Pumpkin Spice Smoothie

Good morning! I got to bed late last night (10:45) and woke up early (5:26). I've managed to pick up the house, drink some coffee, chat with the husband, squeeze in an hour-long workout (after four days of absolute SLACKING), and make a new kind of smoothie to add to my list of favorite foods!

For those of you who are looking forward to fall because everything pumpkin spice will be available, well, you're in luck. This smoothie is DECADENT. And of course, it's totally healthy. Has anyone heard how amazing pumpkins are for your health? They're packed with fiber, beta-carotene, and one cup has more potassium than a banana. So... let's tally up what that will do for you. It will help your skin, your eyes, your hair, your digestive system, and your muscles, just to mention a few things. And the list goes on way beyond what I have listed here.

Another good thing? It's a smoothie so it only takes five minutes to throw together.

Ingredients

• 1/2 C pumpkin puree (From a can. YES. The stuff you use for pumpkin pie is just plain ol' pumpkin. No sugar, salt, etc. Just mashed up pumpkin.)
• 3/4 C vanilla almond milk
• 1 T honey
• 4-6 ice cubes
• 1 t pumpkin pie spice

Directions

1. Put ingredients into blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Drink up and feel like a million bucks.

Recipe makes roughly 1 1/2 cups and has only 178 calories. YES!

(Sources: As usual, About.com's Calorie Counter and Huffington Post.)