Green Monster Shake

A co-worker told me about this shake, and after finding various recipes I decided to try my own version! I made this using my Magic Bullet.

Ingredients:
1-2 cups of spinach
4 spoonfuls of Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp of peanut butter
1/2 cup of 1% milk (or whatever kind you drink)
Few spoonfuls of old-fashioned oats
1/2 Tbsp of honey
(optional: I put in a few mixed berries)

Blend until it's all mixed! These measurements were a little estimated, so you can increase/decrease. I also meant to put bananas in there... haha!

It didn't turn out "green" but it sounded like no one's really did. It was delicious!

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PB&J Wrap

I've been wanting to try this recipe for about a week now, and finally got to try it tonight, but I altered it just a little bit. It'll probably be my dessert replacement from now on :)

I used a whole wheat tortilla (even though I normally eat corn tortillas),

frozen strawberries (thawed),

half of a banana

and natural peanut butter.

I should've looked closer at the strawberries. Fresh strawberries are out of season, and therefore more expensive, so I bought frozen strawberries, but they have a lot of extra sugar added in (35g). I needed to thaw the strawberries, so I just popped 'em in the microwave for 30 seconds, and a lot of the extra juice spilled off. So, I'll probably thaw the whole container, drain it and rinse the strawberries.

This was a really good snack, but it's not as filling for as many calories it contains (about 400).

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Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Shake

Taylor and I tried this new, delicious shake this morning (adapted from this recipe). It makes a lot; we probably should have split the shake in half. I would recommend either splitting it with someone, or divvy it up so you can have it for breakfast over the next few days.

1/2 cup ice cubes
1 very ripe banana
4 oz. fresh blueberries
2 Tbsp. natural peanut butter
1/3 cup instant oatmeal
1 cup of milk

You'll need a blender, a magic bullet isn't big enough. We drank it immediately, but it you want it to set and thicken a little, stick it in the fridge for awhile.

[I actually cut down the recipe to fit in my magic bullet, because I don't have a blender and this smoothie is too good to not eat every week! I did 1 ice cube, 1/4 banana, 1 oz. blueberries, 1 Tbsp. natural peanut butter, 1/4 cut oatmeal and 1/4 cup milk. It filled it up about 3/4 the way, but then only had about half a cup or less to drink... so I may try adding more halfway through next time.]

Rating: Incredibly healthy, and reasonably priced (plus you'll have enough ingredients to make multiple shakes!)