Getting Back in Your Routine Post Thanksgiving

Happy Belated Thanksgiving! It has sadly been almost a month since I blogged last and I apologize for the extreme delay! We have been in the process of moving into a new house which is very exciting because now I have an awesome kitchen to whip up healthy foods to blog to you about! There is much more counter space now and better lighting for pictures- yay for the little things :). Moving is a double edged sword of being wonderfully exciting as well as completely stressful. I never knew how much "stuff" we had until we moved and now the daunting question is where to put it??? Anyway- more about that later- I owe you a new post and that's what I am going to do!

Today I woke up saying that it was "my day to revamp". I think we all get like that after a few days of food binging on holiday treats, or birthday cake, or whatever your guilty pleasure is. It is the day when you get sick of feeling "bloated and blah" and say- I'm going to eat well starting today. Well today is the day for me. Two whole days of eating turkey, stuffing, pie, & macaroni and cheese left me feeling tired, bloated, and just not myself. SO this morning I made a simple cereal but with "the works". Here is what it is...

1 cup        Kashi GoLean Vanilla Graham Clusters 
1/2 tsp.     Peanut Butter (I used Crazy Richards crunchy)
1/2 scoop Chocolate Muscle Milk Protein Powder
1 cup       Fat free milk

This cereal is yummy because it doesn't taste "healthy" it tastes like a peanut butter chocolate milk with crunchies in it. I thought it was a good transition meal because after eating large portions for a few days it can be difficult to immediately go to the opposite extreme and eat tiny ones. You will be left hungry and angry and wind up eating snacks.  So this cereal does the trick o
f giving you substance, a huge portion of protein to keep you full, AND tricks you into thinking you are eating dessert so you end up satisfied. 

So here's the breakdown of what I ate:

Kashi cereal- 170 cal, 11g protein

Peanut butter- 40 cal, 2.25 g protein (roughly)

Muscle milk- 75 cal, 8g protein

Fat free milk- 90 cal, 9 g protein 

Total:  375 cal, 30.25 g protein

This yummy breakfast should keep you satisfied for hours, increase your energy, and keep you on the right track to survive the holidays!