[SPAM] Evaluate my smoothie . . . :)

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rawfood , " Elizabeth Phillips " <PhillipsFamily wrote:

 

<I can't help but wonder how greens and fruit would taste together. Is it

good?>

 

Greens and fruit are the best. Have you ever tried a green salad with sliced

peaches, pears,

or my personal favorite, nectarines? It's fabulous. The green smoothies are

great, too.

Spinach/apple, or kale/apple/pear, or collard/carrot/pear, etc. Any of those are

great. The

first naturopath that suggested raw foods to me said to eat only fruit for

breakfast as well,

but my acupuncturist was horrified at that suggestion -- she thought the sugars

would be

too much on the system first thing. She suggested greens. However, with what I

know

about nutrition, when you juice you remove the fiber and cellulose, important

particles of

the food that slow down the body's glycemic response. That's why the fat might

be good,

but there are others with more nutritional knowledge who would have other things

to say

about that, I'm sure ;>)

 

Try to learn to trust yourself with regards to what you like to eat, what fills

you up, what

gives you energy, etc. If you really take everyone's opinions into account, you

will end up

eating nothing. My favorite smoothie is almond milk, frozen berries, half a

banana (fresh),

some vanilla flavoring and some stevia. A lot of people on this list would

cringe at those

combinations. But I like it and it works well for me. I also eat a ton of

avocados, nuts, fruit,

whatever I feel like eating, and I have never had a weight problem as long as it

was raw. As

soon as I start eating home-made biscuits & butter or some chips & salsa, I feel

like crap

and I gain weight instantly. You will have to figure out what works best for

you. In

addition, quantum physics tells us it's more about how you FEEL about what you

are eating

than what you are eating. That is not to say raw isn't a better way to eat, but

no matter

what you are going to do, you have to feel that it is right and healthy for you

personally.