Green Monster

WIAW: Detail Overload

by Brittany on May 2, 2012 · 38 comments

After coming home from Hilton Head I went to the grocery list-less. It resulted in a few spontaneous purchases and an overload of produce, so yesterday I was determined to try and eat up a bunch of it.

Hailey helps with breakfast

Side note, I don’t leave Hailey in the bumbo on the counter. She likes to watch what is going on, so I put her in there if I am within arm reach. She did enjoy helping me assemble smoothie ingredients though.

Hailey helps with green monster

Peanut butter, spinach, 1/2 a banana, frozen cherries, spinach and this gem of a find:

Silk Dark Chocolate Almond milk

Silk Dark Chocolate almond milk. Woah baby. This stuff is seriously awesome and I could drink a a whole glass of it by itself, which I can’t usually do with almond milk. However, this stuff just tastes like chocolate milk. David agrees, so you know it’s true.

Oh, I added MILA, too, for some chia omega-3 goodness! MILA is dissolves beautifully into smoothies.

mila in green monster

So basically, it tasted like dessert for breakfast. I’m ok with that.

green monster milkshake

Hailey graced me with a 2.5 hour nap yesterday morning, and I kicked some serious productivity butt, including throwing a bunch of veggies and lentils on the stove for lunch.

indian spiced veggies and lentils

Indian spiced (turmeric, curry, etc) carrots, sweet potatos, onions, tomatoes, celery and lentils over spinach. I had two bowls, then Hailey joined me.

string cheese baby led weaning

She had carrots and sweet potatoes and I split 2 whole milk mozzarella string cheeses with her.

After many-a-errand, we returned home. Another nap for Hailey and another snack for me.

Pacific Northwest Wild Albacore

I used this pouch t create a tuna salad (tuna celery, sweet pickles cubes and plain Greek yogurt) over romaine.

tuna salad on greens

Plus carrots and hummus that I didn’t fancy up for you.

carrots and sabra hummus

When David got home I squeezed in 2 miles in 22 minutes

2 mile wog

then showered in record time to make it out the door with David and Hailey for more errands. It ended up taking David over an hour to find a place for a TB test (work related), so Hailey and I sat in the car, read books and played on twitter.

waiting in car

Obviously things took longer than we anticipated, so we decided to grab dinner out. I knew just where to go- BluStar Grill. Yes, I’m becoming quite smitten with them and their fresh food!

BluStar Grill bison burger and roasted broccoli

I had the bison burger (only 1/2 the bun) and split the roasted broccoli (which is incredibly fresh and flavorful) with Hailey.

Back home, I ended the night with #fitblog, 3 dark chocolate Hershey kisses and a top-notch photo… ha.

fitblog hershey kisses

Whew- doozy of a post, huh? Hope you’re still reading so I can wish my handsome hubby a very happy THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

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It just keeps getting better <3

David Drinks Green Monsters

by Brittany on March 2, 2012 · 29 comments

Lately when referring to that fabulous husband of mine, instead of calling him Hubbs, I referred to him by his real name, David. But why? Has the pet name lost it’s endearing quality? Have I given in to peer pressure? (<- BTW, this is totally worth reading, even though I can’t give up emoticons. Sorry Katie, I’m addicted Winking smile).

When I started my little blog 2 years ago, I wasn’t sure what direction it would take or how personal I’d get, so I decided to use a cover name for David, you know, to protect his identity. But a lot has changed since then. My modesty has been thrown out the window. People know who David is (sorry, babe!). And perhaps the biggest change of all since I began blogging? David has started drinking green monsters… on purpose.

David drinks green monsters

His one stipulation is that he doesn’t want to see what goes in it. I can deal with that. It means that the smoothie TASTES good, “despite” it’s healthy ingredients. Well, let’s hope he isn’t reading this because I’m showing you what goes in this man-friendly health drink.

Peanut butter banana green monster- ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp natural peanut butter (I love me some JIF)
  • 1 frozen banana, cut into chunks
  • 2 tsp chia seeds
  • 1 scoop Amazing Grass Chocolate powder
  • 1-2 pinches of xanthan gum (*Key for thickening)
  • 1.25 c almond milk (I use original)
  • 2 handfuls of baby spinach

Directions? Put it all in the blender.

Peanut butter banana green monster- blender

Blend. Blend well.

Peanut butter banana green monster- in glass

Smile because your loved one is drinking a salad for breakfast… and liking it!

David enjoys green monsters

At around 430 calories, it’s a perfect blend of carbs, fat and proteins for breakfast. And the best part? It’s freaking delicious.

What’s your favorite green monster combo?

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