My bags are packed!
Don’t let Sadie fool you. She was much more of a hindrance to my packing than a help. She can always seem to tell when I’m packing up to leave because she gets extra needy, and that’s saying a lot for the world’s neediest dog.
Even with her constant wiggling under my arms, I managed to pack up my suitcase without much trouble.
Carry on bag, baby. No bag check fees for this girl!
Once I was all packed up, I wanted to get on the road. I had a two-hour drive ahead of me because my flight leaves out of Tampa and didn’t want to take any chances with traffic or potential accidents along the way.
I made myself lunch on the go in the form of a smoothie.
Since I’m sure my eating will be all over the place this weekend, I wanted to sneak in some extra nutrition in the form of spinach into my smoothie. Unfortunately I was out of fresh spinach, but I had a pack of frozen spinach on hand and figured I would give it a try.
I wasn’t sure how the frozen spinach would do in the smoothie, but I got some reassurance via Twitter about using frozen spinach in smoothies earlier in the week, so I figured it was worth a go.
I used half the pack of frozen spinach and couldn’t taste it one bit. Success!
Into the blender went:
- 1 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 pack frozen spinach
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
I slurped it down in the car.
After a two-hour drive, I arrived at my parents’ house in St. Pete. (My car will be staying with them this weekend to save on airport parking fees.)
Naturally I dug into their food within minutes.
Two clementines…
A few spoonfuls of almond butter….
And some trail mix. I usually pick around the raisins and just eat the nuts, but today I was an equal opportunity eater. Raisins are making a comeback for me!
Time to make myself a sandwich and grab some snacks for an airport dinner.
See ya from New York City! 
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My husband and I actually prefer frozen spinach in our smoothies a) because it’s much much cheaper and b) because it makes the whole smoothie more voluminous and thick — there’s no need for ice!
Bill McCleave Did you freeze the Spinach yourself and if so what if any preperation before freezing?
Thanks
It’s cheaper to purchase frozen spinach at a grocery store, rather than buying the fresh and freezing it yourself. But there has been a couple of times when my spinach has started looking not-so-fresh and then I freeze it. Just make sure it’s clean and throw it in a freezer bag that is sealed tight.
I was wondering, it was ok to put factory frozen spinach in my smoothie. On my frozen spinach package, it has cook spinach thoroughly.
I’ve been using factory frozen for quite sometime, but this is the first time, I’ve seen cook thoroughly on the package.
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Do you have any tips for making a smoothie overnight for breakfast? I love the idea of smoothies, but I’m TERRIBLE in the mornings, so the easier the better. I usually do a grab-and-go yogurt or oatmeal and eat it at work.
I put all the ingredients in my blender (liquid on the base, then my fruits, leafy greens on top) the night before and put it the refrigerator. Then in the morning I literally only have to take out the blender, plop it on the base and blend! Easy and quick!
I’m glad to see I am not the only person with many different patterns of Vera stuff!
Looks like you’ve got it all under control before you were leaving. Nice!
How do you fit all your stuff in a carry-on? I can never seem to do that. You should blog on packing light! I’d love to know your secret and tips!
you are so cute it hurts. dont change