Smoothies, you 5 a day and nutri ninjas.

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britishbeau
britishbeau Posts: 60 Member
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Firtsly i was wondering, since it doesnt matter how much fruit and veg you put in a smoothie, its only ever equivalent to 2 of your 5 a day, if i have 2 smoothies a day, is that 4 of my 5 a day or still count as 2?

I really dont like veg so it would be helpful if i could have it in a smoothie.

Secondly i was thinking of getting a nutri ninja. Are they worth the money or are there cheaper ones that are just as good? its alot of money for me to spend so it would be great if i could get one cheaper.

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  • sherbear702
    sherbear702 Posts: 649 Member
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    Your question makes no sense. Perhaps you should try repharsing that.
  • dr0707
    dr0707 Posts: 24
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    It does matter how much fruit and veg you put in a smoothie. each certain quantity is considered a serving. If one cup spinach = 1 serving, then if you use 2 cups spinach, that would = 2 servings. so for 2 cups spinach you have gotten in 2 of your 5 servings. Also you should use low sugar fruits in your smoothies like berries. you can google which fruits have the lowest sugar. I have a nutribullet and I LOVE it. it cost about 99 bucks. if you are using smoothies for weight loss the recommendation is 80% vegetable and 20% fruit. I hope that answers your question.
  • kelly_gelinas
    kelly_gelinas Posts: 137 Member
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    I have a nutri bullet as well. Way cheaper then nutri ninja and works great.
  • MaternalCopulator
    MaternalCopulator Posts: 125 Member
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    7 smells like purple because potatoes dance at night.
  • mallory_2014
    mallory_2014 Posts: 173 Member
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    I don't get your comment about regardless of how much you put in it is only equal to 2/5 servings a day. If you put 2 cups of spinach in a smoothie, that is two vegetable servings. If you add 1 cup of berries, that is another 2 servings. If you put 10 servings of fruit and vegetables in a smoothie, and consumed it all, it would count as 10 servings of fruits and vegetables in the day.

    Use whatever blender you have/want. I use a blendtec but have used a normal $20 blender.

    Keep in mind, a smoothie won't cause weight loss. You can easily pack hundreds of calories into a smoothie.
  • jhall260
    jhall260 Posts: 111 Member
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    I have a Nutri Ninja and I love it. I have the one with the 3 cups, and the larger blender. I use it all the time. Not only for smoothies but for soups, chopping veggies for omelets, salsa, all sorts of things!!!
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
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    I have a magic bullet and it works well. Way cheaper than a nutri ninja. :)

  • SamZ10
    SamZ10 Posts: 49 Member
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    I had a Ninja as well and loved it. If you make a lot of smoothies then yes, totally worth it. Every "serving" of a fruit or veggie that goes into the smoothie would go towards your 5 a day.
    Make sure to enter every ingredient into MFP tho, smoothies can become very high in calories very quickly. Consider putting some protein powder into the smoothie for added protein. My fav recipe is:
    serving of frozen strawberries
    scoop of strawberry protein powder
    handful of fresh spinach
    1 cup almond milk
    any other berries youd like :)
  • Jimmyftw94
    Jimmyftw94 Posts: 75 Member
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    I don't like fruit except for Orange Juice. But I like steamed vegetable with my rice, but if you don't like eating vegetable you can put it in blender and drink it.
  • Some_Watery_Tart
    Some_Watery_Tart Posts: 2,250 Member
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    mallory_2014 wrote: »
    I don't get your comment about regardless of how much you put in it is only equal to 2/5 servings a day. If you put 2 cups of spinach in a smoothie, that is two vegetable servings. If you add 1 cup of berries, that is another 2 servings. If you put 10 servings of fruit and vegetables in a smoothie, and consumed it all, it would count as 10 servings of fruits and vegetables in the day.

    Use whatever blender you have/want. I use a blendtec but have used a normal $20 blender.

    Keep in mind, a smoothie won't cause weight loss. You can easily pack hundreds of calories into a smoothie.

    ^^First of all: that is important to understand. I have smoothies every day. My smoothies range from 200 calories for a snack or dessert smoothie up to 600 calories for my breakfast shakes. You can pack a lot of calories into a smoothie. So weigh and measure everything!

    Second, I have a NutriBullet. It's great. Before that I used a blender. It was also great. I don't think you should invest in something fancy until you know for sure that this is something you want to do all the time forever.

    Third, a serving is a serving. It doesn't matter what you do to it. If you put 2 servings in, you will get 2 servings in the smoothie. It all counts. The blender does not magically reduce the number of servings by pulverizing it. You might be thinking of something you heard about juicing. Juicing is different because it eliminates a portion of the fruit/veg during the process. But juicing is whole other discussion entirely.
  • britishbeau
    britishbeau Posts: 60 Member
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    I took a nutrition course and was told that it didnt matter how many servings of fruit or veg you put in there, its only ever counted as 2 servings because it loses fiber content.
  • Marianna93637
    Marianna93637 Posts: 230 Member
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    You don't lose fiber content in a smoothie because it uses the entire fruit / vegetable. You would lose fiber in a juicer, so it would be true for that, but not blender.

    And agree with others, drinking smoothies will not make you lose weight. If you give in to this kinda new 'whole food' craze, besides adding vegetables and fruit, you'll add whole milk or soy milk, chia seed (a small amount is 100 calories), hemp seed (about the same), almonds and other nuts (about the same), prunes (5 tiny prunes will get you 100 calories), figs (1 tiny fig is 60-70 calories), etc, you can drink 700 calories and think it's only 200 :)
  • dr0707
    dr0707 Posts: 24
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    WOW Marianna your before and after is amazing!! I cant wait to get to my after!!
  • Marianna93637
    Marianna93637 Posts: 230 Member
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    dr0707 wrote: »
    WOW Marianna your before and after is amazing!! I cant wait to get to my after!!

    Thank you! So far that's only after 9 lbs of loss.
  • britishbeau
    britishbeau Posts: 60 Member
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    im not bothered about losing the weight, im more concerned about eating fruit and veg, which i dont like cooked
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    MaternalCopulator wrote: »
    7 smells like purple because potatoes dance at night.

    B)
  • trisH_7183
    trisH_7183 Posts: 1,486 Member
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    britishbeau wrote: »
    im not bothered about losing the weight, im more concerned about eating fruit and veg, which i dont like cooked

    Not caring about losing weight gives you a free pass. Just pulverize any veggies & you are good to go. BTW,spinach can taste very strong in a one serving smoothie....
    Have never tried an all veggie smoothie.......sounds yuck to me.

  • Elainejk21
    Elainejk21 Posts: 121 Member
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    jhall260 wrote: »
    I have a Nutri Ninja and I love it. I have the one with the 3 cups, and the larger blender. I use it all the time. Not only for smoothies but for soups, chopping veggies for omelets, salsa, all sorts of things!!!

    This! Plus my current fave smoothie recipe (~220cal):

    1/2 banana
    113g nonfat greek yogurt
    140g frozen pineapple chunks (less if you're watching sugar intake)
    20g kale
    1 cup coconut water


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