I found A yummy coffee shop near Graces new School. (I know gets your chins off the floor)..Close your mouth..Yes Indeed Changes. At this coffee shop they have a wondrous Blended Chai Latte. I know Starbucks has them but I figured this would be a good time to disentangle myself from the naughtiness that is Starbucks. I figure as long as I never get that drink at Starbucks I will be able to make them at home and drink one at this special but too far away for a daily habit coffee shop.
So this morning I got up and went to the grocery store to get supplies. Milk, chai tea bags (these just have the tea and spices with no extra junk). While there I picked up a loaf of bread and some lunch meat. I then came home and steeped two bags of my new tea in 1 c up boiling water. Then using my Magic Bullet I whipped up my own blended chai latte.
1 c crushed ice
1 c milk
1/2 c chai cooled down with some ice tossed on after it was dark enough.
1/2 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder (this is the sweetener part).
It was VERY good. It has more milk than the Starbucks peppermint mochas I normally drink and therefore more protein, calcium, vitamin D etc. The protein powder is sweet but sugar free so I cut WAY down on my sugar intake. The protein powder means I had a much higher protein breakfast. and finally the calories went way down.
Oh..and did I mention saving money? I am hoping for a vacation round about Christmas time and the money saving would help that.
wahhoooo ;)
Living with a lapband after seeing goal is just as much work as getting there. This blog chronicles my journey to qualify for band surgery, my work to goal weight and now living with the band long term. Weight will always be an issue but there is a whole lot of living to be done.
2 comments:
Good for you! You will get that vacation....one sip at a time
MILKY TEA????? Sigh - I don't think it would work if we ever got stuck on a desert island together. However, if I was to replace the teabag with coffee instead, it actually doesn't sound bad at all (she said condescendingly). Where are you planning for your vacation??
Caroline
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