Beverage

Green Monster Smoothies

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Have you heard about the Green Monster Smoothie Movement? I kept seeing recipes like this for a while around the internet and finally took the “dive” into making them myself. Those that know me well are shocked, I’m sure, and frankly, I am surprised myself–that I like it so much!! Once I got past the color (remember when they tried to bring green ketchup to the market?? Wrong, just wrong), this initial “base” smoothie tastes more like banana and peanut butter than spinach, and I would suspect t

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1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 tablespoon ground flax
1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
2 handfulls raw spinach
1 ripe banana-peeled, cut up and frozen
1-3 ice cubes
In a blender, blend milk, flax and peanut butter. Then add in spinach, banana and ice cubes and blend until smooth.
Nutritions

Calories
242

Sodium
1673mg
69% DV

Fat
14g
23% DV

Protein
16g
33% DV

Carbs
28g
9% DV

Fiber
17g
70% DV