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Since the popularity explosion of Greek yogurt, I’ve made an effort to regularly stock my fridge. Lower cal, higher protein, and superior texture… Yeah, it was a given. What I had yet to realize was how easily other dairies could be replaced with this Grecian gem.

I stumbled upon Jillian Michaels’ chicken salad recipe over the weekend and I was pumped! I love any kind of salad in the summer: egg, tuna, even my food nemesis, chicken. And when I saw that mayo was subbed out, I was this salad’s biggest fan. I fixed it up on Sunday evening and ate it for yesterday’s lunch and dinner and today’s lunch – it’s that good. And if you toss the bread and plop it on a bed of baby spinach? You’re looking at three gigantor servings at mere 320 calories a pop.

Your face will cringe before your first sip. You’ll mentally prepare yourself for the grossest green gulp of your life. You’re nervous, it’s weird, you feel like a contestant on Fear Factor. After you muster up the courage to drink? Apples. All you taste is apple. And I describe this to everyone I “con” into drinking this concoction, but they don’t believe me until after their first sip. It’s a guaranteed “I told you so”.

Green Smoothie:

1 Apple

2 Kale Stalks

1 Handful of Grapes

1/2 Cucumber

1/2 Cup Water

1/2 Cup Ice

I deviated from my usual formula and added avocado to the first batch. Mistake! You couldn’t taste the avocado, but it turned the texture into something that resembled Gak.

Get Her To The Greek

Is that Gak?