Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Hi Tesser, Victoria Boutenko in particular promotes the idea of green smoothies these days, and she is not the first to do so over the years. Overall, green smoothies are superior to green juice in that the smoothies retain the whole food (albeit pulverized), whereas the juices discard much of the food. In general, fruits alone and in proper combinations are ideal. However, you can mix leafy greens and celery with fruits in a smoothie without sacrificing much in the way of digestible. Greens are high in water, high in alkaline components, and very low acid. They have a similar sugar mix -- glucose, fructose, some sucrose. Most fruits have glucose and fructose, and at times some sucrose, as well. Greens are a bit higher in protein/fat as a percent of calories, but the actual number of calories is so low that it is inconsequential. And greens contain water soluble fiber and relatively soft nondigestible fiber, not too dissimilar from most fruits. Mixing melons with anything else is not recommended, even different types of melons. Mixing greens with sweet fruits -- bananas, dates, figs, etc. -- in a smoothie works quite well, it's an alkaline dream. Mixing greens with semisweet/subacid or acid fruits works, but you start to get a pH (acid/alkaline) mismatch. Mixing greens with high-fat fruit (avocado) works fine, many people call it " salad. " :) In general, if green smoothies help you get your greens and/or minimize consumption of high-fat foods, then they may be great for you. However, remember to chew your smoothies, as chewing contributes significantly to the body's digestive messaging. Hope this helps. Elchanan tesser2u [tesser2u] Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:50 PM rawfood [Raw Food] green smoothies Does anyone do much in the way of " green smoothies " ? Something I recently read recommends them. I am somewhat confused though because I understood that it was better to eat fruits by themselves because they digest so quickly. Would this not go against combining fruits with greens to make a green smoothy? Tesser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Elchanan, You are a wealth of information... question... define " chew your smoothie " tho... When I make a green smoothie.. it is smooth enough that I do not need or have anything to chew... also.. regarding you other post on amount of food....before I started trying to go raw... I had found Body for Life..which is a way most bodybuilders eat to gain muscle and shape their body.. Finally the light bulb went on and I understood the general formula the body needs... but since looking into trying to go raw and understanding it the " formula " seems similar but still very different.. Do we not still need to balance our protein and carb intake at each meal? for the 6 or so a day?? protein and carbs now for me are like nuts and fruits and veggies...my memory just can not seem to remember which veggie is better or lower in glycimicincex as another and same for fruit... You hear that if you just eat raw and no cooked foods and stay away from soft drinks and milk etc that you will lose weight..one of my goals.... so what do we really need to look at to lose the weight? i am so sick of being fat that i need something to work with here... the weeks i seem to lose weight are the weeks i seem to blow a day or two by eating cooked food.. what is up with that.. i do need to journal more to keep track of that part of this... but i don't want to " not eat enough for my body " but i do not want to over eat either... have to find that happy middle ground... i know days i exercise i feel the need to eat more and knowing the body for life info seems certain things are needed for proper growth of muscles etc. do we really not need to worry about the extra protein after a work out ???be it seeds or nuts... or protein powder?? Debbie " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo wrote: Hi Tesser, Victoria Boutenko in particular promotes the idea of green smoothies these days, and she is not the first to do so over the years. Overall, green smoothies are superior to green juice in that the smoothies retain the whole food (albeit pulverized), whereas the juices discard much of the food. In general, fruits alone and in proper combinations are ideal. However, you can mix leafy greens and celery with fruits in a smoothie without sacrificing much in the way of digestible. Greens are high in water, high in alkaline components, and very low acid. They have a similar sugar mix -- glucose, fructose, some sucrose. Most fruits have glucose and fructose, and at times some sucrose, as well. Greens are a bit higher in protein/fat as a percent of calories, but the actual number of calories is so low that it is inconsequential. And greens contain water soluble fiber and relatively soft nondigestible fiber, not too dissimilar from most fruits. Mixing melons with anything else is not recommended, even different types of melons. Mixing greens with sweet fruits -- bananas, dates, figs, etc. -- in a smoothie works quite well, it's an alkaline dream. Mixing greens with semisweet/subacid or acid fruits works, but you start to get a pH (acid/alkaline) mismatch. Mixing greens with high-fat fruit (avocado) works fine, many people call it " salad. " :) In general, if green smoothies help you get your greens and/or minimize consumption of high-fat foods, then they may be great for you. However, remember to chew your smoothies, as chewing contributes significantly to the body's digestive messaging. Hope this helps. Elchanan tesser2u [tesser2u] Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:50 PM rawfood [Raw Food] green smoothies Does anyone do much in the way of " green smoothies " ? Something I recently read recommends them. I am somewhat confused though because I understood that it was better to eat fruits by themselves because they digest so quickly. Would this not go against combining fruits with greens to make a green smoothy? Tesser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 There's another rooster in my henhouse. rawfood , " Gypsi at www.aromaticwings.com " <aromatic_wings> wrote: > > Elchanan, > > > > You are a wealth of information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 hey now... I ain't no rooster I'm a hen... Froggy <seconaphim wrote: There's another rooster in my henhouse. rawfood , " Gypsi at www.aromaticwings.com " <aromatic_wings> wrote: > > Elchanan, > > > > You are a wealth of information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Thanks. It gives me great pleasure to share with others, your act of receiving is a great gift to me. Best, Elchanan Gypsi at www.aromaticwings.com [aromatic_wings] Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:07 PM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Green smoothies/food combining hey now... I ain't no rooster I'm a hen... Froggy <seconaphim wrote: There's another rooster in my henhouse. rawfood , " Gypsi at www.aromaticwings.com " <aromatic_wings> wrote: > > Elchanan, > > > > You are a wealth of information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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