Green Smoothie Detox - Make Fresh Or What Store Bought Brand Do You Recommend?

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Hi,
I make green juices or smoothies in my blender. The basic premise for me is for the majority of the drink to have greens (spinach, kale, parsley, etc.), then add a very small amount of fruit for some sweetness. Fresh ginger can also be wonderfully energizing. These green drinks have helped me to lose weight, consume the recommended amount of vegetables, and feel healthier. If you can commit to these drinks for a few days, you may come to crave them. I avoid store bought/pre-made for various reasons.

Thank you! The ingredients you mention are on the infographic and I actually discussed going on a green smoothie detox with my naturopath and doctor who stated it has a lot of health benefits including weight loss.

A naturopath would say that. They have no actual training in nutrition or medicine that actually works. I'm surprised your naturopath isn't selling them to you directly, to be honest. Also you'll gain any weight back when you go back to eating food again, since you'll be putting mass back into your body.

The focus is not weight loss. My question is regarding making it fresh or go for store bought brand.

And you're trusting a pretend doctor for advice. You have a built-in detox system that's running optimally - if it wasn't, you'd be in the emergency room. It's literally not going to do anything for you, and if it's getting nutrients that you want, why not eat the whole food which your body is built to break down and use, instead of liquids where half the good stuff is already tossed out and the rest won't get as absorbed fully into your system as it would if you actually ate the fruit and veg?

How do you know I have a detox system that is running optimally?

Are you on dialysis? Are any of your organs failing? If you don't have actual concerns with your liver or kidneys, your system is running fine. And anything that is actually accumulating in your body like heavy metals would need specific chelation therapy, not green drinks.

Stick to the question.

Please understand, this is an open forum and many come here via Google or other paths and may come across your post.

To that end, it is important to respond to the ideas and concepts brought up by your post, as opposed to to a simple response, or no response, based on what you are looking for.

So, you do not have the ability, nor should you, to limit the responses in the thread to just what you want them to be.

It's important to point out the uselessness of the detox smoothies so the next person wondering about them has some useful information, like that they are a waste of time and money.

So, take what you want from this thread but understand it's not all about you.

Green smoothies just like green juices is filled with healthy vitamins and nutrients. A little weird how people would think consuming a beverage with healthy ingredients is worthless. But your right its your opinion.

People are telling you that it isn't necessary for detoxing, your kidneys and liver do this.
No one said it was worthless as a food/drink option.

Sorry you don't know why I am doing this, unless you read some of the comments or have access to my medical records.

You also don't know whether or not my detox organs are operating optimally, my doctors and I know what my situation is and what I need to do as per their instructions which I am not relaying here as my question is about fresh or recommendation for healthy store bought brand.

I have decided to make my smoothies fresh and stick to fresh whole foods for the green smoothies since I eat fresh foods anyway.

I was looking for a convenient way to drink green smoothies for 5 days.

Fyi: Many vegetables that have been frozen have more nutrition than their fresh veggie counterparts.

kq1981

OP, just wanted to say, we are not here trying to belittle you, intimidate, or make fun of you. For many of us here, seeing detox, fasting, 800 calorie diets, phentermine, food eliminations ect sets off warning bells and possible groans and eye rolls because ‘detox’ or ‘food elimination’ has been addressed many many times. We are a passionate bunch. MFP, for me anyway, is a platform to help lose weight, increase health by becoming aware of macro and micro nutrients, maintain weight, even put on weight. We use this through EATING foods using CICO. Perhaps you should browse these forums, type in detox, see how many of the same answers are on the multiple other threads. Having a smoothie to help add nutrients may be beneficial for you, but long term, it’s always going to be a big fat NO from most of us.

amyepdx

So wondering if you made it through five days???

Christine_72

I'm thinking of incorporating a honkin' big veggie smoothie into my days. Not for detox purposes, but because i don't eat near enough veggies, and it seems like an easy and quick way to get them in. I haven't made one yet, as i can imagine it wont be pleasant tasting... I don't want to add in extras such as protein powder, fruits etc, I just want a veggie fix and be done with it.

nutmegoreo

Christine_72 wrote: »

I'm thinking of incorporating a honkin' big veggie smoothie into my days. Not for detox purposes, but because i don't eat near enough veggies, and it seems like an easy and quick way to get them in. I haven't made one yet, as i can imagine it wont be pleasant tasting... I don't want to add in extras such as protein powder, fruits etc, I just want a veggie fix and be done with it.

Do NOT use broccoli. It's feels scratchy while swallowing. Spinach with carrots is nice. Celery is stringy. Tomatoes are good, but the skin leaves chunks. Cucumber and bell peppers are good.

TheDevastator

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Christine_72 wrote: »

I'm thinking of incorporating a honkin' big veggie smoothie into my days. Not for detox purposes, but because i don't eat near enough veggies, and it seems like an easy and quick way to get them in. I haven't made one yet, as i can imagine it wont be pleasant tasting... I don't want to add in extras such as protein powder, fruits etc, I just want a veggie fix and be done with it.

Do NOT use broccoli. It's feels scratchy while swallowing. Spinach with carrots is nice. Celery is stringy. Tomatoes are good, but the skin leaves chunks. Cucumber and bell peppers are good.

I second the spinach and carrots. I've never had a problem with celery being stringy but I have a blendtec, definitely one of the best blenders. I can't stand bell peppers in a smoothie, nasty. I personally like cabbage in mine and a little onion. I use peanut butter, cocoa, and stevia for masking flavor.

livingleanlivingclean

Christine_72 wrote: »

I'm thinking of incorporating a honkin' big veggie smoothie into my days. Not for detox purposes, but because i don't eat near enough veggies, and it seems like an easy and quick way to get them in. I haven't made one yet, as i can imagine it wont be pleasant tasting... I don't want to add in extras such as protein powder, fruits etc, I just want a veggie fix and be done with it.

Why not just make a soup? A lot more appetising in winter! I love zucchini, Cauliflower and broccoli. Adding leek or onion is nice too... (I also chuck in a small amount of blue cheese)