Wanna-be Horchata

I have been really into smoothies lately, and it's been wonderful for my poor hypothyroid body.  They've reduced cravings, boosted energy, and helped my lower how much medication I take.  Yay!!  Here's a fabulous recipe we tried this morning.  Tastes like horchata, one of my favorite Mexican drinks!

• 1 scoop protein powder (I think I got mine at Walmart)
• 2 red apples (I peeled, cored, and diced them into medium sized chunks)
• 2 bananas
• 1/4 cup greek yogurt (I scoop mine into an ice cube tray and freeze to have on hand for smoothies, I used two "ice cubes" worth)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 5 almonds, raw (didn't add this)
• approx 1 cup nonfat milk

And blend!  Yumm-o!

Pumpkin spice cookies

SUPER....SUUUPPPPEEERRR...easy cookies that the kids LOVED!  Did I mention how easy??

1 box Spice Cake

1 14oz can pumpkin puree

1 cup chocolate chips (optional, I added half semi-sweet, half white chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 350

Mix cake mix and pumpkin together, by hand is fine.  Add in chocolate chips.  Place spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet and bake for aprox 15 min.  

And done!  :)  Did I mention how easy these were??!!