In other news, I have a new culinary addiction: green smoothies!! Like, I keep debating just selling my fancy schmancy juicer and using the money to buy a fancy schmancy blender because smoothies> juice. IMO.

I was first turned on to green smoothies from following Simple Green Smoothies on Instagram where they post all about them. So, about 3 weeks ago I bought myself a GIANT bag of kale, a GIANT bag of spinach, and LOTS of frozen fruit and I’ve had a green smoothie pretty much every single morning since then.

I absolutely LOVE it and pretty much plan on this being my breakfast forever. I’ve experimented with quite a few different flavor combos. This Strawberry Banana Green Smoothie has been my go-to lately.

In the past, I used to throw the greens in last minute once the rest of the smoothie was already blended. This worked okay but often resulted in chunks of spinach being left in the smoothie.

BUT, I figured out the trick!!: before blending anything else, blend the greens with some liquid (typically water or almond milk) until they’re completely liquified. Like so:

After that, just add in the remaining ingredients and blend it up.

OKAY, so full disclosure: it don’t look so pretty. I know. I often take my smoothies on the go and pretty much always get funny looks along the lines of “omg, what are you drinking!?”.

HOWEVER, I PROMISE that it tastes super yummy. You really don’t taste the greens at all but you still get all the benefits! I also add in a bit more spinach and kale than most other green smoothie recipes that I’ve seen. I’m not really sure why but it works for me and I figure it couldn’t hurt, right?

Not only do these green smoothies taste so super yummy but they genuinely leave me feeling great. It kind of sets the mood for the rest of the day and just overall makes me feel good.

Im planning on posting quite a few more green smoothie recipes as I continue to experiment with different ingredients. I’m also working on some good meal replacement smoothie recipes. So, if you have any flavor suggestions, please please share them in the comments!!