I'm a huge fan of Pinterest. Once I was introduced to it I couldn't stop looking at it. So many different quotes, recipes, home ideas, etc. Rather than re-pin things I usually save the images in my photos and then obnoxiously send them to people who might enjoy it. My kids are probably very tired of receiving the funny or sentimental pictures I send them. One of the pinterest pictures I keep seeing over and over again was the "green monster drink". It's a smoothie that is pea green! It's made up of frozen banana slices, greek yogurt, almond milk, peanut butter and spinach leaves. Everyone swears it fills you up and doesn't taste at all like spinach, in fact, people say its very yummy. Well I broke down and tried it! It was a little weird but it was definitely filling and pretty good. So then I did one of my weird, spontaneous committments like I always do - kind of like decide one day to write a blog or buy a dog - and I decided I would drink one of these every night in place of dinner. Why not? It's low in calories, high in fiber and protein and vitamins and it's filling. Wow! I'm going to lose the weight I keep threatening to lose! I made a decision to try blueberries and strawberries in lieu of the peanut butter. Wow again! This is gonna be great. Two hours after I digested my drink I was starving and my daughter and I drove through Taco Bell and I ate two soft tacos. Maybe I'll try adding a taco to the shake!
1 frozen sliced banana
1 Tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 cup 0% Vanilla Chobani Greek yogurt
1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (or other kind of milk)
4 cups baby spinach (or more, or less)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
Nutritional stats:
350 calories, 10g fiber, 21g protein
Source: A pin on Pinterest
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