tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925384577415150578.post5259162513493595101..comments2012-01-30T09:29:58.259-08:00Comments on (Hot) Mess in the Kitchen: The Green SmoothieThe Mavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17871961076874683588noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925384577415150578.post-89195172879190788292012-01-05T07:57:16.321-08:002012-01-05T07:57:16.321-08:00@irismooninThecity Okay, I'll give it a shot. ...@irismooninThecity Okay, I'll give it a shot. I'm willing to try just about anything else days. I never thought I'd get to a place where I was drinking green goop most mornings to begin with, so why not green kale goop?The Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871961076874683588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925384577415150578.post-51669447664183340702012-01-04T17:24:08.037-08:002012-01-04T17:24:08.037-08:00I hated the kale flavour the first time I made the...I hated the kale flavour the first time I made these. It doesn't really taste bitter to me, just....earthy, maybe? I tend to go heavier on the spinach and lighter on the kale (about 2:1), which helps, or maybe I'm just used to it by now, but either way, it's more than palatable. I've used chard in place of kale as well, which is also good, and I've heard that collards are nice in a smoothie too.IrismoonInTheCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531096229248564201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925384577415150578.post-38171792401734107892012-01-02T11:27:53.634-08:002012-01-02T11:27:53.634-08:00@Koreen: I've done the flax seed oil thing, to...@Koreen: I've done the flax seed oil thing, too. You definitely have to bypass any and all taste buds. I like chia seeds because they taste like nothing and yet are supposedly even better for you than flax. (Is that even possible? How win/win!) You can buy them online, too. While finding decent nutritional info for the post, I came across this site. Can't vouch for them in any way, but you could always have a look: http://www.superseeds.ca/ss1/index.html<br /><br />@IrismoonInTheCity: That sounds delish! I used some plain yogourt yesterday and liked the result. The apple sounds like a nice touch, too. The kale, though... Isn't that a little bitter? I've always tried to like kale with little success.The Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871961076874683588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925384577415150578.post-86892149420570087112012-01-02T11:02:02.920-08:002012-01-02T11:02:02.920-08:00I love my green smoothies too....usually have them...I love my green smoothies too....usually have them 4-5 mornings per week. I use a couple of big spoonfuls of plain yogurt, splash of whatever juice I have in the fridge, small spoonful each of ground chia seed, pepitas, and sunflower seeds, 1/2 an apple, 1/2 a banana (frozen or not), 2 handfuls of spinach, 1 handful of kale. I don't bother with a sweetener, and sometimes mix up the fruit depending on what I have. Yummy!IrismoonInTheCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531096229248564201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925384577415150578.post-49452853080499075042012-01-02T09:04:54.029-08:002012-01-02T09:04:54.029-08:00My green smoothie is simpler. Ask sometime and yo...My green smoothie is simpler. Ask sometime and you'll get the recipe. Mine calls for flax seed oil.. a definite yes-yes for my hypoglycemia, but the taste is absolutely disgusting. So I'd sling a shot of the oil - past the tongue, not touching it - BEFORE the smoothie. Works better. I think I need to try chia seeds. Too bad we don't have a bulk barn here in Alberta. :(koreen (aka: winn)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00988838659415402046noreply@blogger.com