People drink green juice made from leafy greens for all sorts of ailments. Heart health, cancer prevention, Alzheimer prevention, lowing blood pressure. The list goes on and on. There is nothing bad about mixing fruit with greens, aside from some weird taste combos! Whenever I make a leafy green juice I always add some sort of fruit. Honestly, I cannot recall the last time I made a pure vegetable juice without either a lemon or apple.
Fruits can help make a juice more palatable. Lemon oil which you will get if you use organic lemons and juice their skin has great anti-bacteria properties, for instance. And apples help with blood pressure.
In fact, you only want to use raw spinach. There is only one benefit to cooking spinach or kale and that is the removal of some of the oxaliac acid. However, you are also destroying much of the healthy enzymes and vitamins when you heat the spinach. I suggest juicing spinach raw, but not drinking too much! Simply add handful of spinach i use baby spinach, organic if at all possible. I would suggest mixing a cup of spinach with a green apple,some celery and then a bit of ginger or a half a lemon.
Yes, you can and like spinach, I only suggest that you juice raw kale. Kale and Spinach both have oxaliac acid kale has less,which is why I tend to prefer juicing kale over spinach. However, if you do not have access to organic dino kale, then choosing any organic kale would be my choice. Those news reports about people who were getting sick from eating too much kale, that was because they were ingesting too much oxalic acid. Kale is great for you, but if you over do it you could get upset stomach or stiff joints.
The people who got sick from eating kale were going kale crazy! They were blending up kale shakes morning noon and night and they were eating kale chips as a snack and just going hog crazy over kale. Provided that you have the right type of blender.
A good blender will be capable of blending up spinach, kale, and even herbs such as parsley. The important thing to remember is that you need to have a blender that has a strong enough motor. Some cheaply made blenders simply cannot blend up greens. So I suggest sticking with a well known and well reviewed brand and model the Vitamix, for instnace. The problem with blending greens is that they are tougher than fruit. Most blenders can blend up berries and bananas, but not all blenders can handle spinach or kale.
Unfortunately you cannot blend greens in a juicer. You can juice greens in a juicer, but you cannot blend them. Blenders cannot juice. They are not desinged to. There are no blenders with a juicing option. When you buy a blender, be it a Vitamix, or a Ninja, or any other blender, what you are getting is a machine that is designed to blend.
Blending is different than juicing. I wrote a whole in-depth article that covered the difference between blending and juicing. The reason that you cannot blend greens in a juicer is that the juicer seperates the fiber from the juice. Which is what you want it to do. There are some work arounds, mainly involving berries. What blending with a juicer involves is using a puree attachment like the type that comes with the Omega Juicer and then reconstituting the juice puree with water in some sort of shaker bottle of jar.
Again, this falls under the catagory of make some b. You might, really dont try this, but you might be able to use a cold press juicer as a blender. It will be messy, but if you really must try and use one machine to do the task of the other, then this is the only method. Gain energy. Reduce Inflammation and kick start your metabolism with a plant-based whole foods community cleanse. Your email address will not be published. This article has been very helpful with ingredients and quantities.
Thank you. Those kiddos are such a great reason to blend smoothies, Tami! Hi, new again to this smoothie. My question I forgot do you prep. Thanks Karen. Hi Karen! I am trying this for a different way to get my nutrients, of course to be on the healthier side of things and if weight loss happens, what a great added bonus and there will be no complaints from me! Turned out way better than I thought and looks not so bad, but tasted amazing! I LOVE everything I have seen so far on your website and am excited to give the 7 day green smoothie a try.
I love they way you present things, some of your thoughts and insights seem to be my own lol. Welcome, Ann-Marie! We also have some really delicious meal recipes, definitely try some of those, also. Can you please share the contents of the smoothie you have pictured on the front. I was wondering what was in that particular smoothie as it looked so good? You can also copy and paste this url: simplegreensmoothies.
What would be a good alternative for the pineapple? Hey Alice! Use if you are making two smoothies. Happy blending! Thank you so much for the perfect recipe. This has change my life!!!! I love them. How are these if you blend, put in frig. Hey Michelle! You can definitely blend a smoothie and save it in the fridge for later. It will last a day or two in the fridge and a week or longer in the freezer. Make sure you shake it up before you drink it though, since it will settle a little bit.
I had previously messed around making my own smoothies, Loving these! Gives me amounts to use. I wanting to speed up my weight loss, would having two a day of these help that please. Any long lasting change takes time and healthy eating is no exception. Many of our Rawkstars love to drink a smoothie for breakfast and one for lunch and then eat a healthy, plant-based meal for dinner. In fact, some of our resets and cleanses are based on this schedule.
I stumbled across your site while looking for healthier, plant-based recipes to add to my diet while in quarantine. I have always used a smoothie in place of breakfast or lunch but relied on using greek yogurts as a base rather than plants. I have enjoyed all of your recipes and their benefits and will continue to use them throughout the rest of this lockdown and beyond! Thanks so much. Is it right to add coconut milk and oil in the same smoothie?
Thanks for all your helpful advises. Love this! Thanks so much for helping us be more healthy! Curious when you drink and how long does it fill you up?
Hi Michelle! So glad you found our Rawkstar Formula and love it! Many of us enjoy drinking our smoothies with breakfast or for breakfast. What is maple water that you mention can be used as a liquid base? Thanks for all your tips!! Hi Marlene! Maple water is a clear liquid that flows from maple trees for a short time in early spring.
Also known as sap, maple water goes through a natural process that infuses it with nutrients. It contains half the calories of coconut water and has a milder taste. Thanks for typing out the formula for a green smoothie. Thought it was just greens and water and didnt sound very appealing.
Sometimes the best things are the easiet and in this case I only have to add some greens to what I already make. I am so happy to hear that this was helpful to you! I tend to lean toward just the berries for my fruits, as they contain the least amount of carbs and I stay away from fruits like bananas, mangos, figs, etc..
I like to add a scoop of low carb vanilla protein powder which also adds to the overall taste since berries are sometimes a little tart and the powder is sweet.
I have used greek yougart in my smoothies with almond milk. Turns out yummy. You can always add more:. Has anyone tried using yogurt as a liquid?
I want to use Oikos Triple Zero because it will give protein.
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