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 green powder and this pH booster 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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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.
Hey Anthony
Sorry better late than never:
http://www.energiseforlife.com/green_drink_matrix.php
Cheers!
Ross
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
MMM, I added some goji berries to mine, it tasted gross, lol, but it was very energizing.
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
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 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
Aww man that doesn’t look tasty at all, it kinda reminds me of this algae drink I used to consume…yukkkk!!!
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
Very good information. I tried this green drink that was also mixed with Kombucha. It was very good. Thanks again for the information!
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!
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