Once school gets out this week (finally), the afternoon swim team practice that has caused me so much dinner stress will switch to early morning. Time to switch gears! Now I need a morning kickstart to help us get to the pool on time. Smoothies with almond milk are just the ticket- lots of fruit, protein and fiber- and I can take them to go. 

I picked up some of the new Silk Almond Blends at Safeway last week so I could try them out in my morning smoothies. You'll find both Silk Almond Coconut Blend and Silk Almondmilk Protein + Fiber in the dairy case. I made a delicious Tropical Green Smoothie with the Almond Coconut Blend, which has 50% more calcium than dairy milk in just 35 calories. It's also a great option if you are working around allergies, since it's dairy, lactose, casein, egg and gluten-free... to read the rest, click here!