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What’s Cold And Green..

And eaten with a spoon?

That extra hour allowed me to read in bed last night for 30 minutes! It was fun times. I was asleep by 9:26 and my alarm went off at 5:46 – nearly 8.5 hours. Not quite 9, but I’ll take it :mrgreen:

I showered and came down to make a big green SIAB.

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The Mix

  • 1 cup frozen strawberries
  • 1 small frozen banana
  • 2 GIANT handfuls spinach
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 packet Green SuperFood
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder

Now I’m COLD!

I added the Superfood powder because why not?

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But here’s where the real magic lies:

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Yum! I got addicted to cocoa in green smoothies from the Chocolate Amazing Meal. A little cocoa isn’t quite the same, but it’s still good!

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Topped with Nature’s Path, coconut butter and Nuttzo PF 

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A discount is coming on the Nuttzo PF  next week!

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Today’s beverage was a ChocoMint Tiger Wing tea from Golden Moon.

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I liked the chocolate after taste, but wish it had been [a lot] mintier.

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Freezing cold! Our heat is off and summer has reverted back to spring. Brrrr!

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Good Bite

Here’s the Greek Pasta Salad I made a while back for a Good Bite video!

 

Time for Tuesday!

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  1. Ah gosh, don’t even get me started on SIAB! The BEST way to start the day 😀 I’ve literally had about 10 in the past 2 weeks 😛 I add a tbsp of cocoa powder in mine – I think it gives it much more depth of flavour, it’s delicious 😀
    Have a good day!

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  5. I hate it when the weather fools you into thinking it’s going to be warm… then the temperatures drop again. It’s so annoying to have to check the weather everyday! Oh well, I guess that’s spring for ya… Looks like the skies just love being bipolar 😉

    What would happen if you didn’t add any ilquid to SIAB? Would you get an extremely THICK smoothie or something like the banana soft serve people have been talking about?

    Loving your blog as always! 😀

    Wei-Wei

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  11. I just can’t get into SIAB — but hey, different strokes for different folks. 😉 I love smoothies/GM’s as a snack but my brain doesn’t accept they are “enough” for a meal (even though I know they are haha)

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  12. Yeah, Tuesday…one day down…4 more to go! I need to get on the smoothie thing, but have not been to the store yet. Question, will the spinach mix in well with a blender or is the vita-mix the only way to go with it? Have a great day, Kath!

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    • Hey Sarena,

      I make smoothies in my magic bullet blender or a regular blender all the time with spinach. It usually blends in really well, but I recommend pre-blending the spinach first with the liquid, then adding the rest, I do that all the time in my big blender and it prevents chunks. I also do that if I want to add oatmeal or cottage cheese, and it works as well.

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    • I had no problem with spinach in my Cuisinart blender, but I couldn’t get kale smooth. The Vita-mix can handle kale no problem and does blend things even smoother than ever.

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  13. Ugh, I know, we had to put the winter comforter back on the bed because the temps got so chilly again (in western North Carolina)! No fun! That prompted me to have oatmeal for breakfast – no cold smoothies for me!

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  18. Hi Kath! First time responding and I’m pretty excited about it! My name is Katie and your breakfast looks delicious. I read your bio and I just wanted to let you know I’m an RD and am curious how you are enjoying your experience of becoming one! I just graduated in August with my Masters and took my RD exam in November after I got married in September. Your story is very inspiring and I bet you’re excited to almost be done with your 2.5 journey to becoming an RD! Congrats in advance and I’ll talk to you later 🙂

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    • Hi! I am enjoying it 🙂 I’m in my last few months of clinical at a big hospital, but sadly I can’t really blog about any day-to-day details.

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  26. I was disappointed that I didn’t find a picture of the fungus in the back of the 3rd floor dorm freezer when I read the title for your post… (Just kidding :P)

    The SIAB looks great as usual! I know what you mean about the cold though, I can’t stand it or else I’d have one before my workouts because of how easy they are to eat 🙂

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  28. STASH tea makes a GREAT chocolate mint flavor – both chocolate and mint come out really well in it.

    That SIAB looks amazing as always – I’ll never get over my love for those bowls!! They’re almost as beautiful as what’s inside 🙂

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  30. I added cocoa to a SIAB last week and had to throw it out. It was that exact cocoa powder actually. Maybe it’s better if there’s a banana in there to sweeten it up.

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  33. I neer thought to eat a green monster in a bowl! But I love adding unsweetened cocoa powder to my green monsters. Something about eating something green that tastes like chocolate….so good!

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  37. I can’t get past that dirt tast with the amazing grass. Even the chocolate flavor. I still drink it sometimes, though because I know it’s good for me!

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  39. Smoothies always freeze me out too! I wish that mornings werent colder than the rest of the day – it owuld make it so much easier to get out of bed too!

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  41. Tea Spot in Boulder, CO [I think you got samples from them??] makes THEE most amazing Green Roasted Mint loose leaf tea. No chocolate…but sooo refreshing. Strong, earthy and minty!! Just thought I’d pass that along 😉

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  43. ooh peanut free Nuttzo- how do you like it? better than original, or the same?
    i dont think there would be too much of a change, i dont think nuttzo was too peanutty to begin with !!
    very flaxseedy to me 😉
    (yea, im making up words tonight!)

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  44. Oooh, the coconut looks even more like snow in this post! (Funny how I can feel nostalgic about snow now, once I’m back in Australia with no chance of being bombarded with it again :P) One day, I’ll have a blender and be able to make your SIABS…

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