Hello - just a quick one - I just made myself a luuurvely evening green drink and sweet jesus is it GREEN! I’ve been packing boxes all evening so I deserved something that was going to make me feel good ‘n healthy! I like to have a juiced green drink at least once a day as I know then that no matter what else happens, I will have had at least my minimum veg servings for the day.
And when I’m talking green drinks, this is how leafy green I’m talkin’! I’ve set a standard here, the bar has been raised! So how green is your green drink?!
To make it this glass-melting-ly green I used:
Two big handfuls of spinach
3 sticks of celery
One little gem lettuce
Half a green pepper (capsicum)
Half a cucumber
A handful of alfalfa sprouts
And as a magic booster I always add some of this and this for SUPER alkalising!
If you’ve got a juicer and you’ve not tried a green drink before then definitely give it a whirl! See how healthy and alive you feel afterwards!!!
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There you go mate:
http://www.manweb.be/images/greendrink.jpg
with foam and everything
- cucumber
- spinach
- green beans
- asparagus
- different sorts of green salads
- red cabbage
Boo-yaah! The froth on top is a nice touch…! I think that is literally as green as you can get.
Hope it was as tasty as it was green!
Very good information. I tried this green drink that was also mixed with Kombucha. It was very good. Thanks again for the information!
wow! now thats green. what does it taste like?
I am going to try some thing similar tomorrow. is it cheating if I add carrots or tomatoes?
It tastes, well, it is quite difficult to describe! I think it is an acquired taste - you certainly learn to love it. I think it is because you associate the taste with feeling great.
Personally, I prefer the taste of it without carrots or tomatoes (or anything else that is sweet like pepper/capsicum) because it gives it a strange sort of sweetness.
But that’s just me - adding other veggies will only give it a wider range of nutrients!
Some people say you shouldnt add too much sweet stuff because of the sugar content, but a bit of carrot, tomato, capsicum etc here and there doesn’t hurt.
Use colour as a rule of thumb - if it is still mostly green then go for it!
Enjoy - and have a great day
Ross
Aww man that doesn’t look tasty at all, it kinda reminds me of this algae drink I used to consume…yukkkk!!!
Hey Jay
Maybe, maybe. Having been drinking green drinks and eating well for a while now, I can assure you that your tastebuds do learn to love it!
And one thing is for sure - it is a great cleanser and I’m sure you can appreciate that!
Cheers
Ross
There’s a real buzz about the whole green drinks thing at the moment especially after Victoria Beckham was alleged to have used a seaweed and algae shake to stay slim - The key components to look out for seem to be Chlorella algae and dulse seaweed. Maca looks interesting too.
Hey Yvonne
Bliemy - I had completely forgotten about you guys! I remember us emailing each other a few times a couple of years ago (may have been Tony I emailed?) and now you’ve just popped up again! The beauty of the Internet I suppose!
Hope everything is good at foodsforlife and your other sites/businesses.
I’ll drop you an email very soon as there are some interesting things we’re working on this end…
Indeed - there is a buzz about the greens at the moment. From an alkalising perspective, unfortunately algaes are out as they are quite acidifying - which is a shame because they have a really high nutrient content.
For powedered greens my best bet is to aim for a nice range of greens, but def cover the basics of wheatgrass, barley grass and kamut grass and then take it from there…
Hey do you guys have a blog?
Hope all is well,
Ross
MMM, I added some goji berries to mine, it tasted gross, lol, but it was very energizing.
Hello,
I am recently trying to learn about green drinks, what are the ingredients, reasons,ect… can anyone point me in the right direction Thanks,
Tony
Hey Anthony
Sorry better late than never:
http://www.energiseforlife.com/green_drink_matrix.php
Cheers!
Ross
Yeah, my friend’s mom just recently got me into these, and i can’t go a morning without them.
2 handfuls of spinich.
1 handful of kale.
1 bannana.
1 half handful of bluberries.
A few carrot tops.
Water, then blended up and drinkin.