Five a day turned into a smoothie

[EltonFrog]

Slight variation for today. 1 handful of spinach, 1 banana, 1 apple, 1/4 of fresh pineapple, 1/4 of fresh lemon, 3 tbsp of mixed berries, 10 walnut halves, water.

Very nice indeed.

 

[Fubar]

I used too much Ginger in mine this morning - it was not pleasant.

 

[ianrauk]

watching this thread with interest. (and with a watering mouth at @CarlP 's smoothies)

 

[Stephenite]

Alright, I can't resist any more. I've dusted off the blender, and i'm getting ready to go out to buy ingredients to one or more of the above recipes. Fancy a breakfast smoothie.

 

[jefmcg]

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-tried-the-full-english-breakfast-detox-video

 

[EltonFrog]

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-tried-the-full-english-breakfast-detox-video
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Feckin' brilliant, I'm going to try that!

I don't believe in all the detox guff either, complete load of bollix, but I do believe that I am not getting enough fruit and veg in my diet, in fact I know that to be the case, because every two weeks my blood is tested for levels of Iron when I donate platelets and I'm often told that I should eat more Iron rich food. I'm trying these smoothies just to add to the fruit and veg that I do have in my diet.

So far I am enjoying the process, the smoothies are very nice.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've just blended spinach beetroot,carrots,sweetcorn and sultanas. It tastes very nice even though i say it myself.

 

[EltonFrog]

I've just blended spinach beetroot,carrots,sweetcorn and sultanas. It tastes very nice even though i say it myself.

Whole beetroot or beetroot juice? I like the sultanas idea.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Whole beetroot or beetroot juice? I like the sultanas idea.

Three whole vacuum packed beetroot,and large handful of sultanas(smart price will do,they're about a third the price of the branded ones). The sultanas make it very sweet,maybe add less if you don't like things too sweet.

 

[Fnaar]

Leslie Phillips was a bit of a smoothie...

 

[EltonFrog]

Leslie Phillips was a bit of a smoothie...

I say! ding dong!

 

[slowmotion]

If I wanted to save all the faffing about and the washing-up, would some multi-vitamin pills cut the mustard?

 

[EltonFrog]

If I wanted to save all the faffing about and the washing-up, would some multi-vitamin pills cut the mustard?

Don't know, but preparing the fruit n veg ain't a lot of faff tbh, If it was I wouldn't do it and the particular device I use takes seconds to clean.

 

[EltonFrog]

The thing vitamin supplements I guess, is that your not getting the benefit of the fibre of the fruit and veg.

Today's recipe.

1 carrot, 1 handful of spinach, quarter fresh pineapple, quarter fresh lemon, 1 Apple, 2 tbls flax seeds, tsp honey, tsp dried ginger, water.

 

[jefmcg]

If I wanted to save all the faffing about and the washing-up, would some multi-vitamin pills cut the mustard?

No. We don't really know everything that's in the food. It was decades after vitamins were discovered that they understood the importance of phytonutrients and flavonoids. Fruit and vegetables Will contain Micro nutrients that we're not even aware of yet