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Old 04-14-2010, 07:53 AM   #1
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Default Green smoothie combo ideas needed

We are about to come into an abundance of spring greens again... I thought I might try the green smoothies I see you all writing about. Can you share some of your favorite combinations with me? (We are gluten free, but do enjoy dairy!)
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Default Re: Green smoothie combo ideas needed

spinach, oj, strawberries

spinach, banana, oj

spinach, apple juice, strawberries

spinach, any juice, banana, any berry

those are our faves.
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Old 04-14-2010, 08:09 AM   #3
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Default Re: Green smoothie combo ideas needed

I made one the other night it had milk, frozen banana, frozen blueberries, cherry yogurt, a pear, and spinach in it. It was really good!
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Old 04-14-2010, 09:40 AM   #4
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Default Re: Green smoothie combo ideas needed

The basic one mentuoned is a family favorite. STick to the simple stuff at first..


Your greens,water,frozen fruit, and banana to sweeten.

Of course if you have an over abundance of greens, make yourself some raw soups.
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Our typical has been spinach, banana, frozen peaches/strawberries and filtered water

Recently started replacing spinach with chard for variety - it's pretty good

Adding a lemon for a little zing and some liver detox

Added blueberries because we just got some from our food co-op

Usually add CLO or flax oil

Tried coconut oil but it gets too firm when mixed with frozen fruit (which we almost always have) - so it's been vetoed for most of our smoothies

Sometimes we'll go heavy on the bananas/strawberries and super light on the greens for a 'dessert'
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Which greens do you all like the best?
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Spinach, vanilla soy milk, natural PB and banana
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So far I've only tried one, but it's good. Spinach, frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries, a banana, and a little water.
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Default Re: Green smoothie combo ideas needed

spinach or chard
roasted butternut squash or carrots
frozen fruit (blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries) or fresh fruit (mango, kiwi, banana, orange plus ice)
whey based protein powder
milk, yogurt, or kefir
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<--------Green smoothie virgin


So... you REALLY don't taste the spinach??? Does it have to be fresh spinach, or would frozen bagged spinach do? I'm thinking about trying this some time soon, but kinda squicked out about what I'm imagining it would taste like .

My usual smoothie recipe is:
Frozen berries
1/2 c. or so plain yogurt
1/2 c. or so milk (or, better, coconut milk)
a squirt of lime juice
honey --just a bit to sweeten

Would a bit of spinach thrown in work with that combo ???
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Default Re: Green smoothie combo ideas needed

My kids' new favorite is spinach, pineapple, and banana. It is BRIGHT GREEN without any berries to turn it darker!
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Default Re: Green smoothie combo ideas needed

we have green smoothies every day!! Shelbi-seriously, you don't taste the spinach.
what we do is throw in any combo of fruit that sounds good at the time with a couple good handfuls of fres spinach (I'm going to try kale later this week) and some ice cubes and blend 'er up!!
Today we made:
two oranges
one lemon
one pear
one apple
spinach
ice cubes
honey

and it was great!! I had to add the honey because the lemons made it a little bit too tart for us.
right now I have the following available to pick from:
frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries, fresh mangoes, fresh apples, fresh oranges, fresh lemons, fresh pears, honey, spinach, kale, fresh carrots, vanilla soy milk, and plain yogurt.

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oh, and bananas! I have fresh and frozen bananas available for us, too.
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I just started making green smoothies. I have used kale and spinach (fresh from the produce aisle) -- both are good, but the kale is a much stronger taste. IMO you really can't taste the spinach. It's fairly sweet and doesn't have a 'grassy' taste that some might find unappealing. I throw a handful in any fruit smoothie and it tastes great! Even my 3 yo and 15 mo love 'em.
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Thanks! I might try it next week. Dh said, "don't even try to serve that to me.".
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Default Re: Green smoothie combo ideas needed

I really want to like smoothies... What is the consistency of these things? I get pretty texture sensitive. Something like slim fast makes me want to throw up. Something like orange julius or sometimes malts are ok if I use a straw. What is the texture like? Do you ever add protein?
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