Naturally Ella

Green Monster Smoothie

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It’s officially summer around here and that means sun, fun, and vacation. (Clearly my brain has already gone on vacation seeing as I misspelled “monster” this morning.)

The good news is that on Thursday I leave for Las Vegas to spend four days with one of my best friends (who is getting married!)  This means lots of sun, fun, and photography (which I can’t wait.)  Other than that, my summer plans are still somewhat up in the air.

However, I decided that since I am taking the summer off to enjoy, I needed to really focus on my health, diet, and exercise.  Enter in this green smoothie.

I’ve seen many versions of this floating around the internet but I knew that I really didn’t want to make one until I got fresh spinach from the farm.  If I was going to drink spinach for breakfast, it was going to have to be fresh spinach.  So finally on Thursday, I got my spinach and the next morning I made this smoothie for breakfast.

The verdict?  I’ll definitely be making this again.  The banana added just enough sweetness to cover the spinach taste and I felt good drinking a healthy dose of fruit and vegetables for breakfast.  I also can’t wait until I start getting blueberries and strawberries from the farm so I can mix it up a bit!  If you’re still wondering whether or not you’d be brave enough to try it- just do it!  I really don’t think you’ll be disappointed!

 

Green Monster Smoothie
 
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Recipe type: Drink
Serves: 1

Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 2 larges handfuls of spinach
  • 1 tablespoon flaxseed ground
  • 3 ice cubes
  • 1 banana

Instructions
  1. Place ingredients in a blender starting with almond milk ending with the banana.
  2. Pulse on high until perfectly blended.
  3. If you want it colder, add a couple more ice cubes.

Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1

 

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  • http://www.livefortheseason.wordpress.com Ali Macaluso

    YUM, this looks delicous! Thanks for the recipe!

  • http://mylittlecelebration.com dana

    I had one of those for lunch yesterday, practically the same recipe too but I used a frozen banana and threw in a few strawberries, too. Lovely post! Green monsters are one of my favorite kinds of smoothies. So healthy and satisfying.

  • http://fooddoodles.com Heidi @ Food Doodles

    I love green smoothies! Aren’t they fantastic?

  • Tanya

    I hate bananas do you have a suggestion for something else to add sweetness?

  • http://activefingers.com Anna

    I am excited to experiment with different variations this summer. A few weeks ago I made a mocha green monster with instant coffee :)

  • Mireya Merritt

    I made my first green smoothie a couple of weeks ago and I was surprised at how delicious it was. Spinach, a few grapes and cucumber make a great mix.

  • http://www.longhornlucy.com Becca

    How does everyone get the spinach pulverized enough not to have green chunks. I made a green monster one time, using kale and while the flavor was fine the kale flakes were not so good. I’ve only heard the Vitamix as a solution and I am not made of money. What else ya got?

    • erin

      I first bought a Juiceman that was able to juice the greens (which left me with no chunks.) However, I really wanted to use ice cubes so I went and bought a cheaper GE blender and it works like a charm.

    • Dyanna

      I use spinach, (alot of spinach about 3 huge hand fulls) never tried kale, but I will put the spinach in last, I use frozen banana so i use my cheap ole wal mart blender ($12.00), put the setting on low and hit the crush ice a couple of times, open the blender and use a spoon to push the spinach down, hit the blend button on low for about 30 seconds to a minute, turn it off and push everthing down again with a spoon, then hit the blend on high and let it blend for about 2 minutes. Everything is smooth and creamy when I do it this way.

  • http://www.simplychicforcheap.wordpress.com SimplyChic

    i love spinach smoothies! such a great way to get green in your diet! :)

  • http://www.nutritionnutontherun.com Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]

    Your photos are phenomenal! I love drinking my GMs from mason jars :)

  • http://chicagodavis.blogspot.com Stephanie Davis

    Thanks for the recipe! I added a few strawberries as well! Yummy!

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  • Yankeerancher

    Yum!! This will be breakfast tomorrow!! ;)

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