Spinach smoothie

Good Lord.

I think I'll take your word on this one.

http://greenmonstermovement.com/

Here is my take on one of the recipes:

2 hand fulls of spinach (more or less as you blend and can tell thickness)

1 banana (I use non-frozen but frozen work too)

1 hand full frozen blueberries

1 tablespoon peanut butter or nut butter (optional but gooood!)

1 cup almond milk

Other berries (fresh/frozen), ice, other powders and such as you wish

I love these and drink them almost every day.  Fills me up so I do not over eat so I have one before dinner most days

Paleo Green Machine

Here's my addition to the list.  And I just tried kale last week which was great!  This is a great way to get more leafy greens into your diet.  My husband even likes them and he's not a veggie person AT ALL.

um your crazy..

but ill try anything once

My green smoothie today was really good:

 1 grapefruit

1/2 bunch kale

frozen strawberries

lemon juice

water

Also added: kelp powder, Vega complete powder, Barleans greens powder

Forgot, there was half a cucumber in there too.

Here's mine!

1 banana

spinach

baby carrots

beets

1 scoop of Vega powder

frozen berries

pomegranate juice

rice milk

Ok - just made one with

Kale

Banana

Orange

a little water

a cup full of frozen mixed fruit

I don't have any protein powders or anything like that

It tasted fine. It should have used some ice because it wasn't very cold. I told my 5 year old son he should try some. He looked at me like I was crazy but he tried it. Now he won't stop talking about how good it was!

This is great!  Let's keep adding recipes.  This morning I had

1 bunch swiss chard

1 cucumber

juice from 1/2 a lime

water

aloe vera juice

mixed frozen berries

kelp, Vega powder, Barlean greens, rice protein powder

Made 2 quarts that I shared with hubby.  Btw, I also swear my my VitaMix.  Makes great margaritas too

Where do you buy the powders and what is their purpose in the shake? Is it for flavor or extra boost of something?

Maybe this is a seperate thread.....

I get most of the powders at Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers.  Not sure where I got the kelp as it's in a glass canning jar and I've had it a long time.  Both the Vega complete and the Barleans greens have stevia in them and they're starting to taste too sweet to me now so I'll be looking for other options when I run out.

I add them for an extra boost of nutrients that are not as bulky as whole food.  They have sprouted grasses etc. in them.

Today's smoothie which was much tastier than I was expecting -- really good and sweet in a natural way.

1 beet w/ skin and greens

2 small apples (cored)

1/2 bunch kale

small chunk of ginger

1 cup oj

2 cups water

splash of aloe vera juice

juice from 1/2 lime

ice

kelp, Vega, rice protein, Barleans greens

This was very liquidy which I prefer rather than a thick smoothie.

Ditto on the VitaMix.  Yes, they are pricey, but you will never buy another blender.  We've had ours for about 4 years now and use it practically every day.

Protein powder:  watch out for a LOT of added chemicals and sweeteners in protein powder.  Read the labels and you will be shocked.  My two favorites are NOW egg white protein, which is absolutely plain, pure egg white, and MRM egg white protein vanilla (does have stevia, but not too sweet).

I'm going to have to remember to throw in some cucumber next time!

A little limited by the size of the "Magic Bullet" but here is my go to smoothie

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

1/2 cup frozen pineapple

4-5 frozen strawberries

1/2 cup+ spinach (basically as much as I can stuff in)

2 tsp chia seeds

Juice from 2 apples or oranges (if you don't have a juicer just put in enough to help with blending)

Great for those of us avoiding dairy, makes a 16oz smoothie, enjoy!

-Dave