Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Chocolate Banana Green Smoothie


     Looks yummy, no?  Okay, it looks pretty gross but hear me out - for those of you who haven't joined the green smoothie movement, you have got to give it a try.  I promise you don't taste the spinach...  I was first exposed to green smoothies when I was at a friend's house for dinner a couple of years ago and his mom made a "green drink".  Apple juice, strawberries, spinach, and ice.  I'm adventurous so I gave it a try and loved it.  At the time I didn't realize it was the new craze.  I didn't start making them until after I got married and started shopping at the farmer's market which inspires me to eat more wholesome foods and that 1 lb. container of spinach is just too hard to resist anyway.  With only 2 of us, I have to do something with all of that spinach!  I just had my first baby so I'm trying to run off the last 8 lbs. of baby weight and these smoothies help me start my day off with the energy I need to do that! This is the smoothie I threw together today and I think it is the best one yet!  What a healthy way to satisfy that chocolate craving!  I used unsweetened cocoa powder - it's full of fiber and no sugar! These are estimates of how much of everything I used since I just threw it in the blender until it looked and tasted right... which I encourage you to do as well! 

INGREDIENTS
Handful of spinach
1/2 - 3/4 c. vanilla yogurt
1/2 c. almond milk
1/2 to 1 Tbl unsweetened cocoa powder
1 banana
1 tsp flax seed - or more if you want
dash of honey
large handful of ice

DIRECTIONS
1.  Put spinach in first - this ensures it doesn't get spit up from blending and stick to the sides.  Put everything else on top except ice.  Blend.  Add ice and blend again on the ice crush setting.  Enjoy!!  


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