How to Make a Smoothie
Setting a strong foundation around nutrition is key to making a nourishing and delicious smoothie. After I meet my family’s nutritional needs through the ingredients, I play around with the flavor and texture to create a yummy smoothie with a thickness level of our choice.
Smoothie Foundation— Nutrient Dense
Kelly Leveque’s Fab 4 Smoothie Basics Formula:
• Protein: 20-30 grams from quality protein powder
• Fat: 1-2 Tbsp
• Fiber: 10 grams or 1 to 2 Tbsp
• Leafy greens: A handful
• Liquid: 1-2 cups of sugar-free milk of choice
• Optional - Fruit, superfood and other toppings:
• Fruit:1⁄4 to 1⁄2cups
• Superfoods: 1-2 tbsp
“Banberry” Smoothie— inspired by: Polly’s Strawberry Banana Cream Pie in SoCal
1cup frozen organic strawberries
1/2 frozen banana
1 tbsp coconut cream (fat)
1/4 avocado (fiber/fat)
1cup coconut milk
10g acacia fiber (fiber)
2scoops *BeWell Vanilla (protein) = 20+g protein & 16g naturally occurring collagen
Optional: handful of ice for thickness
we like it thicc.
I’m always building recipes keeping in mind that I have PCOS and many of my clients want to balance their blood sugar levels for energy/overall health — so I encourage add moderate amounts of low glycemic fruits high in fiber for flavor.
*use code: MUMWITHABUN for a discount on any BeWell Protein Powder purchase
Allergy Awareness Week & Energy Ball Recipe
Allergy Awareness Week—
created to raise awareness of the challenges that families living with allergies face in our day to day.
Ultimately this week is about establishing what help and support looks like for people living with allergic conditions.
Harsh Reality
Upon hearing about my child’s multiple food allergies, I often get an unsolicited comment along the lines of:
what CAN she eat?! There’s nothing left!
My response: Honestly, there’s a LOT of good food she can eat.
to kick off this years allergy awareness week, we’re sharing our current favorite energy ball recipe.
Chocolate Chip Energy Ball Recipe
Top allergen free
packed with complete grass fed beef protein, naturally occurring collagen, and gut healing properties.
Plus, it tastes damn good without messing with blood sugar levels.
No food processor needed.
Ingredients
2 scoops *Be Well By Kelly vanilla protein powder
2 scoops Acacia fiber (I use wellmade brand)
3 tbsp coconut flour
Sprinkle of Maldon Sea Salt (optional)
Dash of cinnamon (optional)
Handful Santa Barbara Chocolate chips (kind of optional)
4 tbsp Sunbutter
3 tbsp water
(for extra benefits) Drizzle 1 tbsp of *BeeKeepers Naturals Superfood Honey 🤤
Mix dry ingredients first! Stir in sunbutter. Add water last. Roll into balls and store in fridge immediately to get a firmer texture.
Make it with us, share, & enjoy!
*Use code: MUMWITHABUN for $5 off the BeWellByKelly protein powder and for 20% off of BeeKeepers Naturals for quality honey you can trust
Do Not Kiss My Child
Controversial topic: K I S S I N G
SOMETIMES I don’t allow myself to kiss my child
Read on for why!
We are an allergy family, and life for us is very different
a few days ago, hives appeared on Emma’s face because someone couldn’t help but kiss her after they had eggs. I monitored Emma for further reactions, washed her face, and reminded the individual (again) not to kiss my child.
it is awkward to tell people that it is not ok for them to kiss my child without:
1. her consent (boundaries) AND
2. my permission (my job is to protect her - especially from her allergens)
While most kisses comes from a well meaning place, I must share this because it happens a lot— I get a feeling some people simply don’t know that a kiss for someone with food allergies can be life-threatening.
if Emma stops you and asks you if you’ve had allergens when you try to plant a kiss on her, I taught her that.
when I go in for a kiss, she says, “mommy, have allergen?”
my response: “thank you for asking, I did not have any allergens today” OR “my goodness, you’re right! I did thank you for reminding me.”
if I eat anything that may contain an allergen
As instructed by her allergy specialist, I brush my teeth, wipe my mouth, and wait 3 allergen free meals before kissing my allergy child.
while it’s not my 3 year old’s job to educate everyone on the intricacies of life with food allergies… I am beating the drum by saying,
“thank you for respecting my child’s physical boundaries. by refraining from kissing her, you’re also helping me keep her safe.”
we’re an allergy family, and life for us is very different but I do not question why God made us this way—
by sharing our lives/story, my hope is that people would learn alongside us and stand with us. we cannot do this alone. we don’t want to do this alone - we were not meant to.
Allergy Note: it doesn’t matter if the kiss is not on her mouth - the last kiss that gave her hives was not on her mouth. some have told me it’s ok if they kiss my child because it’s on her cheek or hair… Don’t be that person.
Mahalo!