Comments on: Super Lessons Of A Super Blender

By: terrepruitt

terrepruitt — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:33:21 +0000

Yay White Belt! I have not tried milk yet. I have just used water or the water in the fruit. I’m working towards more veggies than fruits, I want my ratio to be one fruit per two greens/veggies or if one of the veggies is a cucumber than 1 to 3. I haven’t tried berries yet either. I am not a berry fan so I think I can probably go through a lot of other fruits before I start using berries. Although I am hoping blueberries in a green smoothie will be something I like because they are touted as being sooooo good for you. I have flax and have yet to add it. I need to do that.

Thank you sooooo much for sharing your smoothie recipe with us. And thank you for reading and commenting.

By: Christy

Christy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:19:15 +0000

I have been doing smoothies daily since a few months after my White Belt Intensive in November 2010. They have gotten increasingly green as time has passed. I ususally do at least a cup of almond milk per person, a banana per person, 3 oz. of spinach and 3 oz. of kale per person and 4 ounces of frozen berries per person(more or less). I add protein powder(not mandatory) and ground flax too. A great start to my day, gives me energy and tastes great!
Oh, and I enjoy your blog!

By: terrepruitt

terrepruitt — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:25:38 +0000

MAGGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT much kale (what I used) is just TOO much kale, but it is so weird because I was eating in my salad the other night and the bitter just does not come through the same as in a smoothie.

I’ve had some with spinach. I have had a lot more than I have posted about. I am mulling over whether to post on the blog or make a page on my site. Switch the greens. Yup!

I am not a berry fan, but I am thinking that they might be ok in smoothies. I have not yet tried them. The possibilites are pretty endless with smoothies!

Yay! Back to Nia for you! We miss you! Thanks for reading and commenting!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:50:18 +0000

Ahahahahahaha this is fantastic! I’m so glad you’ve jumped on the green smoothie boat! XD

I started out with about a cup of greens, but now I’m up to 3-4 cups of greens per cup of liquid. Kale is a bit strong to start out with, you might want to mix it with red lettuce or spinach. Also be sure to rotate the greens you put in your smoothie – kale is great, but eat too much of a green leafy vegetable and you start getting sick from the alkaloids of that particular type. I usually go 2-3 days of a particular kind before switching (although to be honest that’s because I’ve already run out of it).

Right now I like blending greens, frozen berries, and a bunch of fruit and veggie juices (Naked varieties), and I throw in some flax seed for the omega-3 fats, but I’ve also tried adding different nut butters (peanut, almond, and cashew) and some non-dairy milk and a banana, and it comes out really sweet and smooth.

P.S. I have my first Nia class here tomorrow night

By: terrepruitt

terrepruitt — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:47:41 +0000

Ha, ha, ha. That IS funny. And I wouldn’t put vodka in my green smoothie. But I might put a bit of green smoothie in my vodka. The difference being I tend to drink the smoothies in the morning and for nutrients and if I were having vodka, I would admit it was a cocktail and maybe add some green to it!

I love when my friends that I have met over the internet share stories of them thinking of me. That makes me so happy. Yay! Thank you!

By: Angelia Sims

Angelia Sims — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:06:03 +0000

I thought of you the other day. I saw an ecard that said, “I’m making a veggie smoothie. Then, I’m adding vodka. Don’t judge me.”

Cracked me up. I know you wouldn’t use vodka, but I totally pictured you in my head making those green smoothies.