Good tasting (raw)Green Smoothies? - Page 3

[lisad1]

love this thread!
To naturally sweeten, we sometimes add a couple of dates (i try to soak them first overnight).

[jojoboy]

jolenegreen: I have a Braun Powermax 4184. I think they had a new version 2550, but I can't find either on websites now, nor can I find a newer model, so I'm not sure. I only found replacement parts. But I've had good luck buying small appliances on Amazon, reading the reviews and seeing if it did what I wanted. Maybe somebody else here has a more recent purchase that works. I guess I didn't realize how old mine was.

Also, you can use lettuce. I think you just have to see if you like the flavor in the smoothies.

SollysMom: I think it's cheaper to buy a fresh pineapple and cut it up. I cut it up, freeze it on a cookie sheet and then put it in a bag. The cookie sheet makes sure you can get out pieces of pineapple instead of it freezing in one big chunk.

Has anybody done beets in smoothies? Any recipes? I have some in the garden, and was wondering what might be good.

[jojoboy]

I'd also be interested to hear about grains and protein in the smoothies. We don't do milk here. I was thinking about trying just to put in unflavored white beans (cooked) to see if they affected the flavor. I've been using protein powder, but I don't like the flavor, and I hate putting in processed food products like that.

[lisad1]

we use coconut milk and/or vanilla almond milk in ours.
I've put beet greens in smoothies but haven't tried the beets themselves. I juice beets regularly and they are delicious juiced. I think I will try them - especially because I think they will hide the green colour of the smoothie

[Liam'smom]

Zucchini!

Zucc make a great green ingredient, and has as much if not more potassium as a banana. I use it as a base in smoothies year-round with fresh or frozen.

[sarahope]

subbing, thanks for the great ideas

[philosophicalmama]

I like kale, pear, mint, and lemon with water and ice- it's very green tasting, but in a really good way

[Sayward]

Just did 2 kiwis in a green smoothie for the first time this morning. Sooooo good!

[ComplexOphelia]

This may be a ridiculous question, but how do you put in kiwis? Whenever I do, the smoothie becomes unbearably peppery because of the seeds.

[Sayward]

Originally Posted by ComplexOphelia

This may be a ridiculous question, but how do you put in kiwis? Whenever I do, the smoothie becomes unbearably peppery because of the seeds.

Hmm, I wouldn't call it peppery. I can definitely taste the seeds, but no more than when I eat a kiwi whole. I like that sort of tart-acid-pop of the seeds though. Maybe I'm crazy!

[spiderdust]

My absolute FAVORITE green smoothie...

kale, apples (1 or 2, depending on how sweet they are), and a big handful of mint. I've also done this with spinach instead of the kale. The mint and apples are the focus here.

[sarahope]

does anyone add kefir?

ETA: Oh sorry, that's probably not raw. Just relooked at the thread title. Sorry.

[SollysMom]

Originally Posted by ZeezMom

Basil and mango are a match made in heaven.

What else do you put in with this combo? I've got kale, spinach, bananas, avocado, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, nectarines, kiwi, watermelon, coconut oil, OJ, milk & yogurt (I'm ovo-lacto and not raw).

[Koalamom]

Originally Posted by Liam'smom

Zucc make a great green ingredient, and has as much if not more potassium as a banana. I use it as a base in smoothies year-round with fresh or frozen.

I am so trying this!!

I have been using mangos and a replacement for bananas, and it is really good. Next I will try zuccs today...

I am dairy free and use herbal infusions, usually nettles for the liquid, but used comfrey recently and it was great. I also tried fresh raw carrot juice and we were in heaven, especially with the mango.
It was: Mango, carrot, spinach, blueberry, chia seeds.

For who posted about kefir, you could make kefir and have it raw if you want. I find homemade kefir in a smoothie is too strong if you use too much. Water kefir isn't too strong, but I don't usully add that to smoohties anyway. But now that we are dairy free, I don't miss the dairy in smoothies. Well maybe raw cream, it's like a milkshake.