In case you are out of the know, the Green Monster smoothie is ALL the rage right now. I finally bought myself a Magic Bullet Blender, so I got to try my first Green Monster this morning. According to: greenmonstermovement.com, the basic Green Monster is made as such:
2 cups of spinach
1 cup milk (cow, almond, soy, whatever you prefer)
1 banana
1 cup frozen strawberries
A lot of people also add Flax Seed in, so I am going to buy some and try that.
Whirl it all around in your blender until you have a very green and very frothy drink that contains 2 fruit servings, two veggie servings, and dairy!
I made the traditional Green Monster, as above, and it was really good. I think I was a little heavy handed with the spinach and added more than two cups though because it was a hair grassy tasting. Otherwise, it tasted like a strawberry banana smoothie, but had a lot more volume:
Yes, I know it looks a little like baby food. Or maybe baby puke? But trust me, they're really good and filling. I got about 2/3 the way through and decided to do Insanity and have the rest as my refuel afterwards.
I think tomorrow I will try and do some peaches in there....then who knows, the possibilities are endless!
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