Today my goal is to move in slow motion. Yesterday was such a whirlwind I was all hot and bothered all day!
Here’s me cooling off with a smoothie to start!
A Raspberry Blackberry Purple Bomb with Rise + Roll bakery’s Maple Granola and a blob of the world’s finest nut butter
Simma Down Smoothie
- 1 cup frozen black + rasp
- 1 small super ripe banana (I’ve been eating black ones all week!)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 big spoonfuls raw rolled oats
–> Granola
–> Sunflower butter
Cool coffee
I’m taking today off of formal exercise other than my 40 minutes of biker commuting. In this heat, I’d say that counts as one sweaty workout!
I love the simplicity of your smoothie! Stay cool and have a great day!
Maybe some Tai Chi as well 😉
Yes — it has been so hot here too that just walking to get the mail is a super sweat-fest!
I love the white bowl you are using here!
Stay cool! it is going to be soo humid in my city today too. It is supposed to feel like 49 C with all our humidity… ( that like 120 farenheit!!)
That linen is beautiful!
I love that you called this smoothie a “bomb” – I posted a Butternut Squash Smoothis “bomb” today. They taste better when they have cool names. 🙂
Purple smoothies have my heart. Love the look of it! 🙂
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I love the purple smoothie! My favorite color! 😉 I hate this heat! Stay cool!
It must have been the day yesterday; I was definitely hot and bothered alllll day long, it was driving the husband (Matt!) nuts! ….I feel sorry for us, wait. Maybe I should feel sorry for our Matts!
Here’s to a happy day, Kath! 🙂
What makes it a bomb? Blows all other smoothies out of the water..? haha
Just the coolness of it 🙂
Um. yes a 40 minute bike ride is surely enough in this heat! Up in the northeast we have warnings all over the place. Heat index of 105 today.. hotter tomorrow. GO AWAY HEAT!
I have been eating ssb with my smoothies lately, either in or on top, and it has quickly beocme my FAVORITE nut butter to eat with smoothies! So delish!
Such a pretty smoothie:-) Have a great day!
Early bird post! 🙂 I am gonna try and slow down today, too. I felt soo tired this morning.
Biking is no joke! I don’t know how long your commute is but whenever I bike over 8 miles I feel it the next day! 😛
Phew I think you’ll sweat plenty on that bike ride!
I really love that bowl for some reason, so simple and cute how it sits up. Hopefully you can stay cool today, I was sick from the humidity yesterday which wasn’t fun. You must have AC in the bakery yes?
yes, but it’s only at 80* – have to keep the bread warm!
I love those pictures of your purple smoothies! Definitely the prettiest smoothies I think. That table cloth with the limes on it is so charming.. it makes me think of a beach hose for some reason… no clue why haha
We are getting a heat wave here in Ontario too, but I’m not complaining because I’m sure it’ll be gone before we know it! Looks like a very refreshing brekkie!
A 40 min bike ride is indeed!! exercise. In the heat no less!
And these pics are gorg! I hope you plan on submitting. I am thinking based on the food styling and nice lil touches you added, you are. Good 🙂
I did!
Frozen fruit + fresh banana makes the BEST smoothie consistency. I made a frozen papaya-banana smoothie this morning. Amazing!
Mmmm looks like raspberry choco-chip ice cream! Now THAT is a brekkie I can get down with!
You must be getting our Minnesota heat wave! We had record all-time highs this week with heat index of almost 130!!!! I went for just a 5 mile bike-ride and called that my workout one day because its so hot you can barely breathe! Stay cool.
ohh your smoothie looks fabulous I love the sunflower butter on top it makes everything amazing!
I love the linen in this picture! It looks great with the green mug and green handled spoon, and makes the vibrantly colored smoothie really pop!
I’m with you 150%. Just existing in this weather is a work out in and of itself. I chose (stupidly) to take yesterday as my “workout free” day – I’m not sure what I was thinking. Though luckily my gym is in my building so I didn’t even have to go outside to get to it!
That smoothie looks wonderful – I wish we were next door neighbors so I could just pop by for the extras 😉
That smoothie looks amazing! Beautiful pics.
I had a big smoothie this morning too….so hot out!
That is my kind of breakfast.
And just look at your little white breakfast bowl. How cute is that?? 😀
A beauty of a smoothie, and love the green theme of the mug and place mat. Yeah, it’s so hot out I think we’re all burning plenty of calories just walking around and sweating it out!
That Smoothie is too pretty to eat 🙂
Hi Kath –
Guess what the UPS man just dropped off?! CVILLE Cluster Granola! It gets better…I just finished mixing up my own smoothie for breakfast. Guess I need to pour it in a bowl (SIAB) and top it with some of this yumminess. Thank you!
YAYYYYY!
I hate asking this question, but where are the bowls from? 🙂 Are they oven safe? I’m looking for some for soups/mini casseroles (and trying not to think too hard about fall!)
I’m not sure – it was a gift from Gram
I love that spoon! I bet that would be good to scrape nut butter jars with 🙂
That’s a cool way to kick off the day. Stay that way! 🙂
Sunflower seed butter is the BEST! 😀
Do you add the sunflower seed butter for the taste or nutritional value? I feel like I can learn a lot from you– eating things because of their nutrients and not just taste.
99% of what i eat is the taste!! And how it makes me feel. I do eat sardines for their nutrition, but they are also tasty
nothing like a super ripe banana! mine just started turning brown!
oooh! this smoothie in particular looks really, really good! and I’d definitely say 40 minutes of commuter biking is a great workout.
I am eating my own SIAB as I type :). I’m really impressed with all your biking–definitely counts!
I’d say 40 minutes of biking IS almost formal exercise! Stay cool!
I would probably count any bike ride as exercise! That smoothie is so bright! Lovely!
That smoothie looks delicious! I think I overheated during my run this morning, and I can simply not cool down!
My post was about relative miles with the heat! I am a firm believer in small mileage equaling more when its hot and humid. At least that’s what I tell myself so I can sleep at night! 😉
Oh how I miss my smoothies! My smoothie maker broke…
Yum! Looks like purple soup 🙂
Just wondering, what kind of milk do you drink/use in oats and stuff? Do you use skim or go for a different percentage? As an RD what is your reccomendation?
My favorite is 1%. I like a little fat in there for satiety and nutrition. I occasionally get 2% because I like it. But I hate skim! I think whole milk is a bit too much fat
I love such pretty smoothies for b-fast!!
Definitely stay cool! It’s going to be a scorcher for a few days.
That’s funny that you like the bananas black. I know a few people who purposely let them get that way before they eat them. I’m picky, though. The minute I see one spot, I can’t eat it. (haha) They have to be completely yellow. 🙂
okay since you are taking off, i’ll take off too! 🙂
Smoothies have definitely become my go to breakfast in this heat. Yours looks delicious! 😛 Stay cool and have a great day!
I agree- biking in this heat IS a work out! I love your smoothie in a bowl breakfast idea! I’ve been living on smoothies as I got my wisdoms out this past week!
Biking totally counts as a workout! If you sweat, then you workout 🙂
That smoothie looks fantastic!
Purple = preTTy!!! Good luck with your slow motion day….I’m not so good at those, haha.
That looks so good right now.
Everyone should take a rest day (or more-relaxed day!) from workouts today! It’s much too hot. I walked 2 miles to work (no bike – sad!) and I was a sweaty mess by the time I got here!
Enjoy the day…
I should’ve made this for breakfast today! It’s so hot out that there are heat warnings all across the province!
I can’t imagine how it must feel over there! And this one looks like a WINNER smoothie!!
That smoothie looks so refreshing! Is there any particular purpose to adding oats into the mix?
It adds a doughiness to them – also, some complex carbs
Ahh, that sounds delicious!
Sorry for the newbie question 🙂
Ughh the heat is killer up in the NYC area too… I walked outside this morning, rolled out my yoga mat, did one sun salutation and rolled it right back up again to bask in the comfort of my AC 🙂
I love, love, love super purple smoothies from berries! Bananas are still $15 a kilo here though 🙁
Everyone makes fun of me because I love the black bananas! They are so creamy and sweet!
So many pretty colors!!
I’d say that counts as 2 workouts!! Don’t ever beat yourself up too much for not getting out for more workouts in this summer heat:) I’ve been pounding the pavement everyday here and trying to squeeze in an extra workout…and somedays it just can’t happen…too tired!
love that bowl! so pretty