Simply Pretty Eats: Green Tea Raspberry Protein Shake

I woke up this morning, feeling kind of groggy after having to work late last night, so I needed a boost to even get enough energy to get dressed to go to the gym, so I decided to make my breakfast protein shake. I had some of these babies sitting unused in my cabinet (because I buy them and then always just end up preferring plain water.) In my tired state, I poured one in my blender with my shake mix and unsweetened almond milk, and oh my! This is a new favorite!!! It tastes almost like a sweet cream soda, it is freaking DELICIOUS!!! There are so many flavors of this out there with plenty of low-calorie options and I'm excited to give them a try...

1 "On the Go" Crystal Light Green Tea Raspberry Packet
8-10 oz Unsweetened Almond milk, or fat free milk
Your favorite protein
Ice cubes

Blend and enjoy!!

*I have another recipe involving Crystal Light and cocktails, stay posted.

XOXO,
Erica

*I purchased this Crystal Light with my own money.. This is my personal opinion on this product.

Simply Pretty Eats: Skinny Pumpkin Pie Mocha

Hi!

So I confess, I am a FALL addict!! I mean, I literally count the days until fall starting in like March. Well, to my pleasant surprise, when I was heading to the gym this morning, the weather was perfect and it had that crisp smell that early fall tends to bring, and I couldn't have been happier! Apparently, I had this same feeling one year ago today because Facebook reminded me that "On this Day in 2010"  I was talking about how much I wanted a Pumpkin Pie Mocha...well, since then I have tweaked around in my cabinets to finally make a great Pumpkin Pie Mocha! I absolutely love making this, because it's easier on my wallet than daily coffeehouse visits are, I can make this all year if I wanted, AND I can make it work with my diet since it doesn't involve heavy syrups and creams. Here's the recipe:

Skinny Pumpkin Pie Mocha

2/3 cup coffee
1/4 cup skim milk (or a splash of fat-free creamer)
2 packets Splenda (or 1 tbsp sugar or granulated Splenda)
1 1/2 tsp unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice


Stir and enjoy!!




*If anyone has a hard time finding pumpkin pie spice, let me know and I'll post the recipe for that, too!

XOXO,
Erica