Would you add these superfood powders to smoothies?

[1love4ever]

This is what I'm looking at http://livesuperfoods.com/raw-foods/superfood-powders.html?p=1 , would you buy these?  Why, why not, and which ones?  Do you have different brand recommendations?  What do you add to smoothies and fresh juices to boost nutrition?

I'm new to smoothie making and juicing so any advice is appreciated!

thanks!

[SundayCrepes]

My smoothies have almond milk, raw honey, freshly ground flax, banana, mango, blueberry, and spinach. Right at the end I add chia seed. For the kids I add coconut butter and almond butter (I don't add them to mine because I'm watching calories.) I also add about 40% rice milk 60% almond milk to the kids smoothie. When it's all almond milk my son says it tickles his tongue, which he doesn't like. That's one of the things I do like about my smoothies.

I don't know anything about the powders you asked about. 

[1love4ever]

Thanks for sharing!!  I also heard something once that said that when you use a blender that the heat that it creates can destroy some of the nutrients in what your blending?  Is that true?

[SundayCrepes]

Originally Posted by 1love4ever 

Thanks for sharing!!  I also heard something once that said that when you use a blender that the heat that it creates can destroy some of the nutrients in what your blending?  Is that true?

I know vitamix and blendtech heat food really hot (you can make soup in them.) I would suspect the food loses as much nutrition as it does from normal cooking. My $40 blender doesn't get food that hot. My smoothies are still cold when I drink them.

[Climbing Rose]

I would totally recommend Dr. Schultze's SuperFood Powder.  I am like a walking commercial for him after trying his stuff over the last few months.  =)

[1love4ever]

That does look good but I am just concerned about some of the ingredients not being organic.  I recently tried Synergy companys Pure Synergy and I like it but the taste is really strong...

[Climbing Rose]

FWIW, Dr. Schultze does say all his things are either wild-harvested, or are totally organic (and also not ETO-sprayed, like a lot of "organic" herbs are). It has somewhat of a taste in a smoothie, but not too much~ definitely nothing a bit of raw honey or stevia won't take care of. =) Here is a link: https://www.herbdoc.com/index.php/Organic-Wild-Harvested-Herbs.html I do hope you find something you like!

[es1967]

Originally Posted by Climbing Rose 

FWIW, Dr. Schultze does say all his things are either wild-harvested, or are totally organic (and also not ETO-sprayed, like a lot of "organic" herbs are). It has somewhat of a taste in a smoothie, but not too much~ definitely nothing a bit of raw honey or stevia won't take care of. =) Here is a link: https://www.herbdoc.com/index.php/Organic-Wild-Harvested-Herbs.html I do hope you find something you like!

I love Dr Schulze's products.  They are the best!  In my opinion his poducts are so much more potent than anything you would buy at the HFS. I've been using his products for about 7 yrs and I can say I have never been disappointed.  .  DS is 5 and he actually likes the superfood just as is.  Been giving it to him on and off  since he was around 2 or so.    I used to mix it in some carrot juice for him but now I buy some pure blueberry juice and mix the superfood in that.  I just mix it in some water and drink it like that.

I've started making a smoothie for DS :

Juice of 1 fresh orange (or almond milk or combo 1/2 juice 1/2 almond milk)

1/2 banana

few pineaple chunks

1 teaspoon hempseed

1 teaspoon Flaxseed

5 almonds (got the idea from Dr Schulze's website)

probiotic powder

camu camu powder 1/4 teasp

teaspoon of coconut oil

Handful of spinach

Could swap out the pineapple for blueberry and add in a few teaspoons of yogurt.  I like coconut and don't have issues w using soy.

I use a vitamix so the almonds are totally smooth. 

Just FYI to previous post you have to blend a long time to heat up in the vitamix. 

[1love4ever]

Originally Posted by Climbing Rose 

FWIW, Dr. Schultze does say all his things are either wild-harvested, or are totally organic (and also not ETO-sprayed, like a lot of "organic" herbs are). It has somewhat of a taste in a smoothie, but not too much~ definitely nothing a bit of raw honey or stevia won't take care of. =) Here is a link: https://www.herbdoc.com/index.php/Organic-Wild-Harvested-Herbs.html I do hope you find something you like!

Oh!  Thank you!  I figured it would say organic or wildcrafted in the ingredient list or product info and since it didnt I didnt look further, thank you!  Where do you buy yours from?  Is there a site where you can get it for a really good price?

[es1967]

Here is the link for his website.  Its not cheap but I go on the auto ship for a few months and then cancel.  Its cheaper that way.

https://www.herbdoc.com/index.php/?c=1

[Climbing Rose]

I wish I knew of a place to get them for less!  I buy right from him sometimes, and there are HFS in our area that sell his stuff too.

We are on a tight budget right now, but I think they are very worth it.  They *saved* me this pregnancy, not getting m/s, etc.  I don't know if I could function otherwise! 

You might also want to check out his Intestinal Formula #1s, or even just order his Vitality Pack.  His stuff has totally turned our health around- that and the keifer smoothies!  =)

[1love4ever]

I've been making my smoothies out of home made kefir too!  I didnt get morning sickness with my 2nd babe, only my first.  I was clueless with my first, I ate mostly processed foods, and took One-A-Day prenatals which made me puke every time I took them, but stupidly I didnt make the connection of "You're puking because these are not good for you!  Duh!"  Lol.  with my 2nd I had been eating much better, all organic, paying attention to nurition, not exposing myself to chemicals such as in canned foods, cleaners, makeup and other personal care products, and I took Garden of Life prenatals which are organic, whole foods.  IDK which of those things, or a combo of them, made me not have morning sickness the 2nd pregnancy, but I think it was probably a combo of all those things.  ANYWAY, sorry to go off subject!  I will try his stuff when my Synergy runs out!  I havent been making smoothies every day because I get so busy that it just doesnt happen, I'm really trying to though, I know how good it is for us!

Thanks!

[MandyDugas]

I would get the maca and hemp protein powders.

We also put Vega (vegan protein drink) http://myvega.com/, chlorella (pure algae powder), bananas, frozen berries and coconut water in our smoothies. Just make sure when your drinking a fruit smoothie to drink it on an empty stomach and make sure you don't eat anything else for 2 hours after or else the fruit will ferment in your stomach and you wont get the proper nutrients from your shake.

[Climbing Rose]

I don't know why I didn't think to say this before, but Dr. Schulze has deals and specials.

Right now, he is having free shipping.  Lots of times, I have seen 10% off things I put in my cart, and he also has a lot of buy-two-get-one-free.  We get his paper newsletter in the mailbox and it has a lot of discounts in it.

He also has a special you can join if you want the SuperFood every month, for free shipping.

Those are worth checking out.

We make sure we get our smoothies in by making it our official breakfast food!  =)

It is my absolute favorite thing I have all day.  I think i could live on them.

We also 'have to' make them, because of the kefir cultures... we have to make more kefir milk, so the cultures don't die, so 'have to' use up the kefir milk we have.  It's good motivation for us anyway!  =P  Plus, my 12-year-old loves do it entirely by himself, while I watch.  Can't beat that!

[1love4ever]

Yeah my problem is trying to cut up the apple, strawberries, etc while holding my 6 month old who grabs EVERYTHING!  Haha.  I have cut everything up the night before while he sleeps but usually I'm busy doing other things and by the time I think of it, I'm in bed at 1am and way too tired to do it!  IDK if its because I'm nursing or what, but no matter how much smoothie I drink or what is in it, it never fills me up and  I always need something else!  I'll drink a whole bunch, and 30 min later I'm ravenous!  We have jars of kefir building in our fridge.  We try to drink it  plain and use it in things.  I also blend some of the grains in with the smoothie sometimes to keep them under control!   I have some grains that are 1 inch in diameter right now!!  AAHHH!

I saw the free shipping, I was gonna re-evaluate whether or not I should get it on May 30, and order if  I decided I need it or we have extra money for the month :)

[Climbing Rose]

I totally understand!  I remember those days. 

(Honestly, I also remember eating chocolate cake for breakfast sometimes then too- cause it only took one hand. )

If it helps, we use frozen fruit that's already cut up, from the freezer section at the store.  We get berry mixes, and strawberries, so all we really have to do is peel the bananas and scoop in the raw honey and Superfood.  We don't cut anything up, unless we're putting fresh beet in it.... but we recently got a Vitamix, and that can handle a lot.

Maybe you could wear her on your back?  I used to put mine in the Ergo in order to cook and things, but now I have older ones to hold the baby while I do that.

I am started to appreciate my older ones even more.  You will be there before you know it- it goes by in a flash.

[sweetpeppers]

No, I wouldn't add any superfood powder things to a smoothie. Why waste your money? If you want to boost the nutrition add some spinach or kale to the fruit (spinach has a milder flavor and blends better than harder greens). If you want fat, add nuts. I never cut anything up for my smoothies, just peel the bananas. If I'm having a strawberry smoothie, I just dump the strawberries in whole. The leaves just provide some extra greens. I also like to use frozen fruit. Either bought frozen, or cut up and frozen by me. Then the pineapple or mangos or whatever is all ready for meal time. 

[angelarose1]

Superfood powders are a total gimmick, nothing is easier or trumps whole fresh unprocessed fruits and veggies. Juicing is fine if you want a liquid meal but nothing wrong with eating fruit out of hand or big green salads either. You don't have to do much to make quality fresh ripe produce taste good. Your body can only absorb so many nutrients at a time and only in the amounts it needs, so all that expensive superfood stuff is money literally being flushed down the toilet! It's pretty comical to hear an advertisement say something like, 1 tbsp of my pineapple powder is like eating one whole pineapple! I always think I'd rather get to eat the pineapple....

[angelarose1]

Also, to add, juicing does remove a significant portion of the fiber in food. Fiber aids in digestion and absorption of nutrients, so maybe adding superfood powder is necessary to make up for loss in digestion efficiency when fruit and veggies are eaten in whole form... Just a thought...

[es1967]

The OP was asking what she could add to boost the nurtrition of her smoothies and juices.  Smoothies generally use the entire fruit or veggie so the fiber is still there.  Juicing of course does not but delivers the nutrients quicker.  That is why its a great idea to do both!!  I'm sure some superfood powders are a gimmick but if you read the ingredients of Dr Schulze's superfood it is far from a gimmick.  I'm sure you have read the benefits of the top 8 ingredients?   Just google them.    I juice and do smoothies everyday but still use the superfood some days. 

Spirulina

Blue green Algae

Chlorella

Barley Grass

Wheat Grass

Purple dulse seaweed

Acerola Cherry

Rose hips

Palm fruit

Lemon & Orange peel

Beet root

Spinach Leaf

Base of Dr Schulze's Non Fermentable Saccharomyces Yeast