This started back in 2010 for me (I think). Some friends of mine raved about this new shake they were having every day called a “Green Monster”. I looked into it and found "Oh She Glows". I dismissed it thinking it was just another crazy fad, like the grapefruit diet. Oh, or the cabbage soup diet! Granted, this woman was onto something. Since she first posted her idea her "Green Monster" has taken the world by storm! Furthermore, in 2011 my husband showed me a Joe Rogan podcast. In case you don’t know, Joe Rogan is a comedian, MMA Commentator, Fear Factor host, starred on the tv show News Radio… Anyways on this specific podcast Joe was talking about his kale shake and vitamins. He showed all of the vitamins he takes and showed off his vitamix blender. WAH! This looks so much better! And that was it for me. I was hooked! So, I did a bit more research looking for variations and such. I have a little bit of OCD , what can I say. I won a contest with North Coast Naturals that gave me Daily Greens, Hemp Protein and Chocolate Protein. The chocolate protein got used first! That stuff was the best with coconut milk and a banana! I recently bought a Magic Bullet. I love this thing! I should have bought it first instead of my blender. I wasn’t sure if it could handle my shakes because it was so small! But looks can be deceiving. Boy was I wrong! I have always heard to add chia seeds or flax seed or hemp seeds to the shake for their Omega-3 fatty acids. Okay, sounds great, but WHY? Well, omega-3 fatty acids improve your heart health and cholesterol levels, and can be helpful in losing weight. So I went out and bought some to add it in. I mean, Increase your heart health and control cholesterol levels? I'm not getting any younger! We got some blueberries on sale (yum!) and we have raspberry bushes (yummy!). So naturally they had to go in! I normally put in ½ a banana but not this time. Or, maybe ½ an apple or pear. Sometimes I will use kale and other times I use spinach. I should really add some other veggies like celery and carrots. But I will do that after I have finished with my Daily Greens. Of course, when I finished my shake and turned around I was faced with temptation. Back away slowly and go on with your day.
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