Lately I’ve been trying to incorporate more juices and smoothies into my diet. Spring is here, and I’m ready to start eating lighter as the days get warmer. I’ve become really hooked on the “Green Monster”, which I know many food bloggers have been drinking. I find that having a drink packed with greens in the morning is so refreshing. They actually keep me full for a long time, and give me tons of energy- especially when I add hemp protein to it. I have been using North Coast Naturals hemp protein.

I used to have a major Candida problem and have been conscious of how much fruit I eat ever since- I was addicted to fruit, and combined with candida, my gut was just fermenting- waaaaay too much sugar! Using some greens like spinach really helps to replace some of the fruit that I would have regularly used in a smoothie.

Green Monster

• 1 cup hemp milk (or almond milk, etc.)
• 1 frozen banana
• a big handful of spinach
• 1-2 tsp flax oil (optional)
• 1-2 tbsp of hemp protein (Optional)
• grated orange zest or ginger (optional)

Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.