Green Monster Madness

28
Jan
2009

categories: breakfast, drinks, fruit, nut butter, recipes, vegan, vegetarian, yoga

Have you ever tried a green smoothie? Angela has been making them for breakfast, and I got very curious, so I decided to try my own. It was surprisingly good. I had to add a few teaspoons of honey to sweeten it up at the end, but after that it was great. And it’s a wonderful way to get some veggies early on in the day.

Maggie’s Green Smoothie

Ingredients

1 small banana, sliced
4-5 strawberries, sliced
spring mix (got a huge box at Costco and I’m trying to use it up) – 1.5 cups, packed
chopped collard greens (couldn’t find kale) – 1.5 cups, packed
1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk (but you could use any non-dairy milk)
2 teaspoons natural peanut butter, warmed up so that it mixes better
2 teaspoons honey
I just thought of another thing that would be good, but I didn’t put any in – wheat germ! (1-2 tablespoons)

Directions

Add the fruit, milk, peanut butter, and honey to the blender/mixer. Then add as many greens as will fit.
Blend until the greens are pureed. Keep adding more greens and blending until you’ve fit them all in.
Serve in a nice tall glass. Eat it with a spoon if you like!

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Mine came out pretty thick, so I did end up eating it with a spoon. I’m hoping it will hold me over, but I’m not sure – I usually have carby breakfasts and I don’t get full on liquids. So we’ll see. It was delicious though, and very voluminous! I don’t own a blender so I made this in my mini food-processor.

This morning I did some old favorites – YogaDownload’s 20-minute Power Vinyasa #4, and The New Method 20/20 Perfect Pilates (40 minutes). I really do love YogaDownload.

20 Comments on Green Monster Madness

polly
28 January, 2009 at 1:44 pm (6 years ago)

Maggie sweet green yoga mama!
Love that smoothie… I am totally going to make one soon. XOXO
coco
28 January, 2009 at 1:55 pm (6 years ago)

mmmmm…..juice for breakfast. I’ve heard great things about it but never actually tried it. maybe because I was afraid that it won’t hold me longer enough.
pilates 20/20? from yogadownload.com as well???? I need to try it.
Molly
28 January, 2009 at 2:49 pm (6 years ago)

That looks so healthy…how’s the texture? Sometimes I have an aversion to things with funky textures.
VeggieGirl
28 January, 2009 at 3:54 pm (6 years ago)

HOLY YUM!!
Sharon
28 January, 2009 at 3:57 pm (6 years ago)

Oh wow, that is quite a tasty combo!
K
28 January, 2009 at 4:05 pm (6 years ago)

The color of the smoothie intrigues me! Sounds great
HangryPants
28 January, 2009 at 4:05 pm (6 years ago)

So pretty! I need to try Almond Milk!
Sarah (lovINmytummy)
28 January, 2009 at 4:17 pm (6 years ago)

I just don’t know if I could gulp down something so green and thick in the morning. But then again, maybe I could!!!
Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter)
28 January, 2009 at 4:43 pm (6 years ago)

Oh, I love green smoothies. I add frozen spinach and avocados to mine in the Vita-Mix. Yum. You could always add some rolled oats to the mix for extra carbs I’ve done that in the past as I don’t like to use fruit only. Smoothie recipes are so filling, but if it’s nothing but simple sugars, I’m hungry 1-2 hours later.
Jasmine (Sweet and Fit)
28 January, 2009 at 5:17 pm (6 years ago)

very very very green smoothie! can’t even tell that there is a banana and a few strawberries in there by just looking at it, I do wonder how long it kept you full.
Erin
28 January, 2009 at 5:26 pm (6 years ago)

I like the idea of it, but I like chewing so much it might not fly with me.
Jenny
28 January, 2009 at 5:40 pm (6 years ago)

Impressive smoothie, hope that it held you over, pb always does the trick for me!
Pearl
28 January, 2009 at 5:46 pm (6 years ago)

Ooh maggie, a giveaway would be a fantastic idea!

And that green smoothie is so cool! at first I thought it was pesto
coco
28 January, 2009 at 6:15 pm (6 years ago)

maggie, where did you get 20/20 Perfect Pilates? I couldn’t find it in yogadownload.com
Sagan
28 January, 2009 at 8:29 pm (6 years ago)

I’m really not a big juice or smoothie drinker at all but I am really curious to try a green smoothie to see what its all about. Will have to get brave one of these days:)

What’s the verdict, did it keep you full?
Meghann
29 January, 2009 at 5:18 am (6 years ago)

I really need to try a green smoothie. they look so tastey
zestycook
29 January, 2009 at 10:34 am (6 years ago)

Great looking combo…. I sometimes use spinach in mine as well. I love it
Oh She Glows
31 January, 2009 at 9:53 am (6 years ago)

Awesome looking smoothie!! Mine get thick too…try adding more AB That helps!

Oh and my smoothies never hold me over more than 2 hours…I always have to have a mid morning snack!