Green Alien Drink!!!!

So, after this mornings blog post, I went to the gym, grocery shopping, got laundry done, set up all my ingredients to make my vegan morning glory muffins, took a long hot shower, and I realized I still hadn't eaten anything since one measly banana this morning. I had a pretty intense gym session and I actually was quite hungry but I guess because I was so busy I just forgot to eat. The problem? It was already 4pm and I didn't really feel like having a huge meal, so, I decided to finally give a raw green shake a go. I have been reading about these shakes everywhere from the Raw Diva's website, to my David Wolfe books, to other bloggers posts. Every reaction and every urging for people to drink this stuff was all positive; however, I've always been kind of skeptical at the thought of drinking blended up spinach. But today I thought, what the heck. This blog is all about new experiences and being healthy, so I might as well at least not knock it till I've tried it, right? So, I got out the blender and headed to www.greenmonstermovement.com and I decided to do the "virgin recipe."

I used:

2 big handfuls of organic baby spinach (it calls for 2 cups but I was in a hurry)
1 organic banana
1-1.5 cups of milk (I used So Good light soy milk)
1 tsp of ground flax
ice (I used 7 ice cubes)

I also added a splash of vanilla flavored So Good soy milk, just in case the stuff tasted horrible I figured at least the vanilla would help a bit!
I threw it all in the blender and took a step back. It was kind of weird to look at, like a salad in a blender with milk, kind of gross, I wont lie.



But, I soldiered on and took out one of the nice wine glasses, because hell, if I am going be eating blended spinach and ice I might as well do it in style, you know! I blended it all up, very well, because I hate when ice is chunky and not blended correctly and finally, poured it in to the glass and took a sip.





My reaction...

Wait for it...


WOW!!!!! NO IDEA why I haven't tried this sooner. The stuff doesn't really taste like spinach, I have no idea what it tastes like, maybe more on the banana side. Anyways, not only is it super delicious, nutritious, and FILLED with free radical fighting, anti-aging antioxidants, but its also a mint green colour and very pretty.



I also feel really healthy and new age while drinking it, kinda like I'm in on a crazy fountain of youth type secret. On Angela's website Green Monster Movement, there are a bunch of other recipes for these types of blended drinks. However, I think I am going to have to experiment on my own a bit. Nonetheless, I will definitely be having one of these everyday! Not only does it taste great, but my hunger is satisfied and I have a lot of energy! So, maybe these raw foodist slash vegan types actually know what they are talking about, huh?! I am off to make some more delicious muffins and think about how I can get my guy to drink this stuff too! xJ