I highly suggest an Old Lady Navy Polar Fleece vest for running when it’s nippy outside. So you’re not 
I did 3.74 miles to get some pounding in, but my legs felt tired for most of it.
I also suggest keeping said vest on while you drink / eat your Green Smoothie for breakfast.
In the Green Monster Mix:
1 scoop protein powder
ice ice baby
Spinach I‘ve been using frozen and it’s extra thick, but you can use fresh too. I just like mine thick
Almond milk (you may have to add more if you’re using frozen spinach)
chia seeds
Served with a bagel – 1/2 PB&J, 1/2 cream cheese& J.
Question: Do you eat ice cream and smoothies year ‘round or skip ‘em in the winter?
I have been craving oatmeal lately because it’s been cooler here, but after a run I just want something cold!
i really should get one of those vests. LOL!!
By golly, i never thought to use frozen spinach instead of fresh! Girl, you just opened up a whole new world for me and my green smoothies!!!
So glad your blog is running again!!!! Your green smoothie looks super thick! Yum! (wait…that sounded wrong…)
Hola Monica!
I had been reading your blog since last month and I love it!
Well as far as it goes for ice cream and smoothies I eat them all year long ( for some reason ice cream tastes better in winter), I mean Are you kidding me? I cannot live without ice cream even when I’m sick all I crave is ice cream…
So there you have my 2 cents on the matter!
Ps. I’m happy your blog is back! 😉
i am a fan of green monsters all year round! they’re too good to have a time frame for eating. although, i REFUSE to eat soup in the summer.
I eat ice cream year round, but definitely a lot more in the summer!
Good to know about that vest!
I haven’t put chia seeds in my smoothies in a while because I found that they changed the texture….maybe I was using too much? As for the question, year round!!
If I were to eat a single or double scoop I would just think “that was ok. To be good needs at least a half-gallon — with a full gallon more than twice as good.” And a full gallon probably isn’t the best choice. So I drink ice water and eat yogurt. Hot coffee when it’s cold
I have to skip smoothies in the winter, they just don’t sound good unless it’s warm outside!
I am so happy to see your blog back up!!! 🙂
I also wear vest when I run 😉 I like to think of myself as a fashion icon as I run haha yeah no 😉
I love smoothies all the time, no matter rain, shine, snow or sleek I’m drinking a smoothie 🙂
I always like ice cream and other cold things, even when it’s cold. For dessert last night, I had a skinny cow ice cream sandwich, and it was probably about 3 degrees outside 🙂
I definitely crave warm things more often in the winter, though!
In the winter I usually drink green smoothies for breakfast after a night of drinking. What? Doesn’t everybody do that? In all honesty though, I want to try to make green “juice” instead of a Gm so I may invest in a juicer. I’m just not sure it’s worth the price tag.
I eat ice cream year round. I do tend to slack off on my smoothies during the winter time though.
Yearround! Even if it means my heat is cranked up and I’m wearing two sweaters 😉 I have to have my green smoothie every day! And overnight oatmeal. And ice cream. Yeah…ice cream!
Wow that looks AMAZING! I am STILL trying to find a green monster that will be worth trying/making and this one looks it 🙂 slurppppp!
3.74 miles? Really? You couldn’t make it an even 3.75? 🙂 Am I the only OCD person who can’t end a run unless it’s an even .25 interval?
I do that too, Kara! I’m definitely an OCD runner, especially now that I have my Garmin.
Monica, welcome back–I’m so sorry for the frustration you experienced!
I live in California, too, so I’m used to not really having any seasons. That means I am a yearround smoothie drinker/eater (I like them thick, too!)! I don’t eat ice cream, but I do love a cold smoothie any time of year.
Are you kidding me? I drink smoothies/eat smoothie bowls year round. Who cares if it’s 20 below outside? Crank up the heat and get blending! 🙂
Even though I’m surrounded by snow, I still drink smoothies + iced coffee year round! 🙂
what a brightly colored meal!!!!