Green Monster Smoothie

If you have around 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Green Monster Smoothie might be a tremendous gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and whole 30 recipe to try. This side dish has 280 calories, 10g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 1 and costs $2.51 per serving. 58 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Fountain Venue Kitchen requires almond butter, almond milk, spirulina, and greens. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Halloween. Overall, this recipe earns a spectacular spoonacular score of 96%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as The Green Smoothie Monster, Green Monster Smoothie, and The Green Monster Smoothie.

Servings: 1

 

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons almond butter

3/4 cup almond milk (feel free to choose your favorite milk)

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

1-2 cups packed greens (spinach and kale are great choices)

1 teaspoon spirulina (optional)

Equipment:

blender

Cooking instruction summary:

Add all the ingredients to your blender, and blend until thoroughly mixed.Depending on the strength of your blender, you may want to first blend the greens (roughly chop or tear any big pieces) with the milk. Then, add the remaining ingredients, in the order listed, blending as you go, so as not to overload a blender with a less powerful motor. I find that frozen bananas will get stuck in some blenders if there is not sufficient liquid. The add-as-you-go approach will help incorporate everything without having to add more liquid–important if you prefer a thick smoothie.When adding any powdered ingredients like cinnamon or spirulina, stir them in a bit before blending so they don’t poof up and stick to the top of the blender.Pour into a large glass or two smaller glasses and enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Add all the ingredients to your blender, and blend until thoroughly mixed.Depending on the strength of your blender, you may want to first blend the greens (roughly chop or tear any big pieces) with the milk. Then, add the remaining ingredients, in the order listed, blending as you go, so as not to overload a blender with a less powerful motor. I find that frozen bananas will get stuck in some blenders if there is not sufficient liquid. The add-as-you-go approach will help incorporate everything without having to add more liquid–important if you prefer a thick smoothie.When adding any powdered ingredients like cinnamon or spirulina, stir them in a bit before blending so they don’t poof up and stick to the top of the blender.

2. Pour into a large glass or two smaller glasses and enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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280k Calories
10g Protein
20g Total Fat
19g Carbs
55% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
280k
14%

Fat
20g
32%

  Saturated Fat
1g
9%

Carbohydrates
19g
7%

  Sugar
9g
10%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
288mg
13%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
10g
21%

Vitamin E
8mg
55%

Manganese
1mg
52%

Calcium
349mg
35%

Copper
0.54mg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.46mg
27%

Magnesium
103mg
26%

Fiber
5g
23%

Vitamin C
16mg
20%

Phosphorus
190mg
19%

Vitamin K
15µg
14%

Iron
2mg
14%

Potassium
406mg
12%

Vitamin A
511IU
10%

Folate
39µg
10%

Vitamin B3
1mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.12mg
8%

Vitamin B6
0.11mg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.35mg
3%

Selenium
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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Merry Christmas to you and your family, Patty ============================================ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 2 RE: Holiday Party In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Chanukah is an important holiday which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on we're calling it our "Holiday Party." The same policy applies to employees who are celebrating Kwanzaa at this time. There will be no Christmas tree present. No, Christmas carols sung. We will have other type of music for your enjoyment. Happy now? Happy Holidays to you and your family, Patty ============================================ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 3 RE: Holiday Party Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table ... You didn't sign your name. I'm happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, "AA Only"; you wouldn't be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody? Forget about the gifts exchange, no gifts exchange are allowed since the union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and executives believe $10.00 is very little for a gift. NO GIFT EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED. ============================================ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: December 7 RE: Holiday Party What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20 begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees' beliefs. Perhaps Luigi's can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party-the days are so short this time of year-or else package everything for take home in little foil swans. Will that work? Meanwhile, I've arranged for members of Overeaters Anonymous to sit farthest from the dessert buffet. Pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms. Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each will have their own table. Yes, there will be flower arrangement for the Gay men's table. To the person asking permission to cross dress, no cross dressing allowed, though. We will have booster seats for short people. Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet. We cannot control the salt used in the food we suggest for those people with high blood problems to taste first. There will be fresh fruits as dessert for Diabetics, the restaurant cannot supply "No Sugar" desserts. Sorry! Did I miss anything? 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