This will be a running smoothie journal
I'll routinely post photos and recipes (rough, except by specific request/comment) and my brief comment on the taste. So, check back for more veggie porn.
Smoothies have become my favorite way to get many servings of fruits, vegetables, lean protein (whey protein), and healthy fats. I've been amazed at how much vegetables you can "sneak in" before it doesn't taste like something fun. Now, I've been drinking smoothies for a few months now, at the same time avoiding sweets, soda (pop), so my taste has evolved not to like "sweet" so much.
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| 1 beet, with greens, 1 apple, 1 stalk celery, 1 handful fresh parsley, 1 handful walnuts, approx 4 oz plain kefir, approx 4 oz cranberry juice, 4-6 baby carrots, 10 count squeeze of honey, whey protein (enough for 20 g protein) [OK, should have added some berries] |
Vegetables that I've found you can sneak in a substantial serving of, without much taste (especially if there's a cup of berries and/or a splash of cranberry juice): broccoli, spinach, kale, carrots
Vegetables that you can pretty easily taste (not that it's bad, but not always what you want): sprouts, celery
10/26 (Dinner)
10/27 (Breakfast)
10/26 (Dinner)
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| Walnuts (handful), parsley (small handful), kale (2 big leaves), carrots (handful), pineapple (small handful), tiny slice lemon (with peel), blueberries (handful), kefir - plain (approx 4 oz), cranberry juice (splash), cherry juice (approx 4 oz) , whey protein (enough for 20 g protein) [This one was delicious] |
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| Pea shoots (small handful), mint leaves, carrots (handful), celery (1 stalk), pineapple (1/2 cup), kefir (4 oz), cranberry juice (4 oz) [Delicious, love the mint-leaves] |
Yay! Finally someone in the family coming around to my version of sweet :)
ReplyDeleteYou can always add 8-100 packs of Splenda, that have traveled the Midwest in one's pocket, if you want it sweeter...
ReplyDeletefound this post on /r/cycling... what kind of whey protein powder are you using? i only have a chocolate flavor available to me, and wasn't sure how that would make everything taste..
ReplyDeleteI've been buying a vanilla Muscle Milk / Cytomax from Costco. I got a good deal on some chocolate and I used it. Usually, I'm using enough cranberry juice (tart) that it overwhelms the vanilla/chocolate flavoring. If I use a little kale, carrots, a few blueberries, and no strong fruit juice then you can taste the protein (and the kale, and the carrots)... That said, I'm trying (soon) Jarrow Formulas unflavored whey (from amazon.com) - because I think unflavored is the way to go - it's easy enough to add vanilla, or cocoa...
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