We know this week will be tough for a lot of you. You’ll either preparing for a huge meal you’re cooking on Thursday, or thinking about all the family you would have seen this week if not for a rapidly spreading virus. Either way, you’re probably not up for cooking normal meals at all. How are you going to properly fuel yourself with appropriate nutrients without too much effort? Our go-to are these tried and true family-friendly beloved green smoothies! Yes, smoothies! The difference between smoothies and juicing is FIBER. Fiber is another way to think of carbs. Fruits and vegetables are full of gut-healthy and hormone-friendly fiber. We also use healthy fats like nut butter (more fiber) and avocado. Then we add protein powder and collagen. We use Equip brand collagen peptides because they’re the only brand we’ve been able to vet to meet all our quality ingredient standards. They do not use any harmful solvents or chemicals (often used and not disclosed for collagen) to turn it into a dissolvable powder nor do they add any unnecessarily additives with sources unknown, like hyaluronic acid or colorants or sweeteners. I also often add Equip’s 3-ingredient Prime Protein powder to […]
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