The Green Monster

Have I ever mentioned my dislike for eating breakfast?

It's not that I don't like breakfast food, I just don't like making breakfast for just me. 

And quite honestly, I don't usually 'feel' like eating until noon-ish.

Since I'm trying to lose weight, I'm trying to make sure I eat [or drink] something first thing in the morning to get my metabolism going.

Hello, smoothies!

I find it a lot easier for me to drink a smoothie than to eat a bowl of cereal.

While on pinterest a few days ago, I saw a recipe for a green monster smoothie.

I had never heard of it before, but just reading the benefits of it, I decided to try it.

Being a spinach lover, I wasn't skeptical at all and I'm so glad!

Although I use 2 handfuls of fresh spinach, I can't taste it at all [hint, hint spinach haters!]

1 sliced frozen banana

1 tbsp peanut butter

 1/4 cup Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt

2 % Milk*

2 handfuls of spinach

Tip: I never buy frozen fruit at the store. I always buy fresh , wash/prepare it myself, & separate by serving size into freezer bags. It takes maybe 5 minutes of my time, & I get way more bang for my buck that way.

 Start out with the frozen bananas, add the peanut butter.

 Next, add your yogurt & milk

 Should be about half full before you add the spinach

 I add 1 handful of spinach & then blend for 30 seconds. Once it is smooth, I remove the cap, add more spinach & milk, and blend for another 30 seconds.

The finished product! This is such a rich, creamy smoothie. It's packed full of healthy goodness, but you wouldn't know it by tasting it...it tastes like a treat! I'm definitely looking forward to experimenting with different variations soon.

*Note: I didn't put a measurement for milk. The main reason for this is because you don't want a really watery  smoothie, you want it creamy. I just add a little bit of milk at a time until it gets to the consistency I like & I would suggest that to you as well.