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Last week I posted about how totally crazy our lives get every May.  It is part of being a teacher, I suppose, and by now I should be used to it.

One thing that totally saves me during these crazy crazy weeks right before school gets out is Nestle Carnation Breakfast Essentials.  True Story: I have had a Breakfast Essentials every morning ever since I have been married to Greg.  He got me hooked on the bad boys and it's the best thing that ever happened to my breakfast.  We have crazy crazy mornings around here (getting two adults and one baby out the door before 7 am is something only the insanest of people attempt) and Breakfast Essentials is our go to for breakfast.  While I feed and dress June, Greg is in charge of taking the dog out to go potty and making us our Breakfast Essentials to take with us on our drive to school.  It is so quick and easy, and is a total relief to me to know that we are getting loads of vitamins and minerals to start our day.  

Today I want to share with you a couple of variations I do with Breakfast Essentials.  On the most hectic of mornings, we just mix the powder with the milk, plain and simple.  But on mornings where we have a couple extra minutes, I love to jazz it up a bit.  My newest favorite is orange chocolate.  If you are a fan of chocolate covered orange sticks, you are going to love this.  It's the perfect combo of 

fruity and chocolate.

BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS CHOCOLATE ORANGE SMOOTHIE RECIPE

1 packet Chocolate Breakfast Essentials

2 cuties or 1 orange (the juicier the better!)

1/2 cup milk

1 cup crushed ice

squirt of vanilla

Mix all ingredients in blender until desired consistency.  It's a smooth, chocolately fruity burst of goodness.

It's a little harder to find the strawberry flavored powder of Breakfast Essentials but when you do grab a bunch, because it is to die for!  Below is my favorite recipe with the strawberry flavor.

BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE RECIPE

1 packet Strawberry Breakfast Essentials

1/2 Banana

3-4 strawberries (optional.  This depends on how strong you like your strawberry flavor)

1/2 cup milk

1 cup crushed ice

squirt of vanilla

Mix all ingredients in blender until desired consistency.

And, last but not least.... for my peanut butter lovers!

BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BANANA SMOOTHIE RECIPE

1 packet Chocolate Breakfast Essentials

1/2 banana

1 dollop of peanut butter to taste

1/2 cup milk

1 cup crushed ice

squirt of vanilla

You can find Breakfast Essentials in your breakfast aisle!  I pick mine up at the Smith's (a Kroger store) down the road every freaking week.  For more information you can go here or visit Carnation's facebook page here.

AND... right now Carnation is running a carnationfreebreakfast.com promotion.  To enter:

1. Buy any 2 Carnation Breakfast Essentials products
2. Get a clear photo of your entire receipt and then text with keyword BREAKFAST to 811811 for submission instructions or email it to redeem@CarnationFreeBreakfast.com or upload your receipt to http://cbi.as/7qnt
3. You will receive a code back once the receipt has been verified that you can share with your friends and family for a free breakfast! (up to a $7.99 value). Participants can enter by texting a number, emailing, or uploading a photo of the receipt to the website