cetoole Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) You people are a bad influence. See: consumerism thread re: vitamix. Edited July 16, 2013 by cetoole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 You people are a bad influence. See: consumerism thread re: vitamix. i like the GIF. its an amazing appliance, one of the few luxuries I can recommend to anyone on just about any budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I think you need a little more sweet fruit. A nice fuji apple always does the trick, I put an apple in just about everything. The sriacha was a little daring. Ginger adds a nice spice that might be more pleasing to the palate. Don't be afraid to put more water to make the smoothie thinner or more drinkable. I always put a fairly significant amount of water in my green smoothies so I can down them quicker. Thanks for the advice. I'll pick up some apples. I usually don't eat them raw because they are a bit boring but they are probably good in a smoothie. Did a little better today, more green, less brown, thinner, sweeter and smoother. It was very good! I love the peanut butter and bananas together! The peanut butter cleaned up very nicely with the usual cleaning procedure (although I didn't use much and tried to keep it from touching the container before blending. 1 banana 4 strawberries 1 leaf of kale scoop of peanut butter Rice milk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Congrats, Colin. My smoothie this morning was a variation of the same thing I make every morning (got branch out soon): 1/2 gala apple two giant handfuls kale 1 scoop vanilla protein powder a bit of water, guessing about a cup Shelly, your first smoothie sounded and looked disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I bought some beets to put in the Vitamix (I love them!). If anyone has blended them, what size pieces should I cut them into before blending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 chocolate protein powder (thanks Vicki) bananas almond milk ice cubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Post ride Smoothie Kale Whole Peach 1/4 Cucumber 3 Strawberries Almond Milk Spectrum Decadent Blend Chia, Flax, Coconut and Cocoa mix. Good, but it needs more mix I think to cover some of the dirt flavor from the Kale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 No booze into that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 No way! If I am going to the trouble to drink Chia Pet seeds I am not putting unhealthy booze in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Unhealthy? Well, it all depends on the amount. I guess I'd need a lot to mask the kale, flax and chia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted July 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I have had a breakthrough. The best way to cover up the dirt flavor of the Kale is to use little to no Kale. Real cutting edge stuff here. Apple Strawberries Bunch of Ice Almond Milk Small Handful of Kale Chia / Flax mix Pretty damn good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 todays smoothie one banana 1/2 bag of frozen berry mix from whole foods 1 piece turmeric 1 piece ginger 1 scoop garden of life detoxifiber mix 1 scoop organic whey powder 6 or so destemmed kale leaves ice and water tasty and pretty healthy ,estimated 230 calories with the fiber mix it will keep you filled up far longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) I made the worst smoothy ever (trying to create a V8 like drink): 2 small tomatoes 1 celery stalk 1 leaf of kale 1 carrot Sriracha sauce Worsteshire sauce some water Talk about gagging, I had to dump most of it. I guess that it why they put a whole lot of salt in V8 and a much larger ratio of tomatoes to the other stuff. I'll stick with the sweetish smoothies for now. Edited July 21, 2013 by shellylh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 apple orange banana spinach water I've dubbed this smoothie "Nothing Too Fancy". The most basic fruits and the most basic spinach. Always light and delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Very good smoothifying today Pear Blueberries Frozen honeydew melon Kale 1/2 Nectarine Rice Milk Edited July 21, 2013 by shellylh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Strawberry, Orange juice, Ice.Refreshing.Fill in flash makes it appear more orange than it is. ThusJoannes has Costco Margarita in it for covert poolside consumption. This is Head Case, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 I made the worst smoothy ever (trying to create a V8 like drink): 2 small tomatoes 1 celery stalk 1 leaf of kale 1 carrot Sriracha sauce Worsteshire sauce some water Talk about gagging, I had to dump most of it. I guess that it why they put a whole lot of salt in V8 and a much larger ratio of tomatoes to the other stuff. I'll stick with the sweetish smoothies for now. Shelly, that might have been a decent soup. Use some chicken, beef or veg. broth instead of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Went to Tropical Smoothie Cafe, had a nice fruit smoothie -- lot better than Bluberi's, I suspect less sugar water. They appear to have recently introduced a kale lemonade smoothie, which I will try next time (wanted to try with something safe and known first). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Vanilla Coconut Milk Tablespoon vanilla extract can of pineapple tidbits (including juice) one banana ice tasty pineapple dessert smoothie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) Plum Very ripe banana Pear Pink lady apple Lacinato kale Spinach Rice milk Good Edited July 23, 2013 by shellylh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Plum Very ripe banana Pear Pink lady apple Lacinato kale Spinach Rice milk Good uploadfromtaptalk1374600877464.jpguploadfromtaptalk1374600903725.jpg sounds awesome! kale is so awesome, and we use it frequently in smoothies, but it definitely has a distinctive earthy/dirt taste. spinach is so much milder, I can put multiple handfuls of spinach in a smoothie and barely taste it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) I like earthy so no problem here. By the way, has anyone tried arugula in smoothies. I love arugula but the flavor is very strong a bitter so I am afraid it may not go so well in smoothies. Still haven't tried beets or avocados in my smoothies but want to. Have any good recipes for these? I am also debating whether I should get some protein powder to put in mine. Edited July 24, 2013 by shellylh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I don't think there's any way arugula would work well in fruit/sweet(ish) smoothies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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postjack Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I asked Melody if we'd tried Arugula, and she said we did without good results. But, that was back in the early days of our VItamix before we developed a tolerance to greens. I say wild and crazy go nuts, go for it. Worse case scenario you'll be having a fancy salad with the leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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