tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post4153611397186208989..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Revenge of the Green SmoothieCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-16279120960458178892012-02-09T18:04:44.717-05:002012-02-09T18:04:44.717-05:00After years of green/purple/brown smoothies I stil...After years of green/purple/brown smoothies I still have the occasional day where it is hard to look at that clear glass filled with an irregular colored smoothie! That and I'm not a huge fan of blue(purple)berries.vitamix vs blendtechttp://blenderbattles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89613472148118231812010-02-09T14:39:01.258-05:002010-02-09T14:39:01.258-05:00I don't know, My smoothies still look purple! ...I don't know, My smoothies still look purple! What kind of blender are you using and how long are you keeping your smoothies in the fridge? First, I just got a Vita-mix and it is the most amazing machine in the world! It makes my smothies so creamy and yummy! Next, the longer you store your smoothie, the darker it will get. Try drinking it out of a glass or mug that you cannot see through so you do not have to look at it. Have you read Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko? It is a great book and talks all about the smoothies. Good luck to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-91819120196137893442009-08-10T04:18:11.511-04:002009-08-10T04:18:11.511-04:00I use everything I can for my smoothies (apples, p...I use everything I can for my smoothies (apples, pineapple, grapes, etc), and of course the Spinach makes it very green until I add berries. I added enough that it was completely berry-colored!! You might just need to make it a little more berry-heavy? :)Jezzy Arikadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790684898494711138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85820578715483555922009-08-02T12:02:27.243-04:002009-08-02T12:02:27.243-04:00Beautiful Green!
If you can't get past the co...Beautiful Green!<br /><br />If you can't get past the color of your smoothie, put it in an opaque cup with a lid and straw.<br /><br />I've been drinking green, blue, brown, black smoothies for a long time and don't even pay attention to the color anymore.<br /><br />How about a blue smoothie? <br /><a href="http://gotgreensrevolution.com/blog/2009/07/the-blue-green-smoothie/" rel="nofollow">the-blue-green-smoothie</a><br /><br />enjoy!Green Girlhttp://gotgreensrevolution.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-8530597493895505112009-07-28T12:41:21.900-04:002009-07-28T12:41:21.900-04:00I've been drinking "Shrek shakes" si...I've been drinking "Shrek shakes" since your last post and even planted my own spinach. I had just grabbed whatever frozen berry bag I could: mixed berry...with the blue and blackberries. Oh, man! It looked disgusting...but was very good. It's one of those things where it ain't much to look at but has a great personality...oh, wait, that was a past boyfriend.<br /><br />Also, I've been using plain soymilk instead of milk, and vanilla instead of lime (which I may try). Thanks for the recipe. It's an inventive way to sneak in the greens.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7419358710143855272009-07-27T23:02:52.658-04:002009-07-27T23:02:52.658-04:00My solution, simple and cool.Wear sunglasses while...My solution, simple and cool.Wear sunglasses while you drink the smoothie. My 8-y-o tells me that in order to be cool, it is imperative to wear sunglasses at all times, except when it is pitch-black or you are peeing.P/Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011597977129472269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51445829403432262002009-07-27T21:52:37.389-04:002009-07-27T21:52:37.389-04:00When I lived in Brazil as a kid, we drank an avoca...When I lived in Brazil as a kid, we drank an avocado/milk/sugar drink that was so thick and delicious.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606485033551051466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-52653465745189202172009-07-27T21:46:20.961-04:002009-07-27T21:46:20.961-04:00You could do half and half. Green on top and pink ...You could do half and half. Green on top and pink on the bottom. Or the other way around if you think pink would look better on top. Anyway that would look reeeallly pretty in a glass. And I think that would show how clever you are in pouring to avoid mixing the two layers up. Pleeeassse post a pick of how clever you are!Spring Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122505632533994205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-11105810685011555972009-07-27T19:32:57.721-04:002009-07-27T19:32:57.721-04:00Oh Crabby -- I am so not a smoothie person unless ...Oh Crabby -- I am so not a smoothie person unless it's made for me by the lovely folks at Jamba Juice :/ I say, rock on with your ugly smoothies! Ugly is the new pretty. Or so my therapist says.<br />j.k.<br />tee-hee.<br />- Girl whose obviously lacking in the brain department due to lack of vitamin-filled smoothies.Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869399254197607283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-72069643354106034932009-07-27T17:12:33.656-04:002009-07-27T17:12:33.656-04:00I'm enjoying a strawberry/peach/spinach/flax s...I'm enjoying a strawberry/peach/spinach/flax seed smoothie right now! Yeah! *high five*<br /><br />Solution: drink your smoothies from an OPAQUE cup. Hey - if you use a travel coffee mug, you can even add a lid to the deal so you NEVER see your smoothie as you drink it!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571934517440050809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-74317586136911756192009-07-27T17:12:08.559-04:002009-07-27T17:12:08.559-04:00I think that you should host an online "Uglie...I think that you should host an online "Ugliest Smoothie Contest" Where participants make and take pictures of their ugly, but edible smoothies. Ingredients list included of course. Just a thought.Mr. Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481427929323832516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67988148829519060382009-07-27T16:32:07.338-04:002009-07-27T16:32:07.338-04:00If you're going to go brown, I say go all the ...If you're going to go brown, I say go all the way!<br /><br />Add a touch of Hershey's syrup to it. Live a little. It won't "undo" the fruits and veggies.Arena Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139354923792176025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-15580284384360742312009-07-27T15:56:25.963-04:002009-07-27T15:56:25.963-04:00I've never tried it, but I might. It's an ...I've never tried it, but I might. It's an awfully strange color. Does it have to be green to be healthy?Diane, Fit to the Finishhttp://www.fittothefinish.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-25701285360304017892009-07-27T15:45:03.209-04:002009-07-27T15:45:03.209-04:00I LOVE smoothies, love them. I don't think th...I LOVE smoothies, love them. I don't think the off color would bother me, but what if you put food coloring in them?Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648049238771250699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-32453995322678462442009-07-27T15:33:57.565-04:002009-07-27T15:33:57.565-04:00I don't really struggle with it too much but K...I don't really struggle with it too much but Kombucha is gross and bubbly.<br /><br />I also don't like sushi.<br />The seaweed part. Yuck!<br /><br />I make a smoothie every morning but have not used the greens. I'm going to start now.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-33092546885051599082009-07-27T14:53:36.849-04:002009-07-27T14:53:36.849-04:00Yay! I liked this article!
You could divide the s...Yay! I liked this article!<br />You could divide the smoothie base, add the green stuff to it and pour it in a glass, then add the rest of the base and the berry-colored stuff into the blender so you end up with a green and purple layered smoothie.<br />That's sort of a lot of work but if you're going to take the time to write an entry you might take the time to layer your smoothie as well. :-)<br />-KarellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4456289376806580132009-07-27T14:13:19.480-04:002009-07-27T14:13:19.480-04:00Well, if I make a smoothie that looks like poop th...Well, if I make a smoothie that looks like poop there is nothing I can do to make my kids eat it (despite the fact that they have all eaten actual poop before) so I generally try to keep the number of ingredients small. We'll do a banana + spinach (call it a Shrek smoothie) or berries + yogurt (call it dragon blood). Yeah, I know...sigh.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-19723425185414956272009-07-27T13:47:30.111-04:002009-07-27T13:47:30.111-04:00No. No. NO.
I, too, have a "great shake&quo...No. No. NO. <br /><br />I, too, have a "great shake" breakfast. Spinach, broccoli, edamame, cucumber, summer squash, protein powder, blueberries and raspberries, water.<br /><br />Yes, it sounds like a compost bin.<br /><br />Yet-maybe because of the protein powder- my drink is a gorgeous purple color. I cannot drink anything colored green.<br /><br />So maybe lose the banana, but add more berries? <br /><br />BTW, the cuke gives it a yummy cooling aftertaste. The other veggies do nothing for taste while giving me veggies. How great is that?debhttp://weightfordeb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-19181276549831511272009-07-27T13:35:20.688-04:002009-07-27T13:35:20.688-04:00I'm siding with the opaque cup folks. Either ...I'm siding with the opaque cup folks. Either that or a colored glass to help take the edge off . . .Marstehttp://www.takeupyourbedandwalk.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39925133775015203402009-07-27T13:31:23.121-04:002009-07-27T13:31:23.121-04:00And, BTW, it sounds yummy!!!!!And, BTW, it sounds yummy!!!!!azusmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18766133665034458522009-07-27T13:30:59.010-04:002009-07-27T13:30:59.010-04:00I've never been a big smoothie drinker, or mos...I've never been a big smoothie drinker, or most any other health drink. I like whole foods, and do it that way. Most of the bought smoothies or other "healthy" stuff, ie granola, etc are much higher in calories than most people realize.Dr. Jhttp://www.calorielab.com/news/dr-jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85001484072521900212009-07-27T13:30:39.370-04:002009-07-27T13:30:39.370-04:00Um, a blindfold? Tell it it has a great personali...Um, a blindfold? Tell it it has a great personality and you would totally date it if you were single? Smoothie-phobia therapy?<br /><br />I guess just go with the earlier suggestions of opaque or solid-colored drinking glasses.azusmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-25655387889403465502009-07-27T13:21:37.440-04:002009-07-27T13:21:37.440-04:00That picture looked like a mug of guacamole. YICK!...That picture looked like a mug of guacamole. YICK!StarvingBitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905457524933733167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-38899041232805470782009-07-27T13:16:54.627-04:002009-07-27T13:16:54.627-04:00I was going to suggest an opaque cup, as many have...I was going to suggest an opaque cup, as many have, but I thought "You still have to look at the top." (I don't like smoothies thin enough to drink through a straw.) I haven't tried this, but I think the answer is Layers. A layer of green, a layer of purple, a layer of red...of course this would require several blenders, but anything for Art, right?<br /><br />As for the milk, my anecdotal experience: my father just died at 96, a life-long (long!) milk drinker. He drank more milk than any other beverage combined, averaging three quarts a day.<br /><br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51066715883131278582009-07-27T11:54:07.058-04:002009-07-27T11:54:07.058-04:00Hmm, my attempts at adding spinach to my smoothies...Hmm, my attempts at adding spinach to my smoothies never turned my smoothies green at all. Maybe because I usually use a triple berry blend for my smoothies, which makes it so dark that the spinach doesn't really show up.<br /><br />I also don't use milk (I use rice-milk, which is more translucent). Just based on my experience with painting, I think white makes it easier to see weird colors. Much better to just have a dark smoothie than a mud one.<br /><br />Only other suggestion I can think of is throwing in cocoa powder and working with the brown? Not sure how that would taste though.linteaternoreply@blogger.com