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
The frozen mangos from Trader Joe’s are an awesome addition to the green monster for a little extra sweetness! enjoy!
I like to add frozen raspberries and fatfreelight wildberry crumb cake yogurt to mine. The best!
I would love to try this, but I’m crazy allergic to bananas. I wonder what I could sub . . . suggestions anyone?
You could probably just sub in any frozen fruit you like and maybe extra yogurt for some more texture?
Frozen mangos from Trader Joe’s might add a little sweetness like bananas but you might have to add a little honey or agave to match the sweetness.
Frozen mangoes, raspberries or blueberries would be great!
avocado would add that creamy texture, for sure. green smoothies are the unsung hero of delicious treats!
Avocado is next on the list for my attempts… what else do you use?
I have used frozen peaches when I did not have banana and it worked very well. I think you could really sub any fruit you wanted!!! If you want to keep it green and not let it turn a muddy color you need to use light colored fruits (peach, manog, pineapple, apple, etc) rather than dark berries. :) I hope you try this out, I made one a few days ago and it was to. die. for.
spinach, frozen mango, banana, vanilla protein powder (or cows milk or yogurt), ground flax seeds.
I like to add honey to mine for some extra sweetness :)
Yum, we’re big fans of Green Monsters, especially when CHO’s in the mix. The banana taste masks the spinach and gives it a creamy, sweet and smooth taste. With health benefits to boot!
Lindsay, Chobani
The greener the better. ;)
It took me forever to jump on the green monster bandwagon but I am SO glad I did. I was skeptical that they would not really taste good but holy cow they are awesome. I have never tried adding yogurt so I will try that next time! Maybe the yogurt will help it be more filling? Usually when I make a green monster I am hungry 2 hours later.
Love green monsters! My usual contains frozen banana, Trader Joe’s Vanilla Almond Milk, spinach, cinnamon!, peanut butter or almond butter, a bit of vanilla protein powder.
I also use kale or baby kale. LOVE my smoothies!
Love it!! The perfect post for today. I was drinking this exact thing this morning at work (mind you I work in a small gym) and all the people were thinking it looked disgusting and couldn’t believe that I would drink such a thing. They were actually gagging at me haha! They could NOT understand how it tasted like a milk shake! I will be forwarding this post to about 25 people now. Thanks!
Would this work in a magic bullet? I don’t have a blender but I really want to make this in the morning!
I don’t have a MB – but I don’t see why not! :D
The Magic Bullet can’t handle dense frozen fruit like bananas and strawberries very well, but things like frozen blueberries and raspberries are no problem. So if I make these in my MB, I often use a fresh banana and add crushed ice to get the same texture. Good luck and enjoy! Green monsters are the best!
I make gm’s in my magic bullet all the time. I use frozen banana, frozen fruit, yogurt and water. The trick is to make sure there is enough liquid to help everything blend easier. Hope this helps!
The Magic Bullet can’t handle dense frozen fruit like bananas and strawberries very well, but things like frozen blueberries and raspberries are no problem. So if I make these in my MB, I often use a fresh banana and add crushed ice to get the same texture. Good luck and enjoy! Green monsters are the best!
Love, love, love!!!!! I hope you’re starting to feel refreshed.