Green PB & Banana Smoothie

Okay, so adding spinach to smoothies isn’t exactly ground-breaking, but I’m finally jumping on the bandwagon and this is my contribution to the wide array of green smoothie recipes out there.

I promise you that all you will taste in this smoothie is banana and peanut butter – no spinach whatsoever. If the color freaks you out, serve the smoothie in a non-translucent receptacle… but I happen to love the vibrant green hue. It’s a reminder of how amazingly healthy this dessert-like breakfast really is!

I think this will become a staple for me this summer =).

 

Green PB & Banana Smoothie

by Lauren Zembron

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Keywords: breakfast snack vegetarian spinach greek yogurt oatmeal

Ingredients (1 smoothie)

  • 1/2 cup milk of choice (I used organic 1%)
  • 1 medium-sized ripe banana, peeled, cut into chunks, and frozen overnight
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (I used 0%)
  • 2 Tbsp rolled oats
  • 1 Tbsp unsweetened natural smooth peanut butter
  • 2 big handfuls washed & dried baby spinach
  • a few dashes ground cinnamon, optional

Instructions

Place all ingredients into a blender and blend on high until very smooth.

Nutritional Information:

369.7 calories, 10.8 grams fat, 3 grams saturated fat, 7.1 grams fiber, 22.3 grams protein

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Monday Musings + Massaged Kale Salad (revisited)

1. Sorry to get all political on you so early on a Monday morning, but I am THRILLED that President Obama announced his viewpoint that gay marriage should be legal!

Just one more reason he will be getting my vote this fall =).

 

 

2. I was introduced to a new (to me) song on American Idol last week, and I can’t stop listening to both the original and contestant Phillip Phillip’s version of Volcano.

Beautiful.

 

 

3. We spent Mother’s Day down in CT with John’s family, and this was the main attraction of our dinner:

No words are needed.

 

 

4. This week’s Back Burner theme is food that makes us happy, and my Massaged Kale Salad with Mango & Avocado is the perfect recipe!

If you missed it the first time, make sure you check it out this time around.

Other recipes to check out: