Civilized Snacks

Queen Elizabeth and I enjoy
a civilized snack together. 

Thursdays are pretty difficult days for me. It's past the "hump day", but too busy to beckon Friday because I've just got too much to do. These are the days that I need to relax my anxiety and breathe through my checklist. I am a tea drinker or water drinker. I very rarely drink juice, coffee, or sodas. My other poison of choice is also clear and spirited, but I'm promoting healthy options, not ones that can get you arrested. 

Many of you know that I am a pretty high-energy kind of girl, and caffeine only makes my eye twitch. In addition to being pretty limited in my choices of drinks, I also do not like cold liquids. I drink almost everything at room temperature or hot. Who else enjoys a good hot liquid? You guessed it! The British. 

Today's guest presenter is the epitome of "civilized" and I'm really honored that she agreed to come hang with me -as I pride myself on being without pretense and civil, but not "-ized". The Queen and I are having a personal favorite today - tea with toast and trail mix. I just love, love, love raisin toast with soft cheese. The flavors are sweet, zesty, and have different textures to enjoy in each bite. If you toast the raisin bread extra well, the crunchy and slightly browned raisins offer a sweet and plump delicious pop of flavor. Mmmmm! Your majesty has black tea and I've got a little green tea. Sometimes I eat the raisin toast too quickly, so I have a little trail mix to nibble on through the remainder of the tea. 

This combination is high in protein, high in flavor, and so very relaxing. It's just the Cheerie-Oh that you need to push through the rest of Thursday, right into FRRRRIIIIIIDDDDAAAAYYYY!!! This Thursday time with the Queen was just my cup of tea. I hope you enjoy!