Re: Re: good video my answer to mariadnoca

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I thought the video interesting, but would never copy all his

ingredients and make the smoothie his way. You are right, way too many

ingredients. I like to keep it simple, and few ingredients as I feel

like on a given day. I always use greens but rotate the type, using kale

more than others, but also use spinach, and lettuce. I use usually some

other veggies such as half a big cucumber and a stalk or two of celery.

Then I add some fresh fruit (usually an apple, no banana as I am

allergic), then a few frozen ingredients, usually mixed berries, but

also frozen mango chunks from Costco or Sam's. I also add a chunk of

fresh organic ginger and often squeeze in the juice of one of my

wonderful meyer lemons from my tree. Usually that is sweet enough for

me. I also do carrots sometimes and other fresh fruits such as

pineapple. Just depends on the day and what I found at store for a good

price. Watermelon is coming in here in CA so that will be added now too.

I have learned through both experiment and from " listening " to people in

this group, that often simple is better (and certainly easier).

I have a juicer and can make juice, but most of the time I like the

thickness and fiber of my VM smoothies. I don't often add protein powder

(though I am slowly using up the Nectar powder that they sell at VM

demos, but won't be buying more since I now know so much more about

vegetables protein content. I do not add dairy, but will add nuts for

their creaminess sometimes (sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews). OH and

most of the time I add whole flax seed and or chia seed and let them

become totally smooth in the VM.

Velda

On 5/28/2012 3:13 PM, mariadnoca wrote:

> Still being a green smoothie kindergartener, I see recipes like this with so

many ingredients and am concerned they will taste " muddy " . I've made some duds

that wasted $$$ organic ingredients. I'd like to know what other more

experienced people think and could share on this subject. I'd like to step up to

something more nutritional than greens/fruit, even a cleanse or juice festing,

(but not all that sure where to start).

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>> Hi !

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>> Quite by accident, I saw this video and was fascinated. It was just posted

May 27.

>> Hope you all enjoy.

>> Ronaye

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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVdFyGcJmss & feature=relat

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