Peanut Butter-Spinach Smoothie

 I have had mega family in town these past two weeks, but I wanted to pop in to tell you about this really great smoothie I tried recently.

Get ready folks because you are about to have your mind blown. I have discovered the best (taste wise) breakfast/lunch/ pre or post workout recovery smoothie to date.  You'll get a whopping four cups of spinach, protein from non-fat greek yogurt, energy from peanut butter, calcium from almond milk and a frozen banana for sustenance. AND it tastes just like a peanut butter shake. No joke. You would never in a million years taste the spinach in here. I think I'm obsessed.

Boom.



Thanks to Kel for bringing this to my attention. I will be forever in your debt.

This is most definitely a "meal" smoothie rather than a snack. It really satisfies and keeps you going. I had this for lunch today and three hours later, I'm still not hungry.

Seriously, there is nothing more to say than your welcome. 

Enjoy!

Peanut Butter-Spinach Smoothie
serves 1 large

4 cups fresh baby spinach
1/2 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
1 banana, frozen
3/4-1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tablespoon peanut butter (yes, that's really all you need)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Blend on high until combined. If you are using a very powerful blender, like the Vita-Mix, you'll only need 3/4 cup of the almond milk to combine. Otherwise, you'll probably need the whole cup.

Oh it's yummy. I'm so stinkin' sad my smoothie is gone. I am so looking forward to tomorrow! And, since I know someone will ask, yes you can use almond butter for peanut butter (but the peanut butter is so good!), and you can sub a different kind of milk if you'd like. Just try and stick with unsweetened. The drink is sweet enough on it's own.