As part of Project Eat All the Costco Spinach, I decided to make green smoothies for breakfast this week. I used the basic “Green Monster” recipe that Angela at Oh She Glows has made so very popular. And it’s popular for a reason: they taste great and I really did feel healthy starting my day off with all that nutrition!
My version of the “Green Monster” (is that like a Green Flash?) includes:
- 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk*
- 1 smallish, RIPE banana
- 1 tbsp ground flax
- ~1 cup ice
- ~1.5-2 cups spinach
- 1/2 cup frozen mango (makes it SO creamy and sweet!)
(*Mitch says soy/almond milk shouldn’t be called “milk” because soybeans and almonds don’t have nipples)
I blend the almond milk and spinach together for about 30 seconds, and then add the rest of the ingredients and blend again until smooth. We have a pretty sad blender that’s ridiculously loud so I feel a little bad making smoothies early in the morning, but they are certainly worth the pain to my eardrums.
I can’t just have a smoothie for breakfast, so I’ve been having a piece of toast with almond butter. (I always buy the unsalted raw almond butter from Trader Joe’s, but this jar was the most raw-tasting jar I’ve had, if that makes any sense. It’s like the almonds weren’t ground as finely or something. Not bad…just different…)
Phew! I finally got to posting a blog. Does anyone else feel pressure to “keep up with the Joneses” when it comes to blogging? I feel bad sometimes that I don’t post every day. I just have to remember that this blog is my creative outlet and a way to interact with like-minded bloggers/readers, and it’s not important enough to sacrifice things like sleep or boyfriend time.
However, I would like to blog more frequently, provided I feel like I have something worthwhile to say. I have some fun weekend plans on the schedule (and one, not exactly fun, but a necessary task in order to do something else that will be fun…how cryptic is that?) but instead of blabbing about them now, I’m going to keep them a secret and therefore be motivated to write timely wrap-up posts!
You’re Welcome. 
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Hmm…I’m beginning to think I’m the only one who doesn’t like green monsters. I made it the same way as you (minus the mango) and thought it just tasted like bitter bananas.
Blogging has just become so much of a habit for me. I think I’d be kind of lost if I didn’t do a wrap-up at the end of every day!
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That green monster is so vibrant!! Looks great!
As far as blogging goes, I’ve just fallen into a routine to post every morning. It took me a while to get into that rut but that’s just me – blog what you want, when you want!
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Your green monster is the most gorgeous color!! Mine almost always come out the color of poop. Might be the strawberries!
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Wow that is one GREEN smoothie! Yes, sometimes I feel pressure to keep up on the blogging, but I always know that if I don’t blog it’s not a really big deal. If I’m too busy, I’ll just post another day!
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YUM!!! I love green smoothies – major deliciousness and nutrition!
Cheers,
Kristen
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I totally feel pressure to blog! I put it on my to-do list and even though I love my blog, it def. stresses me out sometimes. Then I remember I can blog when I want, and don’t need to put this false pressure on myself!
I am buying almond milk today so I can try one of these, finally.
LOL @ Mitch’s comment. “I have nipples, Greg, could you milk me?”
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