Daylight “savings” really?

After cruising through the Wall Street Journal this morning, I now blame the wonderful folks at the candy companies for this robbery of my precious weekend sleep + free time.

Why?

Well it turns out that in 2007, the folks at some of our country’s largest candy makers banded together and begged the President to move the start/end of daylight savings – the reason was simple – extended the wonderful Halloween treat-seeking window.   Really?

…the one and only time I feel slighted about chocolate…ok, maybe only for a few minutes.

In order to recover from a little less sleep, a late night out meeting up with friends, and sore feet from my “practical” 3 inch heels traipsing around the city last night – it was time for a boost of antioxidants and protein.

Strawberry/Acai Smoothie to the rescue!

Ingredients (1 Serving):

• 1 small banana – fresh or frozen
• 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
• 1 packet of Sambazon unsweetened Acai smoothie packet (found in the frozen fruit section of your grocery store)
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1.5 tablespoon of peanut butter
• A few fresh blueberries for topping

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth – if it is a little too thick try adding a little almond milk or pre-melt the Acai packets.  Pour, top with a few fresh blueberries and enjoy!