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This green monster smoothie is a great way to sneak some greens into your day
Okay so I gave in. And I’m kind of hooked on this green smoothie sensation. When the whole green thing started, you know, like doing shots of wheatgrass..and then adding green leaves to your smoothies. I was so opposed to it. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to try it, it was because I was scared I’d taste the spinach or taste something completely disgusting.
Well, after seeing thousands of bloggers (this number is slightly exaggerated) post their own versions of green smoothies and how none of them croaked upon drinking it, I decided to give it a try. Uh, yeah, I’m hooked. I’ve been having one every day for breakfast.
If you’re scared like me of tasting the leafy greens, I realized this: all the fruit and stuff you put in this drink, the ratio of spinach to fruit/nuts/oats, is like 10/90, therefore, the fruity-ness completely takes over the entire taste. It tastes like a REGULAR smoothie. This is so deceiving and I love it. If I had a kid, I’d force him/her to drink it cause it’s good nutrition. I don’t care if the green scares them, I’d be like “it’s sweet and it’s green because Big Bird says G is for Green which means good for you,” surely that’ll work, right?
You can literally throw anything in this smoothie. I’m going to start throwing flax seeds & oats in them so the protein and fiber will keep me fuller for longer. I know some people use peanut butter and other nut butters, which you can do too, but I haven’t tried that yet.
Be green. Drink a green monster and be invincible! Ok, those aren’t accurate claims, but you’ll feel better about yourself :)
Green Monster Smoothie
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups (474 g) frozen fruit, (I used mixed fruit that included pineapples, grapes, strawberries, mangos, and peaches)
- 1 banana, broken into pieces
- 1 ½ cup (355 ml) almond milk
- Large handful of spinach
Instructions
- Throw everything in the blender and blend until a smooth consistency. If it gets stuck, turn it off, and use a spatula to break it up and start it again.
I totally love the green juice! (I juice my fruits and veggies instead of doing smoothies…just as good!) But this smoothie sounds totally good with the almond milk! Yum!
Mmm, I have a green smoothie just about every day. Loooove them!
I am so in love with green monster smoothies!
Some mornings I don’t want a sweet smoothie – so I mix spinach, V8 juice, buttermilk and Tabasco – it’s really quite yummy!
I LOVE the v8, spinach, buttermilk and tabasco!
I keep forgetting to try this lol! One of these days ;)
i guess i have to try this! i was the same with you on trying the green smoothie, but since another blogger has claimed how delicious this drink is…i gotta have one!
This looks delicious :) I haven’t made one, but I think I may jump on the healthy green bandwagon soon!
Julie- i LOVE green monsters. :) I usually freeze my banana chunks, which makes the smoothie SO thick – almost like a milkshake. My go-to is frozen bananas, frozen mangos, frozen strawberries, spinach, vanilla greek yogurt, and almond milk. I might have to try grapes sometime!
I tried a green smoothie not too long ago and it was pretty tasty! Thanks for your recipe!
What a funny name for a tasty looking smoothie!