A Green Monster Spinach Smoothie is packed with good-for-you ingredients. Make and enjoy often for breakfast, snack, or anytime you need a pick-me-up!
Sick of salads but craving the health and hydration benefits? Drink your veggies in the form of a Green Monster Spinach Smoothie!
Green Monster Spinach Smoothies are one of my top secret diet weapons because, although they’re packed with baby spinach which make skin, hair, nails, and our overall selves feel totally great, they do not taste healthy at all.
I repeat, they do not taste healthy at all.
PLUS!
- Spinach is fat free, cholesterol free, low in calories, and very low in sodium
- Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin A, C, K, iron, fiber, folate, and lutein
- Leutin is an antioxidant that promotes good eye health, and may help prevent cancer of the liver, ovaries, colon and prostate, and even dementia.
- Dole lab tests found spinach juice has twice the chlorophyl, eight times the calcium, six times the magnesium, 10 times the potassium, 15 times the vitamin C and 43 times the vitamin A of wheatgrass juice!
Are you convinced yet? Well channel your inner Popeye and get to blending already!
To a high speed blender add a sliced frozen banana and peanut butter.
- Tip: peel and slice your bananas BEFORE you freeze them.
Next add protein-packed vanilla Greek yogurt, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. You can truly use any kind of milk you want — cow’s, rice, soy, etc.
Fill the blender the rest of the way up with baby spinach. I usually get around 4 cups though you can use more or less if you like!
Blend until the Green Monster Smoothie is velvety smooth.
Pure green gold!
I almost feel guilty enjoying one of these babies, as it tastes like a sweet, indulgent ice cream shake. It’s perfect for breakfast, lunch or even a snack.
Try throwing in different kinds of greens, protein powder, and any frozen fruit or berry combo under the sun. The sky’s the limit with this ultra-healthy, not-healthy-tasting Green Monster Spinach Smoothie!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 sliced banana, frozen
- 1 Tablespoon creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup 0% Vanilla Chobani Greek yogurt
- 1 cup milk, unsweetened vanilla almond milk recommended
- 4 cups baby spinach, or more or less
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-powered blender in the order listed above then blend until very smooth.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are estimates only. Please read our full nutrition information disclaimer.
*Sources: Dole, WH Foods, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
I’ve read about green monsters for quite some time and you might just be the person that convinces me to do it. Did you know there’s a blog totally devoted to green monsters?!!
Where, oh where, can we find this blog?!?!
Here: http://greenmonstermovement.com/
:)
Oh my gosh there’s another Kaycie spelled the same way as me and we both follow IGE no wayyy! HI NAME TWIN IF YOU READ THIS!!
Excuse me, anyway, I am so pumped to try this. I am the worst at eating vegetables so this looks perfect!
I love green monsters! I make mine with almond milk, almond butter, chia seeds, spinach, and a frozen banana. So yummy!
I.<3.Green.Smoothies.
I usually do spinach/kale, celery, water, apple, pear and half a frozen banana. lasts for three days and is so glorious!
I like 1 cup of frozen unsweetened mixed berries, 1 vanilla Greek yogurt, 1 banana, spinach and almond milk. Pure deliciousness!
Love love these.
Tip for buying bananas – often grocery stores (at least my Hy-Vee does) will set out a cart with bulk bags of bananas that are past their prime – but really they are just fine. A few brown spots on the outside. Pick up a few bags (or if you are my husband – SEVEN!!) and begin the process of freezing them in batches. We peel them, break in half and freeze on cookie sheets, and then store them in a giant tupperware (or plastic bags).
I find the bananas easy to slice with a good knife when they are frozen, so breaking them in half speeds things along.
This is a super deal and you save a ton of money. Often, if you are lucky, you even get the organic bananas for dirt cheap.
I was a gun shy regarding these and then I made one, YUM! So good………………….!!!!
I love green monsters, I add 100% orange juice, frozen berries and ground flax to mine!
Just got some spinach in my CSA box today! I see a Green Monster in my near future! :-)
I LOVE green smoothies! I do pretty much the same recipe but add in some protein powder. Tastes just like a shake and it’s amazing you can’t taste the spinach!
I need to enjoy more green smoothies. They’re so good for you and easy to make/drink.
This sounds soooo delish! I can’t wait to try it! Does it make any difference if the banana isn’t frozen?
would throw in a handful of ice if you don’t have a frozen banana!
thank you both!
If I did pre-freeze my banana, sometimes I just add some ice to the mix to get the same texture!
Typo – didn’t pre-freeze and Kristin posted at the same time as me :)
This smoothie looks delicious! Yours always look WAY greener than when I make them.
Where did you get the cool dole cup?
I actually got it when I went to the Dole healthy bloggers summit earlier this summer!