Comments on: A Week of Green Smoothies https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=week-of-green-smoothies Musing thru Marriage, Motherhood & Mess Tue, 17 May 2011 04:13:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 By: Susan https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1997 Tue, 17 May 2011 04:13:46 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1997 In reply to Lina.

Oh please do write about your cooking! I get so motivated when reading about others cooking adventures.

]]> By: Lina https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1996 Tue, 17 May 2011 02:50:47 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1996 In reply to Susan.

Hi Susan, thanks for visiting my blog & leaving that encouraging comment.been lazy in blogging.Maybe I should start writing about my cooking exploits!!
As for planting, I’ve got parsley, mint,spring onions, pineapples(yes, 15mth old pineapples|!!) oregano & belated tomatoes growing! There are few citrus trees growing on their own but no fruits…for 3 yrs in a row!Hope to get some spinach & carrots going soon.
Yep, send those recipes you mentioned.don’t mind trying them at all!!! God bless you and keep you safe! xxoo

]]> By: Susan https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1995 Tue, 17 May 2011 00:42:11 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1995 In reply to Lina.

Oh Lina, I am SO glad to hear that you are going green 😉 Let me know if you want some really healthy, raw protein smoothies that are green as I have recipes for those too. Might be good for your PT son.

Can you plant some greens in the yard? I’m planting in pots. Only just started but it’s better than nothing 😉

Bless ya… lovely to hear from you

]]> By: Lina https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1994 Sat, 14 May 2011 09:06:28 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1994 Hi beautiful!
since we are on the subject of green smoothie, yours truly has gone into her “okay everyone,we’re drinking greeeeeeeen!” So, I’ve been making:2 large spinach leaves, 1 cucumber, 2 lettuce leaves, celery stick, 1 apple, handful of pineapple(if available),frozen blueberries, throw it all in with 1/4 cup cold water, into blender & drink with………..STRAW! yep, that’s the best way.Well, my 18yr old,P/T son, slams them down after each workout & the little guy is getting into them too.But the energy boost I get from al that iron is great!! yep, nothing like a good natural green smoothie drink-if only I can grow all that stuff in my backyard!

]]> By: Susan https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1993 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:14:18 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1993 Hi Kylie, Good for you! Green smoothies are the best way for us to get a large amount of nutrients in our body each day. I really like the baby spinach but it’s a bit pricey so I’ve been using cos lettuce which is pretty good too. Thanks for popping by to share with me 🙂

]]> By: Kylie Willison https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1992 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:14:13 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1992 I had my first ever green smoothie on the weekend, banana, soy milk and red oak lettuce. Today I had watermelon, spinach and avocado it didn’t need any added water and was very, very sweet.

]]> By: Susan https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1991 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:41:05 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1991 Mmmm, just had to share this morning’s smoothie, which was delicious.

1 orange
2 handfuls of frozen grapes
1 stalk of celery
large amount of spinach
0.5 tsp Ultimate Greens

Simple but yummy!

]]> By: Susan https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1990 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:06:41 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1990 Hi Angie,
The more fruit- the tastier they are. I started using frozen berries, thinking that it would be nicer and hide the taste of the greens but we’ve found that we don’t particularly like the berries. We prefer frozen grapes, bananas or raw/peeled apples!

They can be watery and therefore easier to *drink* if you add cold water. However my research tells me that the less water you consume with the actual smoothie, the better it is for digestion and absorption of nutrients. Of course, lots of water throughout the day is recommended and necessary.

So I limit the amount of water I use. This has the smoothie at the thickest consistency that we can drink it at. Your mileage may vary. It will depend upon each person… but there is no mistaking that we are definitely getting more greens and fruit into our diet this way… and it’s not painful or hard.

In my recipes above, I rated them out of 5, using yellow stars. The Tuesday Smoothie and the Weekend Smoothie were the nicest. 🙂

]]> By: Susan https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1989 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:01:50 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1989 In reply to Belinda Letchford.

Hi Belinda,
I’m not necessarily noticing any difference… *yet*. But my health is very bad and my nutritional deficiencies are many. However, John knows that they are helping him. He has 2 large glasses per day! They are helping with his fatty liver problem, which tends to run in his family. Italians – argh!

The morning smoothie is breakfast- it has replaced his normal breakfast of bacon, tomato and cheese. The afternoon smoothie is an extra, which we have once John gets home from work. It’s supposed to tide him over until tea time but we’re finding that we’re not really hungry after it so our main meal has become smaller! Yay!

]]> By: Belinda Letchford https://simplysusan.com.au/week-of-green-smoothies/#comment-1988 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:38:39 +0000 http://susanpriolo.com/?p=3911#comment-1988 Well done Susan. Are you feeling any better for it? Are the smoothies taking place of a meal? snacks? or just extra?

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