Happy Monday y’all!  Life is still crazy busy in the Hungry Southern Belle house.  We gave the Big Green Egg (or “Kermie” as we like to call it) a great workout yesterday!  Be on the lookout for a guest post from our very own Riche on the slow smoked pork butt he prepared….DELICIOUS!  It gave us both a chance to slow down and enjoy the process of prepping a yummy and flavorful meal.  Monday came along quickly again and I was in need of a quick but healthy breakfast option to start my day off with a bang!  One of my favorite go to smoothies right now is the Butternut Squash and Cherry Smoothie (recipe courtesy of barre3). This is a perfect way to start my day…especially now that I’m entering into week three of our barre3 Winter Challenge!  Enjoy y’all!

Butternut Squash and Cherry Smoothie

(Serves 2)

INGREDIENTS:

1 tbsp almond butter (raw)
3/4 cup cherries (frozen & pitted)
1/2 banana (frozen)
4 cubes raw butternut squash (fresh or frozen)
2-3 dates (optional)
1-1/2 cups fresh water
2 tbsp avocado

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a high speed blender, blend everything mentioned above.