I finally tried a green monster!

With the heat wave we’ve been experiencing here, the protein smoothie I’ve been whipping up for breakfast lately is definitely hitting the spot.  I know this has been all over every form of social media, but in case you live under a rock like me, or I mean, in case you are stubborn, listen up!  If you add spinach to your smoothie, it will only turn it green.  It will not taste all spinach-y.  I swar!  If you can taste the spinach, then you’re some freak of nature.  Or you just have really super duper taste buds.

I haven’t experimented much beyond the recipe below because when I find a good thing, I stick with it until I’m sick of it.  Sometimes that’s a week later and sometimes it’s a year.  I swear, I went for over a YEAR with having oatmeal everyday for breakfast.  I am not kidding you!

My Green Vanilla Sun Butter Smoothie

1 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

4-5 ice cubes

One scoop of vanilla flavored protein powder

1 Tbs of your favorite nut butter (I’ve been using Sun Butter)

And a big handful of spinach leaves – JUST ADD IT!

Blend that all up and you have roughly a 287 calorie breakfast that should keep you full for 3-4 hours.

I just pour that baby in a shaker cup and tootle on down the road to work in the morning.  Much easier than the bowl of oatmeal I typically consume while driving to work.

You must have your eyes crossed.  The photo isn’t blurry.  It’s yur eyes.  Fo real.

Have you added any other dark leafies to a smoothie?  I’m curious about adding kale.