 container key lime pie Yoplait yogurt
1 mango, chopped
Blueberries
Chopped walnuts
4 ice cubes

Mix the yogurt, mango, blueberries and walnuts all together, and enjoy!

Additional Reading:
• Healthy Habits Start in the Home
• Early to Bed, Early to Rise…
• What it Takes to Drop 1 Pound
• CalorieConnect.com Counts Your Calories for you!
• Weight-Loss Tip: Praise Yourself When you Stick With It

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