most important meal of the day!

since i will be stepping down from my shift manager position in a week and will continue to open frequently at my store, i need to be better prepared as far as my eating habits go.

i usually always bring an egg for my first ten (usually happens around 6:15) and drink a sugary and creamy cup of coffee to go along with it.

the problem with this is i'm usually starving by the time i take my lunch

and want to kill customers who mispronounce caramel macchiato

or call frappuccinos fraps

or ask us if we serve cokes

:)

also,

the nice thing about being a shift is that you get to decide when you take your lunch. i never abuse this. i always take care of the baristas and make sure the ones who arrive before i do or at the same time get their lunches first. i just have this down to a science and when i take my lunch everyday is usually when i need to take my lunch.

so needless to say,

i need to eat more frequently so i don't become the hideous barista monster...

my goal in all of this is to prepare myself a little something before i leave the house

and eat a little something on my first ten at work.

a few extra calories to keep me going just in case....

i hate toast. can't help it. hate it with a passion.

so i was playing around with a new smoothie recipe and found one that is post-tooth brushing friendly!

fruit/oj smoothies definitely are not...

here goes:

1/2 c milk

1 fresh banana

2 Tbsp cocoa powder

2 Tbsp white chocolate wonderful

ice

it's delicious and i had a picture for you but i can't find my cord that connects my camera to my computer. so you'll just have to imagine it in its brown-ness in a cute little glass cup.

1. i will say, it needs some tweaking....i'm thinking of breaking the banana into pieces so that i can freeze it. i don't like using ice in my smoothies
2. i might use a little bit less cocoa powder... it tends to be gritty and makes for a texture that's a little too interesting
3. maybe some vanilla extract? if i did this i may use regular peanut butter. the flavor was good but i think that might make it even better

speaking of peanut butter, rachel found some cinnamon peanut butter for me to try (birthday present). i can't wait! she actually found me a few things that were interesting to try... macha dark chocolate bar (already consumed and delicious) and pomegranate & white tea gummy bears (julie, you would die... it was a hundred calorie pack so i didn't save you any... but the next time i'm at whole foods i'll pick you one up for your very own!)

back to the smoothie deal...

so i could make one of those when i have to open...

and then have a boiled egg on my ten

hello, protein, fat, & fruit!

makes me happy!

:)