2nd chance smoothie

I headed to the YMCA today to run some miles on the treadmill.  I hadn't seen "Guy's Big Bite" on the Food Network in a while, so it was a nice change from the usual lineup.  I ran:

• 3.16 miles in 27 minutes (26 minutes running, 1 minute walking cool down)

Once I was done with my cardiovascular work out, I headed to the free weights area for a bicep work out. 

• bicep curls, 5 lb weights, 2 sets of 15 reps
• hammerhead curls, 5 lb weights, 2 sets of 15 reps
• concentration curls, 5 lb weights, 2 sets of 15 reps

Ryan and I had lunch today around 11:30am (which is way earlier than I usually eat) so by the time I got home from the gym I was starved.  I decided to give a kale green monster a second chance.  The first time I used kale in a smoothie the end product tasted like fresh mowed grass.  Into the blender went:

• 1 cup vanilla soy milk
• 2 handfuls of kale (this time I took all of the hard, stem-like pieces off the leaves)
• couple of pieces frozen banana
• 1 tablespoon creamy, salted peanut butter from Trader Joe's
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

The result was a much smoother, less earth taste than my previous attempt.  Plus I feel super healthy now ... might just be in my head though.