favorite smoothie recipe

[nscrbug]

I am curious about the green smoothies. Do you get a strong spinach taste or is the spinach overpowered by the fruit. I love raw spinach salads but don't like the taste or texture of cooked spinach at all.

My favorite go to smoothie is made of
frozen strawberries, pineapple and mango
1 scoop protein powder
1/2 cup unsweetended cranberry juice
water
2 tbsp ground flax seeds

OH..thank goodness! I thought I was the ONLY one that couldn't stomach the taste and texture of cooked spinach! YUCK!!! And I especially dislike frozen spinach that has been thawed/squeezed out and then added to recipes...double YUCK! It's so stringy, chewy and gross. But raw baby spinach I can do.

[Reesha]

I love green smoothies too and was amazed to discover that bananas and strawberries really DO overpower the spinach flavor.

I do 1 banana
1 cup of frozen strawberries
2 cups raw spinach
1 cup of almond milk

and sometimes I'll add a scoop of Raw Protein for added punch.

[Catrin]

I love green smoothies too and was amazed to discover that bananas and strawberries really DO overpower the spinach flavor.

I do 1 banana
1 cup of frozen strawberries
2 cups raw spinach
1 cup of almond milk

and sometimes I'll add a scoop of Raw Protein for added punch.

Do you taste the spinach at all? This looks like a very nice after-bike drink but I would replace the almond with skim milk. I just don't care for the taste of any of the nut milks.

[GLC1968]

So would a smoothie be a good place to use spinach that's looking a little tired and old? Like the wilted stuff or when it accidentally freezes?

I use smoothies to take care of over-ripe fruit...but I never thought about using them to finish off spinach that's a bit too old for salads! Please tell me you all have tried it and it works fine?!

[Owlie]

I can't imagine why it wouldn't work, as long as it isn't slimy or something. Haven't tried it, as I prefer to keep my salad out of my smoothies.

[itself]

Yum smoothies, the best way to start the day.

8oz hemp milk original flavor by trader joes
1 cup grapes (great for the skin!)
2 scoops of trader joes vanilla hemp powder
blueberries
strawberries
cherries
spinach

[Reesha]

Do you taste the spinach at all? This looks like a very nice after-bike drink but I would replace the almond with skim milk. I just don't care for the taste of any of the nut milks.

I don't notice it, but you could always adjust the greens or use baby spinach to get an even less noticeable taste. If you realllly want to mask the spinach, shoot for raspberries. Powerful stuff.

[txcyclist]

I love smoothies, but I don't have them for breakfast because they don't keep me full. My favorite smoothie blend:

Toss frozen pineapple and/or mango into the blender bowl.
Splash in OJ.
Add a few big spoonfuls of plain yogurt.

[Reesha]

Yeah, that's why I usually have 2-3 large smoothies for breakfast. The spinach definitely helps with the fullness factor I think.

Tomorrow I'm doing my first 30 + miler of the year and I think I'll start my day with oatmeal, eggs and a smoothie!

[Owlie]

Mine:
Fresh or frozen fruit (strawberries, bananas, peaches, raspberries...whatever we have on hand)
splash of milk or orange juice
A few spoons of yogurt if we have it.
Blend. Hope that blender doesn't catch fire in the process.

[margo49]

My own homemade from our cows yoghurt
tinned pineapple
home grown (but not my home) passionfuit or better some wild not-too-looked-after ones
home grown mango

[Sylvia]

nectarines (freshly frozen from my tree)
half a frozen banana
protein power
chopped baby spinach
dried green veggie power (Trader Joes carries it)
soy milk
water
little cinnamon, and a little ginger.

[margo49]

nectarines (freshly frozen from my tree)
half a frozen banana
protein power
chopped baby spinach
dried green veggie power (Trader Joes carries it)
soy milk
water
little cinnamon, and a little ginger.

Ginger root or powder?

[margo49]

Actually just took my own advice from the "carrot juice yuck" thread and added a cucumber (peeled in "stripes") to my mango, pash and fruit, pineapple smoothie ...very good apart from being the colour of neo-natal poop.
Just now sittng calculating (well, imagining) the % -age increase in nutrients and health in general...I think my skin has a certain new glow!

[RubyTuesday]

Tonight after my ride with one heck of a hill, I resorted to Baja Bobs s/f sweet and sour mix, fresh lime and two shots of tequila. Some people might call it a s/f margarita. I will call it a smoothie with salt.