As you may have noticed, Foodie Meets Fitness has turned into Foodie Loves Fitness! I’ve spent many hours trying to figure out all of this tech stuff and am so excited to finally have begun my transition to a new site. It may just be because I’m not all that technologically savvy (go figure, I work in public relations in the technology industry!), but I have put in a serious amount of time staring at my computer screen this week. Has anyone else spent hours just looking at website themes?! Perhaps I’m just picky. Or have no idea what I’m doing. Or both. But I’m learning!
Anyways, if you go to my WordPress.com site from now on, you will be redirected to this URL. As you can see, foodielovesfitness.com is up and running, but in the coming weeks, I will making a lot of fun changes to add functionality (and awesomeness) to my blog. WOOHOO!
Last night I blogged about my dinner the night before, which may or may not have included ice cream. I put together a lovely little post, published it, and then BOOM!, my site moved to my new self-hosted blog (FYI, then say it takes up to 72 hours for the move to occur, and you don’t know exactly when it’s going to happen) and my newest post disappeared off the face of the Internet. Guess you’re not supposed to publish posts during this transition time, but this smoothie recipe was really yummy and I couldn’t help myself…
So tonight, I am reposting this deliciousness:
There’s good reason to eat pumpkin more than that once a year slice of pie during the holidays: Pumpkin is high in a number of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin A, K, and B, as well as potassium. It’s also high in antioxidants and fiber. In this smoothie, I incorporated typical pumpkin pie flavors, such as vanilla extract and cinnamon. I also added chia seeds to the mix to amp up my pumpkin pie smoothie from a nutritional standpoint, as chia seeds are high in lots of goodness, including omega-3s, fiber, calcium and iron.
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/2 c pure pumpkin
- 1 c almond milk
- 1 TSP vanilla extract
- 1 TBSP graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 TSP pumpkin pie spice
- 1 TBSP chia seeds
- 1/2 c light vanilla bean ice cream
- 1/2 TBSP light brown sugar
- Ice
- Cinnamon to taste
Instructions
- In a blender, combine pumpkin, almond milk, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, chia seeds, ice cream, brown sugar and ice. Mix until well blended, then pour into a glass.
- Add the graham cracker crumbs and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Mix with a spoon or straw, then enjoy!
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