Seeing as how my few readers seem so keen to talk more about Green Smoothies I thought I’d post a few links, a recipe or two and a video. I’m so keen to share this so would like to offer as much help as I can. :rotfl:
First, a few links but searching google will easily bring up many sites:
- The Raw Divas has blogs, articles, recipes and more.
- The Green Smoothie Blog has loads of information also.
- Raw Foods-Living Foods has a section on Green Smoothies
- YouTube search brings up many hits.
Recipes
Plain Smoothie
Little cold water
Blender full of greens. I used baby spinach.
2 apples
2 bananas
smidgen of flaxseed oil
ice
Fennel & Orange
One stalk of fennel including leaves and bulb
Two oranges, peeled and segmented
One handful baby spinach
Water or ice
Smidgen of flaxseed oil
1 tsp Bee Pollen
Plain smoothie
Cos lettuce
1 apple
1 cup carrot/celery juice (from the morning’s juicing session)
Handful of frozen strawberries
Some freshly ground flaxseed
Few grapes
Ice
Videos
ReasonablyRaw
Karen Knowles: quick and dirty guide to making a green smoothie
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Hmmmm, you definitely need to add the sweeter things like strawberries and bananas to even make it remotely palatable. These drinks would certainly give you a ‘lift’ I would imagine, or a boost. That word ‘boost’ sounds familiar, lol… Susan you could have made millions from your little green drink had you gotten in sooner :X-P: lol…
Pfftt! Story of my life…to little, too late.
The sweetness aspect is personal choice though. John likes his rather savoury :-/ but you can also add honey, stevia (or a little sugar if there’s t=nothing in the house), blueberries, or other frozen fruit.
H ave I convinced you to give it a whirl yet? ?:-)
Yep… but I have a nice big fancy juicer in the house, and we had a big juicing season last year. So, I am not unfamiliar with juicing, just got to psych myself up again, lol… not a bad idea though
Also, whole fresh beetroot is a great boost for the liver, and good for people who have suffered from cancer (my sister told me that one, as she did, and she does juice)… except you would be posting about Red Smoothie drinks instead of green
Oh yes! John loves juice with beetroot in it- loves it. I don’t…it’s a pain to clean up. Thanks for the reminder…I had been meaning to look for some beets at the store but need continual reminders of these things.
Yeah, I’m inspired!