breakfast smoothie, greek yogurt parfait + whole grain waffles

 starting the day with an early morning walk with the dogs and a healthy breakfast will prepare you for any busy day.  mondays are never my favorite since i always have errands, appointments or research for school to do.  so today, i thought i'd start out on the right foot with a favorite subject: food.  this morning, 'breaky' consisted of a veggie/fruit smoothie (minus milk products or sugar), 2 whole grain waffles,  and my version of the typical yogurt parfait (greek yogurt, pecan granola, and a touch of honey).  and always, remember to take your vitamins and/or supplements!

non-dairy breakfast smoothie

• 2 small carrots
• 1 small stalk of celery heart
• 5 strawberries
• 1/2 c. orange juice (i used Tropicana50)

after cleaning the produce and breaking the carrots and celery stalk into thirds, i included all ingredients in the Bella Cucina Rocket blender (it's a miniature blender that has personal plastic cups to blend in) and blended until the consistency was relatively thick.  serve immediately...or is easy to bring with you when you're on-the-run.