Healthy Habits-- Homemade Ranch Dressing

I've missed a few weeks, but I'm excited to be linking up with Katie again for her Healthy Habits series! Make sure to head over to her blog, and check out all the other link ups! 

So for this week's post, I wanted to share this new recipe I found for homemade light Ranch dressing! I sort of L-O-V-E ranch dressing and want to dip everything I eat in it. I mean its just so good, and makes everything taste better! However, if you've looked at the calories, fat, and strange ingredients listed on most bottled Ranch dressings, it doesn't take long to realize its not the best thing to be putting into your body.  Soooo after trying several Pinterest recipes for Ranch dressing, and being disappointed, I finally found one that tastes just like the real thing, has the perfect consistency, and is sooo easy to make! 

Ingredients: 

• 1 package dry ranch dressing mix
• 1 cup non fat plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup 1% milk

Directions: 

• combine all ingredients 
• whisk together 
• chill for 2 hours before serving. And voila! You've got homemade ranch dressing with REAL ingredients and low in calories and fat!

^^^ this recipe made about 2 cups, and it lasted about a week and a half before it started getting sort of bubbly on top which weirded me out so I threw it out and made more!^^^

 Hope you enjoy yours when you make it! What are some other dressings or dips you've learned to make at home?? I would love to hear!

Healthy Habits--- Breakfast foods!

It's time for another Healthy Habits post linking up with Katie! I love participating in this because so many of the other posts are so inspiring and motivating.  I love discovering new ideas and insight into leading a more healthy lifestyle and finding more blogger friends!  \

This week, I've decided to start focusing on my breakfast habits. I am NOT a breakfast food fan at all, but the older I get the more and more I believe that it really is the most important meal of the day.  On the days that I make time to eat a good breakfast, I have so much more energy throughout the day, and feel more productive getting things checked off my to-do list. Also, after quite a serious low-blood sugar scare last week, I've tried to be more intentional with my choices.  I love searching Pinterest for new high protein breakfast options that will help my blood sugar stay level and make me feel full for longer periods of times... which is a difficult task while pregnant. 

So I thought I would share with you my most favorite new smoothie recipe I've found! It was super easy to make, and gave me soooo much energy, and seriously kept me feeling full for almost 3 hours, which again, is a LONG time for this pregnant lady!

I did leave out the oats only because I didn't have any, but I want to try that next time! My honey isn't raw honey either... I've never bought raw honey before, so I just used what I had on hand... close enough right?

One thing I loved about this was how easily it blended up! It was so smooth, and not too sweet or filling that you couldn't drink the whole smoothie. And man was it yummy!!

 I will definitely be making this  a regular part of each week!!

What are some of your favorite breakfasts?? I would love to hear anybody's suggestions!