Not to mention The Grinch, Kermit the Frog, and Gumby. Remember Gumby?
One of my favorite things about running is that it gives me a chance to organize my thoughts. Here’s a look at what floats through my head as I run. Sometimes I think about my future, sometimes about schoolwork (although I try not to!), sometimes I have boys on the brain… and sometimes I think about spinach.
Wha??????
Ok, well I’ve actually only thought about spinach once while running, but that “once” happened to be a few days ago. On this particular day, I chanced to pass by a house with a frog flag in the front. Seeing the flag reminded me of a post my friend Linds had written about something she called a “Kermit-Colored” smoothie. From that moment on, I couldn’t stop thinking about spinach!
Luckily, since it was a Saturday, I had extra time to make my second breakfast. So I pulled out the Vitamix, threw in some spinach, frozen peach slices, soymilk, and ice cubes, and took care of that spinach craving.
I ate my Kermit shake in a bowl, because as yummy as smoothies are, I love ice cream even more.
Toast, almonds, ice cream, and my favorite Tofu Scramble. Breakfast fit for a… frog. 😉
Peachy-Green Ice Cream
- frozen peaches
- 2 ice cubes
- 2 big handfuls spinach
- 1/4 cup milk of choice
(You can also add some frozen banana, but I didn’t because I was all out. Out of bananas?! Oh the horror!) Blend it all up in the Vitamix, freeze for 10-30 minutes if you wish (I put it in the freezer while I ate the other components of my breakfast), and then savor every mouthful of green goodness! If you don’t have a Vitamix, you may need to add more milk in order for the ice cream to blend.
This is a random question. What is behind your head in your little profile picture? It always looked to me like you were wearing a boxing rob and that was your raised boxing club hand. Now that we’re blog friends I feel like I can ask. 🙂
Ice cream for breakfast–I love it!
That’s such a good idea! I love your creativity. 🙂
you’re crazy.
crazy like a FOX.
homemade ice cream PLUS spinach?
what will you come up with next
Kelly Turner
http://www.groundedfitness.com
Wow! I heard that spinach can be a great addition to smoothies because you get all the nutritional benefits and it doesn’t add any sort of “spinachy” taste – is that true?
If so, I will be making this pronto!
You met GUMBY?! I’m SO jealous.
That smoothie/ice cream/whatever you want to call it is the prettiest I’ve ever seen! SO green!
That is SOOOO GREEN! It’s beautiful! I’m gonna have to try that next time I crave ice cream…and you’re such a hobbit with your second breakfasts…I mean, you’re much cuter than a hobbit…but you do have hobbit-like tendencies!
HEYY!!!!
I LOVE GREEN SMOOTHIES!!! They are SO YUMMY and NOUTRISIOUS!! Winner!!
And they’re SO VERSATILE..:D Now I’m hooked over a mix of BANANAS,ORANGES,KIWIS,vanilla and FRESH GREEN PARSLEY !!!!!!!! MMMMM!!!!! Just delicioso!!!! 😀
Try it some day!! (for a Vitamin C bust!! :D)
Well…hope to “see” youu on my blog ,Girl!! Really waiting for it!! :DD Really really hah =D
Oh!! And HOPE for a meeting in POLAND soon =DDDDD !!! 😀
Enjoy the day!!
hahaha–I like running for the same reason, to think through everything. Of course, the other day I did startle some people at the park–I was talking out loud and didn’t realize it. “hmm, most people use mint in tabbouleh, but I think it’d be good with cilantro..(etc)”
I think I mumbled an entire recipe before I realized what I was doing!
Great green ice cream–did the peach flavor shine through?
Andrea–
I always loved Olive Oyl. Pluto (or whatever his name was), not so much!
Anonymous–
*Blushes*
I am the same way when I run…I think about what I want to eat that day, things I want to make, recipes…
Yes! The perfect halloween numnumnumnum…thanks for the recipe!
Ooo! I had a spinach and banana smoothie this morning, and it was gooood. I’ll have to try it this way!
you mean 10-30 SECONDS right?!
Jolene– I like to freeze it for 10-30 minutes to get it cold and more ice-creamy 🙂