Blueberry Brain Boost

A tall glass of brain food.

For the last few days I've made a blueberry-flax smoothie in the morning, about the time I get the 10 o'clock hungries. With high levels of neuro-protective antioxidents, blueberries are excellent brain food, and flax contains omega-3 fatty acids, also necessary for neuronal health.

I'm not sure, but I think these smoothies are making me smarter. For instance, today I completed 19 Sodoku puzzles when I got up at five, and by six I was working on my morning ration of quadratic equations. After solving for X, I visualized world peace for a bit, then hacked my iPhone. My perfectly symmetrical Rubic's Cube sits on my desk, next to the work of staggering genius I hope to finish writing today, after another Blueberry Brain Boost.

It's really simple to make:

Grind 2 tablespoons of flax seeds in a blender. (You must grind them first, else they won't get properly ground.) Add 1 cup frozen blueberries and 1 cup soy milk. (If you prefer to use soy milk powder, add 2 tablespoons powder and 1 cup water.)

Whiz for 30 seconds or so. Add a sweetener if you like. And if you have a banana, you can add that too, but I've been out of bananas the last few days.

Disclaimer: I do not actually own an iPhone, and it may come as a surprise, but much of the rest of this tale isn't entirely true. That bit about the Rubic's Cube, for instance. I don't own one of those either.

Comments

[SusanV]

The only Rubic's cube I ever owned I killed in a freak slamming accident.

I love smoothies when it's not cold (i.e. below 75F). Otherwise, my teeth chatter. But I do feel smarter.

(I lied. It was actually my daughter's cube.)

[KathyF]

"freak slamming accident". Ha ha!

I usually am not a cold drink person either, but lately I've been feeling the need for something more healthful than cookies at mid morning.

(Lying is allowed here. Encouraged, even.)

[cookie jill]

Thank you for kissing a veteran this morning!

:-)