Now this is one really green smoothie!
I had to go back for seconds today! Smoothies are really great when you wake up feeling like you drank a bottle of wine the night before.
In the Vita-mix:
- 1/2 giant banana
- ~1/4 cup raw oats
- ~3/4 cup milk
- ~1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 4 ice cubes
- 1 giant overflowing handful spinach
Sunken in the green:
- Ellwood Thompson granola
- Shredded wheats
- WF PB
Life’s a peach tea!
Question of the day: How many times will Kath listen to this song?
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
February 16, 2012 at 9:39 amWhat a pretty spring green salad on a gray day! My green smoothie this morning was red from beets, but it was loaded with spinach, pineapple, and ginger too. I swear they give me coffee-like energy.
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
February 16, 2012 at 9:39 amThat smoothie looks almost seafoam green! And oh no that you’re not feeling well! Haha I know it’s not because you drank a bottle of wine, either! Hope you feel better!
Hillary says
February 16, 2012 at 9:46 amI got about five hours of sleep last night, and that smoothie looks better to me than a cup of coffee right now!
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
February 16, 2012 at 9:46 amThe colour rocks! Haha have a great day 🙂
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
February 16, 2012 at 9:47 amWOW, awesome color! I want some of THAT now 🙂
I say 15 times. Hahe
Khushboo says
February 16, 2012 at 9:47 amU had me thinking that was a mint-choc chip smoothie for a sec ;)!
Hope @ With A Side Of Hope says
February 16, 2012 at 9:48 amWow! That is a vibrant smoothie! It definitely looks like it would taste minty. Happy Thursday! 🙂
Kristy @ KristyRuns says
February 16, 2012 at 9:48 amThat’s exactly what I plan to eat after my run!
Kris says
February 16, 2012 at 9:48 amUgh! That is such an old, old song. It’s almost before my time, but I didn’t like it then either. But hey, to each his own.
KathEats says
February 16, 2012 at 9:51 amYou haven’t watched LOST have you..
Jana @ Newly Wife Healthy Life says
February 16, 2012 at 9:51 amI should have had that for breakfast! I only had a glass of wine last night, but woke up feeling like I had a bottle! Strange how some days it’s easy to handle alcohol, then other days not so much! 🙂
Meg @ Spandex in the City says
February 16, 2012 at 9:52 amLOVE the colour of that drink/bowl of green stuff..LOL I don’t know what to call it ! haha but I know that it looks good, and it’s got to be healthy !
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
February 16, 2012 at 9:53 amMy bet is 20x. 😉
Love your smoothie this morning – I really want to get some of that granola… maybe I should move to VA so I can have Ellwood products ALL the time!
Ashley @ My Food 'N' Fitness Diaries says
February 16, 2012 at 9:54 amgreen, green, and more green! LOVE!
Susan H. @ The Food Allergy Chronicles says
February 16, 2012 at 9:54 amWhat a beautiful shade of green…very spring like! Sounds yummy!
katie @KatieDid says
February 16, 2012 at 9:58 amsuch a frothy minty green smoothie, love it!
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh says
February 16, 2012 at 10:01 amWhy did that make me want a Shamrock shake from McDonalds!? 🙂
Anna @ On Anna's Plate says
February 16, 2012 at 10:06 amGreen smoothies were really my ONLY source of veggies during my first trimester– it’s nice that you can cram in so much spinach and not taste a thing!!
Lexi @ Cura Personalis Foodie says
February 16, 2012 at 10:06 amWhoa seriously pretty brekkie! Add some mint extract & chocolate chips, and I’d be one happy camper 🙂
Kinley @ Better Off Barefoot says
February 16, 2012 at 10:07 am26×26!
KathEats says
February 16, 2012 at 10:08 amHaha!
Cat @Breakfast to Bed says
February 16, 2012 at 10:08 amit kinda looks like you pureed the hulk and drank him.
Amelia says
February 16, 2012 at 10:08 amYum! That is definitely one vibrant, green smoothie! I am planning on the same version for lunch, only adding in a handful of baby carrots and cinnamon to make a ‘carrot cake’ smoothie. Have a wonderful Thursday!
HRCK the Herald says
February 16, 2012 at 10:09 amIt looks more like mint chocolate chip ice cream! Are you sure you didn’t have that for breakfast? 🙂
KathEats says
February 16, 2012 at 10:14 amI might have 😉
Cait's Plate says
February 16, 2012 at 10:11 amI listened to that song about 18 times last night! It made me want to go re-watch the entire series of LOST!
Christine (Merf) says
February 16, 2012 at 10:14 amYou’ll have to whip that one up again on St. Patty’s Day!
Jacqueline says
February 16, 2012 at 10:22 amAnything that looks like ice cream for breakfast is good with me! 🙂 Love the color of this!
Maria @ Sinfully Nutritious says
February 16, 2012 at 10:23 amThat reminds me of when I was a kid, and we would get a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. I don’t like mint ice cream, but I did like those shakes. Since we are vegan, my 9 year daughter only knows what McDonald’s is by commercial, we have not been to a fast food restaurant since she was about two, I will have to make a vegan Shamrock Style Shake. Thanks for the inspiration!
Johanna B says
February 16, 2012 at 10:33 amand you didn’t even have the fun of drinking the wine. Of course, something even better will come of the hangover feelings.
Shannon says
February 16, 2012 at 10:38 amHi Kath!
I finally broke down and bought a (huge) bag of kale – which my bf likes to call kelp…
Would you ever put that in a smoothie? I tried kale chips and didn’t love them so I’m looking for other options before it goes bad, besides cooking it into a regular dish (i don’t have much time since its tax season for cooking) – so I thought for a quick smoothie in the morning but I wanted to get another opinion first.
Thanks!
KathEats says
February 16, 2012 at 10:38 amYeah, definitely, although you CAN taste it. I like it with a bit of cocoa powder the best!
Shannon says
February 16, 2012 at 10:40 ammmmm – thanks! I’ll give it a try!
Andrea @FrSeed2Stomach says
February 16, 2012 at 1:31 pm@shannon – I LOVE to put a couple of kale leaves in my smoothies. It’s so good for you that I try to sneak kale into a few dishes every week and smoothies are so easy. Lately, I’ve been doing ‘tropical’ smoothies with pineapple, mango, and coconut milk and the kale goes well in those, but I’ll also add it to berry banana and other smoothies. To me, it adds a green taste, but not an overpowering kale taste. It’s also easy to sneak kale into soups. Just chop it up really small and make sure it cooks for a while and you won’t even know it’s there!
Shannon says
February 16, 2012 at 2:06 pmthanks for the ideas! I might try a pasta dish with it also 🙂
Kelly @ Vegolosophy says
February 16, 2012 at 10:48 amThat looks like a tummy mint-chocolate chip smoothie lol…looks great!!!
Stephanie @ Legally Blinde says
February 16, 2012 at 10:53 amWow, that is very green! It’d be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day 🙂
Jess says
February 16, 2012 at 10:53 amSuddenly I’m really in the mood for mint chip ice cream! or a shamrock shake!
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
February 16, 2012 at 11:00 amIt’s beginning to look a lot like St. Paddy’s Day already from this post 🙂
Alyse says
February 16, 2012 at 11:05 amThe new arrows are super helpful as I had two KERF posts to catch up on. Thanks for adding them.
KathEats says
February 16, 2012 at 11:54 amSo glad! Thanks for the feedback
Ashley says
February 16, 2012 at 9:28 pmYah – just noticed those arrows – so much easy!
Ashley says
February 16, 2012 at 9:29 pmI mean easier – I’m tired – haha
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
February 16, 2012 at 11:05 amThat smoothie looks great!! And as I have officially overheated my apartment, I love the thought of something nice and cold!
Hilliary @Happily Ever Healthy says
February 16, 2012 at 11:05 amSuch a pretty shade of green your smoothie was this morning! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
February 16, 2012 at 11:07 amLooked like mint chocolate chip ice cream at first glance. 😉
Joss says
February 16, 2012 at 11:14 amlove the beautiful green color to your smoothie – and peach tea seems like it would be a nice treat 😀
[email protected] says
February 16, 2012 at 11:38 amI thought it was melted ice cream!
~Christy says
February 16, 2012 at 11:44 amSo green I thought it was mint! I love spinach so I’ll have to give this one a try. BTW, love the new navigational arrows on the sides of the pages. 🙂
KathEats says
February 16, 2012 at 11:55 amGreat! Thanks for the feedback
kathleen @ the daily crumb says
February 16, 2012 at 11:51 amthat green is so very pretty! reminds me of st. patrick’s day 🙂 i have to imagine it’s no fun feeling like you drank a bottle of wine… when you actually didn’t! at least if you have a hangover, you want a fun night to show for it…
Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says
February 16, 2012 at 11:56 amThis morning I had a green smoothie as well, but unfortunately it didn’t make me feel better from the night before of drinking some beer. 🙁
leslie says
February 16, 2012 at 12:16 pmIt really touches me that you’re loving and listening to that song right now. Once when I was driving from Philly to Atlanta, it came on in a mix tape I had, and I played it through the whole state of Virginia. I’m not kidding. I love what it says and how it sounds!
Aylin @ Glow Kitchen says
February 16, 2012 at 1:00 pmWhen I first saw that I thought it was minty…now there’s an idea!
Stacy @ Say It With Sprinkles says
February 16, 2012 at 1:19 pmGorgeous smoothie!! I can’t tell you how badly I want a Vitamix!! They’re just so ridiculously expensive, ugh!
Jennifer G says
February 16, 2012 at 1:25 pmI am loving your smoothies!! I love making them, but i hate making doing it in my Cuisinart blender. Someday the Vitamix will be mine! I am 25 weeks prego and I compared my whole first trimester to one big hang over. Its great to hear someone else say that too!! All the bad feeling, none of the fun from the night before. At about week 12 you’ll have a total body change and start to feel great again. That’s where I am now, but i know in the next few weeks big changes to come. Best of luck, congrats and keep eating every 2 hours!!
[email protected] Broken Cookies Don't Count says
February 16, 2012 at 1:27 pmYour smoothie looks like a McDonald’s Shamrock shake!!
Jaima says
February 16, 2012 at 2:16 pmI was just going to say that too! I absolutely love the color. Plus, unlike the Shamrock Shake this is natural green!
Kristen @ Change of Pace says
February 16, 2012 at 1:33 pmGorgeous green! Green smoothies are my favorite 🙂
Marie says
February 16, 2012 at 1:40 pmLooks like pistachio!
Lisa (bakebikeblog) says
February 16, 2012 at 2:03 pmLOVE how vibrant this is!
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
February 16, 2012 at 2:05 pmLooks like a St. Patrick’s Day smoothie! YUMMY!
ASecretLoginName says
February 16, 2012 at 2:45 pmYou know what, it’s funny, I was talking to my cousin who is also pregnant and we commiserated how it’s still possible to wake up feeling hungover even when you’re pregnant and have gone months without a drink. Seems pretty unfair.
Sarah says
February 16, 2012 at 7:34 pmgreen smoothies are the reason I get out of bed!
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says
February 17, 2012 at 12:40 amThat smoothie looks like a Shamrock shake…yum! 😉
Angel7 says
February 17, 2012 at 11:50 amThat smoothie looks like mint chocolate chip icecream 🙂
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Suz says
February 17, 2012 at 9:37 pmWe love spinach and blueberry smoothies at our house, even out picky toddler eats them. I think the blueberries make them a more appealing color 🙂 My pregnancy palate can’t handle the green!