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July 8, 2016 By Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money

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Watermelon Smoothie

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This is a genius way to use up leftover watermelon! All you need to do is add watermelon with milk and yogurt and you have the perfect watermelon smoothie

TGIF! Is it just me or has this whole week seemed all messed up because of the Fourth of July weekend? For some reason it has felt like Friday to me all week. I don’t know about you, but we have so much watermelon left over from the Fourth. That’s why I’m sharing this easy recipe for a watermelon smoothie today.

Before I share the recipe, I want to share my weekly spending. Y’all, we struggled this week. We needed a bunch of random things, plus we had to pay for some a lot of medical expenses. We spent way too much, but we also made some really smart purchases. Here’s what we spent since the last weekly update:

Blu Sushi Dining – $44.46 (weekend family date)
Publix – $106.65 (groceries+ light bulbs and other home maintenance)
Jimmy P’s Butcher Shop & Deli- $32.98 (Fourth of July meat)
Men’s Wearhouse -$116.58 (Tom needed new work clothes)
Marshalls –$10.76 (cheap bowls)
YOURLENS.COM- $131.99 (contacts)
The Fresh Market- $13.90 (buns and beer for the Fourth)
Starbucks Coffee- $10.00 (duh)
Publix- $51.71 (I went in for milk. Only milk)
True Fashionistas Designer Resale– $41.50 (my favorite place to buy used clothing)
Amazon –$20.64 (toilet paper with Subscribe & Save– affiliate link)
Amazon -$36.33 (diapers with Subscribe & Save– affiliate link)
Paradise Wine– $36.30 (cheap date night)
Trader Joe’s – $51.98 (Once again, I only went in for milk)
Babysitter- $45
Hospital bill payment– $182
Orthopedic payment- $125 (cast came off this week)
Total: $1,057.78

Terrible, right? This doesn’t even include regular expenses like our mortgage, car payment, or educational loans. Obviously we are going to go on a little spending moratorium for a couple of weeks. I’m already trying to plan out what meals I can make from the food already in our freezer and pantry. I’m still trying to figure out what happened to my $100 grocery budget. I’m going to attempt to get back to it next week (don’t I say this every week?).

Time for another spending moratorium. Way over budget this week! #budget Click To Tweet

On to happier things, right? Watermelon makes me happy.

Watermelon smoothie

Not only am I trying to get back to spending less throughout the week, I’m also trying to decrease my food waste. I’ve found that I’m not doing well with food waste since I stopped putting effort into Food Waste Friday. I may have to get a little more serious about my food waste posts again in order to stay accountable.

Watermelon smoothie recipe to use up leftover watermelons

Since we’ve had a ton of watermelon at our house, I decided to use it in a smoothie instead of letting it get mushy in the fridge. It was so easy and the kids loved it.

Need a recipe for all the leftover #watermelon? Make a #smoothie! #FoodWasteFriday Click To Tweet

Robert and Jackson are on big smoothie kicks lately. I usually make them with dairy free milk since Robert is still slightly lactose intolerant. Oddly enough, he can handle Greek yogurt without a problem.

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Watermelon Smoothie

Watermelon Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 2 C. of watermelon chunks (more if you have it)
  • 1 C. Greek yogurt
  • 1 C. milk
  • 1/2 C. ice

Instructions

  1. Place it all in the blender and blend until smooth.
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Speaking of smoothies, I’m so excited to share a new product I tested that is awesome in smoothies. Herbal Papaya sent me a box of goodies.

Herbal Papaya tea

I’ve been struggling with inflammation since Jackson has been born. I know it’s because I’m drinking too much coffee and alcohol. But really, how do moms survive without caffeine and wine? I’ve cut back, but I’ve also been doing a lot of research into foods that work as natural anti-inflammitories.

Save a mango eat a papaya

Papaya is one of those foods! I’ve been drinking the papaya tea and putting the papaya powder in my smoothies. I’m loving it, and I’m already feeling less pain. Plus, how cute are the stickers?

How was your spending this week? Food waste? Are you into smoothies during this heat wave too?

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  1. Michelle Leslie says

    July 8, 2016 at 9:22 am

    Shoooo sorry about the budget, it’s awful when that happens :-( The smoothies look really yummy though. The watermelon must be so refreshing in all the heat.

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      July 8, 2016 at 2:17 pm

      It’s alright! We will survive. The smoothies were totally refreshing!

      Reply
  2. Jamie @ Medium Sized Family says

    July 8, 2016 at 10:49 am

    We’ve had some food waste for sure lately. I’m scared to dig to the back of the fridge…must be time for a clean out! But we did much better on our spending this week. Hope all is well with your health! Medical bills are stinky unexpected expenses, but hopefully it’s worth the cost to feel better.

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      July 8, 2016 at 2:16 pm

      Sometimes it is really scary to look in the fridge!

      All is well with our health. That broken bone is costing us a good chunk of change though!

      Reply
  3. Christina @ RaisingSavers.com says

    July 9, 2016 at 11:41 am

    Love the watermelon smoothy idea! For a dairy-free Paleo verson, we simply blend watermelon and ice. Booze optional :)

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    • Hannah @ Eat, Drink and Save Money says

      July 10, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      So smart!

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  4. Jill says

    July 10, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    This looks so delicious… Also, I feel like every time we get serious about budgeting, something BIG comes up.

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