Green Monsters are all over the blog world, but I made my first one based off of Bobbi's recipe sometime last summer. I used to make "Green Monsters" after hard workouts. I put "Green Monster" in quotes because these always came out purple for me. I'm not one to measure, so I think I put in too many blueberries and not enough green (Kale, spinach or whatever). They were delicious and not quite as scary being purple so I just kept at it.
Lately I have been overrun with produce. I had some spinach that was going bad and decided to make a truly Green Monster. You could never taste the spinach or kale in my purple monsters, so I thought a green one might not be bad either.
Ingredients:
- bowl ful of spinach
- 1/3 cup frozen blueberries
- 3 large frozen strawberries
- 1/2 frozen banana
- milk
I think I might have over blended this because it came out very frothy! TJ would not have anything to do with it, but I enjoyed mine alot. I think I might start adding this to my daily routine. It is pretty low calorie, but super nutrient dense, plus it will help me use up some of my aging produce!
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I can't believe I've been blogging for almost a year and still haven't tried a green monster! that should change soon :)
ReplyDeleteI am going to start making green monsters!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't yet, and feel so uncool :).
The one you made me was delicious, and I was only planning on pretending to drink it and stealthily giving it to Cooper ;)
ReplyDeleteI have yet to try a green smoothie. I guess I'm just not a big drinker and that's why i have not attempted these yet!
ReplyDeleteI've never made a green monster. They always look good, but I think I get my greens in.
ReplyDeleteGreen monsters are great after a few days of off eating. They always make me feel good!
ReplyDeleteThat is really green! It looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI've wanted to try these green monsters for months but I don't have a blender :( Which is also why I've never been able to make ANY kind of smoothie, or that frozen-banana ice cream...
ReplyDeleteBut can I recommend adding a spoon of peanut/nut butter to your next green monster? Then I can live vicariously through you as you drink what I'm imagining :D
@Hannah - I have tried it with almond butter before and it is great! I didn 't add it this time just because I wanted to keep the calories down.
ReplyDeletei do enjoy green monsters but i need it to be really hot out for me to crave them. i just like to chew too much!
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