Oh man…

Here come all of the Halloween candies, snacks, and themed-treats to further sabotage my dieting attempts.

These are my major weaknesses of the season:

• Pumpkin Spice Lattes
• Cadbury Screme Eggs
• Mellowcreme Pumpkins
• Candy Corn M&Ms
• Bite-size/miniature ANYTHING.
• Pumpkin Pie Italian Ice/Gelatis from Jeremiah’s

Why, oh why, does every holiday/season have to be associated with such delicious (and fattening) food?!

Ugh.

I’m going to make this smoothie tonight to try and combat my desire to hunt down pumpkin-spiced-everything after work tonight:

Pumpkin Pie Protein Smoothie:

• 1 scoop Cinnamon Bun Protein Powder (120 cals, low carb)
• 2/3 cup pure pumpkin puree
• 1 cup So Delicious Almond Milk Plus Protein (40 cals, 5+ grams of protein
• 1 tbsp chopped pecans
• 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 packets of Splenda/Truvia (whatever I have on hand)
• 1/2 tbsp of pure vanilla extract
• 1 full cup of ice

This’ll be a pretty big – and heavy – smoothie, weighing in at nearly 300 calories, but it’ll pack healthy fats and a lot of filling protein. My hope is that it’ll fill me up AND satisfy my sweets craving for the seasonal treats!

Bon appetit, my friends!

~ Tori