Morning sunshines. This Wednesday is brought to you by green monsters. Those perfectly green glasses of goodness.

One of my first posts ever was a green monster. That same post also happens to be one of my most popular. When I was looking at some post statistics the other day I was trying to figure out why something that’s so simple is also everyone’s favorite (second to my wedding cake series of course).

I think the reality is that green monsters are scary delicious and healthy at the same time. I first saw the idea of a green monster on Angela’s blog and was intrigued, but didn’t believe that they could be good. Green things aren’t supposed to taste like the tropics, or cake batter. They’re supposed to taste… well… green. Maybe like grass?

Side note, does anyone love the smell of freshly cut grass? I LOVE that smell. I used to be all about the “Grass” perfume that Gap sold when I was in middle school. I would spray copious amounts all over myself, and everything I owned. People probably thought I was one giant walking allergy. Yikes!  Apparently this stuff is a hot commodity now.  $100 on amazon!!  I shoulda’ stocked up when I had the chance.

Ok, focus. Green monsters. They are delicious. I know that they are pretty much mainstream now, because they are a sneaky sneaky way to pack in nutrients.

This GM is inspired by my obsession with all things chai these days. (Blame it on the 3 pack of chai mix we bought at Cotsco). But it’s just so good!  It’s packed with iron, fiber, vitamins B6, A, K, E, calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper and protein.  Oh yeah, and it tastes like a chai latte.  Win!

It’s become my new go-to breakfast because I can pour it in a Tervis and have breakfast on the go.  Keeps me full all morning long.

Here’s to hiding nutrients in food – the greener the better!

Question of the day - 

What’s your favorite green monster?

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter you might already know, but I got a new power tool last week Friday.

This, my friends, is the Ferrari of all blenders.  It’s strong, and loud, and powerful.  I’m fairly positive I could put some nails into this puppy and it would turn them into soup for me.

The VitaMix website actually sells refurbished blenders for a fraction of the cost of the original so we got a pretty good deal on ours.  My mom has a refurbished one and absolutely loves it.  It also came with a 5 yr warranty, so that’s pretty good in my book.

With summer in full force, and my new toy, you can expect to see a lot of blender recipes coming up.  I’ve made smoothies/green monsters for breakfast every day this week so far!

Oh yeah, and the best part of this blender is that it pretty much cleans itself.  Just put a little soap and some water in, turn it on and walk away.  Those are my kind of dishes

This green monster was the result of a pb&j craving I was having the other day.  I figured, why not see if I can turn it into a smoothie.  And it worked!  It was a nice variation on the traditional fruity green monster that I’m used to drinking/eating.

I used powdered peanut butter to cut down on the fat in the recipe, but if you don’t have any feel free to use regular peanut butter too.  It will work great, I’ve tried that way too.