Milk and Honey

1.)  If you can, find some grass-fed cow's milk and local raw honey, if not, then choose the milk of your choice and get some real honey- check the label vigilantly, some honey is cut with corn syrup.  In any case, combine the two.  You'll need to stir the honey for a little bit to make sure the two blend well together, then sip as a night time snack or even a post-workout recovery drink.  Add some chia seeds if you want, but you'll need to stir a little longer and give the chia seeds enough time to absorb some of the milk.

2.)  You can do the same thing, but use pure maple syrup- not that disgusting corn goop they call pancake syrup or "natural" syrup (which is just corn syrup).  You can also use agave syrup, though agave has a taste that takes a little getting used to, it's supposed to be better for you since it is lower on the glycemic index.

3.)  Make a smoothy using frozen fruit.  Since fruit is coming into season, you can just buy a bunch of different varieties of sweet fruits and freeze them.  Blueberries and strawberries work great, but don't be afraid of mango and kiwi, raspberries and blackberries make some good smoothies, too.  There are many different ways to make smoothies.  You can put the frozen fruit in a blender and with some fruit juice and ice, or you can put in the fruit with yogurt, maple syrup or sugar, milk, and ice.  What's nice about smoothies is that you can always add some vegetables into the mix to get even more nutrients and you will probably not even notice!

4.)  Chia Fresca- combine the juice from one lemon or lime (maybe combine?), water, chia, and a little sugar.  Stir well and allow the chia to absorb some of the water, then sip and enjoy.  I suggest 1 TBS chia seed to 12 oz of water with 1/2 TBS of evaporated cane juice.

5.)  Vanilla Water- find a vanilla bean and cut it open and place it in a jug of filtered water.  The flavor will eventually infuse into the water.