Lyn’s Green Monster

I am very new to the Green Monster Movement, but I love it.  I am trying very hard to become the healthy woman that I was created to be.  I look forward to reading more on this blog and Oh She Glows. I love the feeling of being active in my own health.

I love the thickness of my Green Monster, it’s like a shake.

Ingredients:
Protein Powder
yogurt
ground flax
banana
spinach
strawberries
pineapple
zuccini
Orange juice
and a little fresh lemon juice!
Whew!!! that’s alot of stuff, but it’s very filling and it tastes great.

Kate’s Green Monster:

I started drinking Green Monsters around the time Angela started blogging about them. I keep a food diary and I started to notice that every breakfast was a Green Monster!! My Green Monster combo pumps me so full of energy and once I’ve had it I am ready for an awesome run!

Here is what goes in my drink:

-2 cups spinach
-1 frozen banana
-3/4 cup skim milk
-Genuine Health Proteins+ (Vanilla)
-Amazing Grass Chocolate or Original

I change things up every now and then, but this is my go to recipe!

Rebecca’s Green Monster:

I love green monsters and have them in the mornings if I’m feeling sluggish or ate not so great the night before. This morning I added:

1 cup spinach
1 very ripe banana
1 TBSP ground flax
1 cup skim milk
and when I looked through the fridge I found a small beet from the batch I roasted earlier this week that was begging to go in – so I threw her in!

My ‘green’ monster came out dark pink – it was very good and the beet added a nice interesting flavor to the mix.

Courtney’s Green Monster:

Wow! I had been reading this website and talking about making a green monster. I was so afraid it would taste gross so I kept talking about it until I went to the store this morning and picked out what I wanted to put in it. I came home and looked on the recipe website for the one I thought would suit me best. I tentatively took my first sip and just kept drinking! It was amazing!!!!! So yummy <3 I used:

1 handful baby spinach
1/2 banana
1 peach
7 or 8 ice cubes

I was thinking that little amount would only make one glass but it made three!!! I drank 2 of them and shared the third with my dad.

Alexia’s Pre-Race Green Monster

This is my fabulous pre-half marathon Green Monster, or should I call it Green Goddess!!

I dunno how I came up with the concoction, but I just decided if this is gonna fuel me up for my big race, I better make it good! So I made sure it was a combination of some of my favorite ingredients:

2 large Kale leaves
1 handful of fresh cilantro – Love it!
1 T Chia seeds
1/2 cup Almond Breeze Vanilla Unsweetened
1/2 cup fresh coconut water (from a young water coconut) – Love it!
1/2 banana
1/2 juicy pear
5 ice cubes

Benefits of Coconut Water: The Perfect Sports Drink

-Filled with essential minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, and enzymes
-High in potassium
-Low in sodium
-Electrolyte-rich
-Naturally hydrating
-Improves digestion
-Improves blood circulation
-Promotes smoother beautiful skin
-DELICIOUS

list goes on…

This is by far the best GM I have ever made, perfect sweetness from the coconut water and the banana, and the cilantro gives it a nice refreshing finish!

Unfortunately I did not take a photo 🙁 But it was RADIANT green and put a smile on my face at 4:30 am!!

Try it out for a replenishing boost!

-Lex

Martha’s Green Monster

So I did it!!  YAY ME!  I love smoothies and practically make one daily.  But for some reason I was hesitant about trying a “green monster”.  I’ve been eating a lot of spinach lately and decided it’s time Martica!  So I went for it.
Here’s my recipe for a hesitant newby:
1 frozen banana
1/2 apple
1cup or more of spinach
milk
agave nectar

Guess what?  I likey! Very much!
So go and give it a try.
Eat well, live long and have a green monster!

Michelle’s Green Monster

Hello Angela,

You have done a fabulous job with creating the green monster movement! I used to drink coffee a lot, ok I was addicted to the stuff. But now I have been doing green smoothies for almost 2 years now and absolutely love them. I sometimes miss coffee when I see it or smell it although when I really start to think about what it does to my body I walk away!  It is amazing how you feel after drinking a “green” smoothie. Smoothies totally help give me the energy I need to get my day started. Which is fantastic for me because I have an extremely busy schedule.

So far I have gotten most of my family enjoying a smoothie once a day. Though, my dad still gets grossed out when he sees the color of some of them. LOL. He likes them when they are blue (not green). I guess at least he is trying them.

I have done all types of smoothie from very complicated ones to very simple ones. I just threw this one together this morning and it turned out together. This is great one to do when figs are in season. Tip: freeze your fresh figs so they are cold in your smoothie. Helps add more depth and better texture to smoothie! Enjoy!

Recipe:
2 stalks of kale or swiss chard
2 granny smith apples
1 cup of frozen fresh figs
3 cups water
1 packet stevia
large handful of cilantro or parsley
1 tbsp lemon zest
4 tbsp lemon juice
pinch cayenne
1/2 tsp turmeric

I like to add cayenne and turmeric to my smoothies because of their health benefits and how they aid in detoxifying the body. And the lemon helps cut out the bitterness from the greens. You can also use limes if you do not have lemons.

Michelle

Tasha’s Green Monster

Of course I had to jump on the bandwagon and start drinking Green Monster’s! I have been drinking for a little over 4 months now and I absolutely love them! Not only are they a sure way for me to incorporate much needed fruit and veggies but they have done my mind and body well!
My favorite Green Monster concoction is as follows:
almond milk, Amazing Meal, almond butter, a cup of frozen blueberries, 8-10 frozen strawberries, 1-2 ripe peaches, an orange and some ice.

Sunshine in a cup!
Cheers!