[SPAM] Evaluate my smoothie . . . :)

[Guest guest]

Yes, I love pears. Thanks for the advice. I can't help but wonder how

greens and fruit would taste together. Is it good?

 

Elizabeth

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SV

rawfood

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 2:19 PM

[sPAM] Re: [Raw Food] Evaluate my smoothie . . .

 

 

I'd leave out the avocado and if you want more thickness, add more bananas.

 

I usually do 1/2 a bunch of spinach or half a head of romaine with 1 cup

water, 3 or 4 pears or right now I'm doing overripe persimmons. I try to keep it

as simple as I can. Very rarely do I go over two ingredients and I never use

dates to sweeten, I just use more fruit. Ripe pears are very good for

sweetening.

 

Shari

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks LinLin. I think you're right--far too many calories. Did you use

Fitday.com? I've been meaning to do that but haven't. It would be a useful

tool.

 

Thanks,

Elizabeth

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LinLin

rawfood

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 3:05 PM

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I ran your smoothie ingredients through a calorie-counting program and it

looks like it has about 750. Between 1200 and 1500 calories per day promotes

weight loss in most people so your smoothie is half or more of that. Unless

you're not eating for the rest of the day, I don't think you will lose with this

recipe. You might consider cutting your portion size down to 1/2 or even 1/3 of

the total, or maybe just making less; i.e., 1/4 avo, 1/2 banana, 1 kiwi, 2

dates, and 1 small apple (closer to 300 calories). Good luck.

 

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Elizabeth Phillips

rawfood

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 6:39 AM

[Raw Food] Evaluate my smoothie . . .

 

Hey Folks,

 

I would like your collective opinion on the smoothie I had for breakfast this

morning. I am kinda-sorta doing the fruit-'til-noon thing that Harvey Diamond

talked about in this book " Fit for Life, Not Fat for Life. " It kinda works for

me--when I do it I feel better, though I can't really say why. Anyway, here is

what I made:

 

2 apples

1 banana

1 kiwi

4 soaked dates

1 avocado

 

I think that's all. I added a little water for combining. It makes a really

yummy smoothie and is filling. Does it sound too fattening? I know it's a lot of

fruit. Sometimes when I have other fruits, such as asian pears (yum!) I'll add

those as well in place of an apple. I've also done it with fewer dates and less

avocodo.

 

I do need to lose weight (about 35 lbs). Would this prevent me from losing? I

like having the avocado in it--the fat seems to make it more filling.

 

Thanks for any comments/opinions you have.

 

Elizabeth in cold, windy NC

 

[Guest guest]

Yes, it is very good. You don't know how hesitant I was to try a " green "

smoothie, what the heck?......... When I finally tasted it, the taste was

wonderful. It's the color that puts some folks off. Try putting it in a solid

mug or cup so you can't see it the first time you try to drink it. At least

that's something I think might work. Or close your eyes to drink the first

couple times.

 

Shari