Name: Strawberry Banana Chiller
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
Ingredients: 1 cup frozen strawberries; 1/2 banana (preferably frozen); 1/2 scoop chocolate protein powder; 1 TBSP cocoa powder; 1 TSP Stevia or other sweetener; 1/2 cup chocolate soy milk (or any other kind of milk will work)

Now that Thanksgiving is under wraps, I feel like it’s officially the holiday season. Yesterday I got into the spirit of things by decking out my apartment with Christmas decor, which always feels like an automatic mood enhancer to me.

Something about the holiday season in general puts me in such festive spirits. And how can you not enjoy your kitchen table being covered in sparkly red and silver place mats?

Speaking of the holiday season, we all know that December is packed with tempting food situations for us to constantly splurge on, from delicious looking Christmas cookies and eggnog at holiday parties, to fast food when we’re on the run. I think that everyone should enjoy treats, but it’s important to not completely give up on eating healthily just because ’tis the season to be jolly. Today’s healthy snack idea is an example of something you can easily make that will help keep food cravings in check amidst all of the holiday chaos. But before I get to talking about this yumminess…

…I have a blog update for you that I am kind of ecstatic about. Ever since I transitioned over to my self-hosted website, I’ve been having problems with my subscriber tools. It seems like I kept having issue after issue, and every time I switch what subscriber program I use, I lose those who have subscriptions to the blog. Such a bummer! After my current plugin kept spazzing out and was either sending multiple emails to people or none at all, I went on the hunt for a new subscription service. After much research and staring at my computer screen in hopes of finding something that will easily work for me, I’m happy to report that I’ve finally figured out (what seems to be) a good way for people to subscribe. Hopefully this annoying blog issue is over with! If you look on the right sidebar on my blog, you’ll see the option to either subscribe through a reader or to receive new posts through email. Click on it if you’re interested in getting notifications of new blog posts!

Moving on, today’s food combo is a perfect healthy alternative to a popular nighttime treat we all know and love — ice cream. I think that this fruity concoction is especially great for those who work out in the evenings and want to nosh on something that will give them protein to help their muscles recover.