Hannah Lynn Fitness

To me, there is nothing quite as refreshing as sipping on a smoothie while soaking up some sunshine.  This spring sun has got me itching for some good smoothie recipes! I decided I would try some out this week, and share them with you!  There are a gazillion and one smoothie recipes out there, but I typically find they have so many ingredients! So these are going to be basic (but still yummy!!) recipes, with food/fruits that aren't difficult to find in your grocery store! Read on to discover some simple and delicious smoothies!  Kiwi-Lime Smoothie 1/2 Kiwi  3 Strawberries 1 Chobani Key Lime Greek Yogurt  1 Handful of Spinach Optional: Add a dash of water/milk Kiwi's are not always something I buy, but it should! It is packed with potassium, fiber, and has more vitamin C than oranges! They are also relatively inexpensive. Cherry Berry Green Smoothie Handful of the following: Spinach Cherries Blueberries  Strawberries 1/3 cup o...

Happy Monday everyone! I know some people HATE Mondays, which I completely understand, but I try to think of it as a fresh start of a new week! There's just something refreshing about a fresh start, so that encourages me to have a positive view of the usually dreaded Mondays. Just some food for thought :) But that's not the only food I want to talk about today! I want to address what perhaps everyone has heard of- "skinny" drinks. I know I can't be the only one who faces the temptation to order a Starbucks drink and ask for it "skinny." Maybe because I feel like it justifies my buying whatever I am ordering, and find encouragement in the vague title. But do we really even know what's in those drinks? Why are they "skinny"? What makes them that way? Are they actually better for you? Do they actually help to keep you skinny? Let's find out! So traditionally, if you order a "skinny" drink, it means you would like the dri...

Hey ya'll! I hope your week has been going well :) Today I have some recipes I have been using as of late! This is the first time in a while I have shared my recipes so I hope you enjoy! I have been trying to drink more water lately (let me know in the comments if you want me to post some tips on how I have been drinking more water!), and one of the ways is finding or creating water- flavored BCAA's , and this zero calorie and junk free lemonade!! based drinks that are very low in calories. My go-tos lately have been Green Tea, This recipe is super simple, and takes less than 2 minutes to make! The three ingredients are: Water  Lemon Juice Stevia And that's it! I know stevia is a controversial topic and I would like to address it on this blog, but here is a great article you can read for now! And here is one contrasting stevia to truvia. In short, true real raw stevia is not an ARTIFICIAL sweetener- it is simply from a different plant. There can be some si...