Sunday, February 27, 2011

My first Green Monster!

As promised, here is a review of my first ever Green Monster smoothie!!! I used the most simple recipe from greenmonstermovement.com called "The Virgin Green Monster"I didn't photograph the ingredients, but here is the recipe directly from the site linked above:

  • 2 cups organic spinach (I didn't use organic...)
  • 1-1.5 cups milk (I used light soy)
  • 1 tablespoon flax
  • 1 banana
  • ice
Place the ingredients into the blender in the following order: 1) flax, 2) spinach, 3) banana, 4) milk

I put them in that order, plus added the ice right away. I also didn't use a regular blender, I used my magic bullet.
This was delicious! It was so delicious that I had it three nights in a row and ran out of soy milk. :-( I am sweaty and gross in this picture because I enjoyed my green monster right after an intense cardio workout on the Nordic Track!

I'm planning on incorporating a lot of these into my daily routine! They are so healthy, and besides the flax, are all Power Foods!

How do you enjoy your green monsters? Do you have a favorite combination?




5 comments:

Thin Lizzy said...

you should try unsweetened vanilla almond milk. sooo yummy!

Lindsey said...

We have a place in Atlanta called Arden's Garden that makes an amazing "Superfood" (same thing), and I love it! Was yours sweet? Did it taste super spinachey? I may try the same recipe. :)

Leah: Not Otherwise Specified said...

It tasted like banana. Delicious!

Lindsey said...

Yummm, I'm gonna try it!

Jennifer said...

FINALLY tried this recipe! Yum! :) I added some fresh strawberries, too.