Let's be totally clear here- I am not the epitome of health by any means, and taking health advice from me would be like taking English lessons from someone who only speaks fluent French. (I actually do speak a tinge of French, oui!) Anyway, I have recently started daily workouts at the Kennebec Valley YMCA to try and shave off a little of my... umm, 'extra padding'. As such, I'm also trying to modify my diet, too. Sadly, losing weight and maintaining a healthy ones means fewer chicken baskets and chips. Wicked bummer! My wife is someone who makes protein/nutrition shakes each morning when she gets up and recently I've jumped on board, too. The great thing about it is you can really make them however the heck you want. I've been using chocolate protein and mixing in almond butter, almond milk, spinach, strawberries, blueberries, carrots and whatever other produce I can find rolling around in the fridge. It may seem like all these ingredients would taste bad together, but the chocolate hides it all well!