Fruit smoothies with hidden vegetables versus V8 type smoothie

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This is my observation for myself after using my Vitamix for almost two years

now. Read everything you can about green smoothies and then just decide for

yourself what you prefer and the most important thing is to change it up. I got

really scared when I read that one person overdosed on spinach concentrated

smoothies and had to go to the hospital so it is important to be careful, even

with healthful drinks. That being said, my tastes have evolved so that I now

really enjoy a V8 type smoothie without any fruit on occasion.

I think newbies like the fact that they are hiding vegetables in a drink that

tastes sweet. I know I did. However, I bet your tolerance to the taste of the

vegetables will evolve over time so that you don't need the sweet. I do think

the next evolution I need to take in my V8 type drink is the salt. I have

switched to sea salt, but I still need some or find it too bland.

This morning I mixed a whole cucumber, 1 large tomato, two celery stalks, 3

carrots, a scoup of black bean salsa hummus, and water and buzzed it all up.

Then I added some worstershire sauce, 3 capfuls of lemon, and a small amount of

sea salt. Buzzed that and lastly went back and added a lidful of ice. My trick

for me because I like my smoothies cold and like to blend everything up first.

The Vitamix is so versatile, don't get stuck in a rut, it was meant to be a

grand experiment in your health. Enjoy.

[Guest guest]

I really liked your advice (and I am a LONNNNNNNG time VM user). Worthy

of saving in files, esp your recipe.

Velda

On 5/7/2012 3:56 AM, flnancy1958 wrote:

> This is my observation for myself after using my Vitamix for almost two years

now. Read everything you can about green smoothies and then just decide for

yourself what you prefer and the most important thing is to change it up. I got

really scared when I read that one person overdosed on spinach concentrated

smoothies and had to go to the hospital so it is important to be careful, even

with healthful drinks. That being said, my tastes have evolved so that I now

really enjoy a V8 type smoothie without any fruit on occasion.

>

> I think newbies like the fact that they are hiding vegetables in a drink that

tastes sweet. I know I did. However, I bet your tolerance to the taste of the

vegetables will evolve over time so that you don't need the sweet. I do think

the next evolution I need to take in my V8 type drink is the salt. I have

switched to sea salt, but I still need some or find it too bland.

>

> This morning I mixed a whole cucumber, 1 large tomato, two celery stalks, 3

carrots, a scoup of black bean salsa hummus, and water and buzzed it all up.

Then I added some worstershire sauce, 3 capfuls of lemon, and a small amount of

sea salt. Buzzed that and lastly went back and added a lidful of ice. My trick

for me because I like my smoothies cold and like to blend everything up first.

>

> The Vitamix is so versatile, don't get stuck in a rut, it was meant to be a

grand experiment in your health. Enjoy.

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, I think your advice is sound. I've only had my machine for about 10 months, but my tastes have really changed in that time, and I'm happy to say I seem to not need the fruit sweetness, and look forward to my 'freshly-mown grass' smoothies! I think you are right about the changing up - I was into putting spinach in all smooties - the more the better, but realized that wasn't smart either...it's a process, and a learning one for each individual.Ginny From: flnancy1958 <flnancy1958@...> Sent: Monday, May 7, 2012 3:56 AM Subject: Fruit smoothies with hidden vegetables versus V8 type smoothie

This is my observation for myself after using my Vitamix for almost two years now. Read everything you can about green smoothies and then just decide for yourself what you prefer and the most important thing is to change it up. I got really scared when I read that one person overdosed on spinach concentrated smoothies and had to go to the hospital so it is important to be careful, even with healthful drinks. That being said, my tastes have evolved so that I now really enjoy a V8 type smoothie without any fruit on occasion.

I think newbies like the fact that they are hiding vegetables in a drink that tastes sweet. I know I did. However, I bet your tolerance to the taste of the vegetables will evolve over time so that you don't need the sweet. I do think the next evolution I need to take in my V8 type drink is the salt. I have switched to sea salt, but I still need some or find it too bland.

This morning I mixed a whole cucumber, 1 large tomato, two celery stalks, 3 carrots, a scoup of black bean salsa hummus, and water and buzzed it all up. Then I added some worstershire sauce, 3 capfuls of lemon, and a small amount of sea salt. Buzzed that and lastly went back and added a lidful of ice. My trick for me because I like my smoothies cold and like to blend everything up first.

The Vitamix is so versatile, don't get stuck in a rut, it was meant to be a grand experiment in your health. Enjoy.

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So glad that you agreed. I love experimenting. It has been a learning

experience, for sure.

> > This is my observation for myself after using my Vitamix for almost two

years now. Read everything you can about green smoothies and then just decide

for yourself what you prefer and the most important thing is to change it up. I

got really scared when I read that one person overdosed on spinach concentrated

smoothies and had to go to the hospital so it is important to be careful, even

with healthful drinks. That being said, my tastes have evolved so that I now

really enjoy a V8 type smoothie without any fruit on occasion.

> >

> > I think newbies like the fact that they are hiding vegetables in a drink

that tastes sweet. I know I did. However, I bet your tolerance to the taste of

the vegetables will evolve over time so that you don't need the sweet. I do

think the next evolution I need to take in my V8 type drink is the salt. I have

switched to sea salt, but I still need some or find it too bland.

> >

> > This morning I mixed a whole cucumber, 1 large tomato, two celery stalks, 3

carrots, a scoup of black bean salsa hummus, and water and buzzed it all up.

Then I added some worstershire sauce, 3 capfuls of lemon, and a small amount of

sea salt. Buzzed that and lastly went back and added a lidful of ice. My trick

for me because I like my smoothies cold and like to blend everything up first.

> >

> > The Vitamix is so versatile, don't get stuck in a rut, it was meant to be a

grand experiment in your health. Enjoy.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Please bookmark these pages:

> >

> > /links/

> > (this is the Links page where I save the answers to FAQs and Answers,

Recipes, and LOTS of other helpful information - this page is always being added

to)

> >

> >

/links/IMPORTANT_VitamixE\

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> > PLEASE DON'T UNSUBSCRIBE IF YOU ARE GETTING TOO MUCH MAIL! (if you

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