Comments on: The Ultimate Green Smoothie

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:37:05 +0000

Great point, Heather, thank you for reiterating. The PB2 is a great option. And you’re right, you need unsweetened coconut water (which is sweet enough as it is). Zico makes a nice one…

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:56:41 +0000

I reaffirm my earlier comment – use PB2 (powdered peanut butter) in this to SIGNIFICANTLY reduce the fat and calories. Pure pulverized peanuts. Also, watch the calories in some coconut waters. Some have added sweeteners that up the sugars and calorie count.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:53:39 +0000

Hi Amanda,

It definitely would, and you could use only 1 tbs PB instead of two. You’re absolutely right that this is really a meal replacement.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:56:52 +0000

I wonder if switching to vita water or coco water would greatly reduce the colorie count. There are so many new “coconut waters” out there, that using that insted of a coconut milk type drink would help to reduce calories. However, if you are using this as a meal replacement, the calorie count is fine.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:00:02 +0000

Hi Denise,

You can buy all these items on Amazon (which is where I do). But, you can also get Amazing Grass at Whole Foods. As far as protein powder, look for something with minimal ingredients and sugar. Most everything at a “normal” grocery store in terms of protein powder will have too much sugar (so it will taste good). Right now I am using SunWarrior protein powder (from Amazon), but if you have never tried protein powder before I would suggest a little trial and error to find one you like!

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:49:14 +0000

New to all this where do I buy the amazing grass
And the pb2. Also have never bought protein powder
Any favorites out there. Appreciate any help just wants get healthy.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:56:18 +0000

That is great to know!! I will pick some up and give it a try – thanks for reporting back!

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:07:56 +0000

I gave PB2 a try in my green smoothie this morning. Unbelievably delicious. I could not tell that it was a powder. Same great peanut butter taste. Also tried mixing some of the cococoa PB2 in plain greek yogurt. Another great treat! The massive calorie and fat savings is worth giving it a try.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:30:21 +0000

Hi Heather,

Glad you like it! Vanilla almond milk is definitely a great substitution – I do usually alternate between almond and coconut milks.

I have heard of PB2. I used to buy a similar product at Trader Joe’s, but they stopped carrying it. Since it is a powder, I used to bake with it, but will be curious how you like it in a smoothie…

Thanks for your note!

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:03:17 +0000

This smoothie is INCREDIBLE. I have the Mega Food Organic Greens for Women and have tried mixing it in smoothies. Unfortunately, MY blends were unsuccessful. I found myself forcing the smoothie down because the greens were over-powering. Your ultimate green smoothie is just that – the ULTIMATE. I drink it every morning and my only substitute is that I use Silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk (only 30 calories in a cup) as opposed to coconut milk. First, I did not realize how important it was to blend the spinach and milk first before adding the remaining ingredients. That definitely makes a big difference. I also just learned that there is powdered peanut butter — PB2. It has only 45 calories and 1.5 grams of fat in 2 TBS. It is all natural with no additives (only roasted peanuts, salt and sugar (only 1 g). They make a regular flavor and a COCOA one. I cannot wait to give it a try. Everywhere I have looked, it has received high reviews. I learned of it from a marathon runner. But, apparently Dr. Oz has talked about it.