The most refreshing, nutritious smoothie you’ll ever have! Feel free to personalize by adding different kinds of berries, milk or even protein powders.
Ingredients:
2 big handfuls spinach
1/4 cup uncooked, old-fashioned oats
1 frozen banana (un-peel and freeze)
1 Tablespoon almond or peanut butter
1 cup skim milk
1 handful ice
Directions:
1. Place spinach, oats, frozen banana, almond or peanut butter and milk in a blender. Blend until spinach is completely smooth.
2. Add frozen banana and ice, then blend until mixture is smooth.
3. Pour in a large glass and enjoy!
mmmm green monsters are so very very nice
oh wow this looks fabulous! Love that you put oats in the GM
I “officially” started on the Green Monster movement today. Thanks for the recipe. This will help me along
I have major green monster envy – that looks so good!
I’ve been reading your blog for a week or so and when I saw your recipe for drunken pasta I was excited. I made it tonight for my husband and I and we loved it. I told him it was an Iowa recipe so he appoved. He’s from Iowa and is hard to please with food so thank you for the amazing recipe!!
That smoothie looks divine! Why am I so nervous to try green smoothies? I love my vegetables
so wait. un peel and freeze? does that mean i just pop the banana in the freezer or does it mean i peel it and pop the banana in the freezer.
But i bought 6 bananas today – normally i would’ve only bought 4 (just enough for the week!) and a bag of spinach! YAY!
thanks for taking a picture of your blender– I say this because I have been avoiding the GM due to a lack of a juicer.. for some reason I assumed that was the only way to get spinach to blend up properly. I am so pumped for this as breakfast tomorrow!
Yum. I have been wanting to A. find good ways to to get my veggies and fruits B. use my new wedding shower gifts ( hooray for the blender!).
I tried this today and it was delicious. I used vanilla soy milk and I think that added a little extra sweetness that made it delicious. Keep up the great blog Iowa Girl.
Another Iowa Girl,
A.S.
Ok lovey… I am going to try one of these infamous monsters tomorrow for b*fast… hope it lives up to its reputation!!
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Great easy to prepare! even on weekdays.
wow, nice images and cool recipe…
Awesome! Welcome aboard
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DON’T be nervous at all!! And if you are, just try making a half batch!
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Oh good – I’m so glad you guys liked it!!
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