Loving my green smoothies for breakfast!

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  • TRISHA9714
    TRISHA9714 Posts: 8
    bump for later.... need to get the nerve to gulp down spinach without my gag reflexes kickin in. :ohwell:

    You cannot taste the spinach!! I use the frozen spinach but it is purely for nutritional value.

    I know this is a stupid question do you thaw the spinach first or just throw it in the blender frozen? My stomach doesn't like spinach in leaf form so maybe blending it will work better.

    Thanks for the info.
  • Barbellerella
    Barbellerella Posts: 1,838 Member
    I think some people throw it in frozen ( just don't use Ice then)... I buy the organic pre washed bags of the fresh kind myself..
  • jddykstra
    jddykstra Posts: 19
    we''ve been doing green smoothies for a while and I LOVE them! I agree with the poster who said that Kale is a pain to blend - somehow it never blends as well as any of my other greens.

    My favorite recipe:
    1c. spinach (I use fresh)
    5 frozen strawberries
    1/2 mango
    1/2c. frozen raspberries
    juice of 1/2 of a lemon.

    Tastes like raspberry lemonade.
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    I made the switch to having a green smoothie most mornings & also loooove it.
  • chergarr73
    chergarr73 Posts: 59 Member
    Best place to but the spinach that I have found is Costco...around $4.50 for a 2 1/2 lb bag.
    I love :
    8oz almond milk
    3 cups spinach
    1 pear
    1 banana
    1 cup frozen blueberries
    ice

    DELICIOUS!!!
  • MoooveOverFluffy
    MoooveOverFluffy Posts: 398 Member
    So, can I use frozen spinach? You can not believe what they charge for spinach where I live...assuming it's even available. I suppose that's stupid, of course I CAN but how much, do you think?


    I'm going to try this. Fresh spinach is super expensive. Plus, i usually throw a few ice cubes in the blender anyway right??? I'll just partially thaw it, chop it into 6-8 pieces, and put them in snack size ziploc bags for easy handling. The frozen stuff is usually chopped finely anyway, and it can take the place of my ice cubes since it's frozen. we shall see!!!
  • BettyIW
    BettyIW Posts: 103
    I've never heard of green smoothies. I'm doing some grocery shopping today. I'll buy the ingredients needed to try these green smoothies. Thanks. I love spinach...........well, not the canned spinach but I do love fresh or frozen spinach.
  • J3SSP3NNY
    J3SSP3NNY Posts: 235
    You should put some kale and chard in there too!!! YUM
  • J3SSP3NNY
    J3SSP3NNY Posts: 235
    Frozen fruit and spinach is better cuz then the smoothie is more cold :)
  • lmd172
    lmd172 Posts: 172
    thanks for the suggestions!
  • frumpytofit
    frumpytofit Posts: 83
    Sounds like you need a decent blender for most of these smoothies
  • Airlieb
    Airlieb Posts: 9 Member
    bumpity bump love green smoothies!!!
  • bslic
    bslic Posts: 245 Member
    ok, must get new blender out of box and try these ASAP!!!
  • domsmoms
    domsmoms Posts: 174 Member
    Bump again... I must try these! I needed some new breakfast ideas, and I love spinach.
  • dawnkykong
    dawnkykong Posts: 64 Member
    Bump
  • babybelle2
    babybelle2 Posts: 2 Member
    I love smoothies! I haven't been having them lately but for years had them, must get back to them!

    I throw whatever I have in the house but I do like

    Couple of handfuls of spinach
    1 large cooked beet root
    1 green apple
    Some frozen pineapple
    0% Greek yoghurt

    Sometimes I add ginger, Manuka honey or cacao in
  • yokogriswold
    yokogriswold Posts: 3
    Bump for trying out later.
  • stefmomme25
    stefmomme25 Posts: 42 Member
    Bump
  • GymAnJuice
    GymAnJuice Posts: 512 Member
    going shopping today & i'll try one of these later, never thought of it before :blushing: hope my blender is up to it, it's only a cheap one
  • kcoftx
    kcoftx Posts: 765 Member
    I'm bumping it because it includes spinach. Gotta try.
  • LelliAmi
    LelliAmi Posts: 327 Member
    sounds so yummy! i'll have to try these. thanks for posting the recipes!!!
  • littlebuddy84
    littlebuddy84 Posts: 995 Member
    They all sound so nice. I'll be trying them. Thanks for sharing :-)
  • Erica_theRedhead
    Erica_theRedhead Posts: 724 Member
    bump, i'm gonna go for it this week when on vacation. I'll try not to gross out my travel buddies too much :tongue:
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Will a normal food processor blender work? X
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Wow! Vitamix is £400 on ebay! X
  • emgs52
    emgs52 Posts: 67 Member
    awesome ideas!
  • rachleb
    rachleb Posts: 59 Member
    My favorite green smoothie recipe is:

    -1 banana
    -1/2 cup frozen peaches
    -1/2 cup frozen mango
    -a couple handfuls of spinach
    -coconut water (about 1/2 - 1 cup)

    It tastes very tropical! :)
  • sister83
    sister83 Posts: 25 Member
    bump
  • Warmbloodwear
    Warmbloodwear Posts: 387 Member
    I do a green drink every day sometimes 3 times!!! I have a knock off brand vitamix I got on ebay and it is a amazing!

    2 handfuls of power greens.. (Spinach, kale, chard)
    1 apple
    1 inside of a coconut (meat)
    1c strawberries
    and water:)

    Yumo!

    I had on of my girlfriends over she wanted to try it..lol She said it was an aquired taste but it wasnt bad:laugh: It's green!
  • KathyGSM
    KathyGSM Posts: 22
    I have never even heard of "Green Smoothies", I am definately going to try them. Thanks for the recipes. :wink:
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