The Yoga Smoothie

People who want to get into shape and are pressed for time frequently try to fit a workout into their workday--the lunch hour turns into the exercise hour.  I myself take a couple lunch hours per week to bend and stretch with yoga.  I've got it down to a good solid routine so that not much can mess with my commitment to take care of my body (except the occasional emergency meeting).  I limit the workout itself to 30-40 mins, suit up in the bathroom, and use a facility on site at my office for the actual workout.  You may not be so lucky, but everyone has to find their own way to squeeze in that "me" time.

So, once you've huffed and puffed through your lunch hour, what to do about that grumbly tummy?  Enter the Yoga Smoothie.  I make it up in the morning.  I pour it into a thermos and store it in the break room fridge until I'm ready to "eat".  It's the least disruptive way to satisfy your post workout hunger and it can be carried to a meeting, or sipped on the way back from your gym location.

The photo is a bit blurry, but you get the idea.  With a lid on top of this puppy, no one need know that you're eating healthy while you tap out that TPS report at your desk.

Yoga Smoothie
3 bananas, chopped and frozen
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp hemp powder
handful of walnuts
almond or soy milk

Add all ingredients to your blender, pour the milk over until it rises to within an inch or two of the level of the solid bits, then blend the heck out of it.  I usually use the ice crush setting on mine at first, then frappe until completely blended and smooth.