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Smoothies vs whole foods

2021-01-31T12:57:53.000Z

Hey everyone! I'm new here and hoping to get some advice. I would love to try fully raw food! However, I live in Canada and such a lifestyle is pretyy expensive (I hope to oneday build a greenhouse when I own my own home).

So, in the meantime, I was thinking raw til 4! I look at Freelees results and I'm just in awe, and have also really struggled with other diets.

My only concern is the smoothies. I've heard of studies that say smoothies are actually not very good for you, and that eating the foods in whole food form is most ideal... But when I try to cram in as many calories without the aid of smoothies I find it very challenging...

Hoping to get advice :)

Which blenders do you people recommend?

2016-05-17T14:42:33.000Z

So hello everyone!

Since I can't afford a Vitamix or a Blendtec, I'd like to know if there is any good alternative to this blenders. I never had one so I don't really know what should I look for in a blender...

Cheers!

SMMOOOTHHIES

2014-12-11T21:39:54.000Z

Okay so i've been going crazy on maca powder at the moment and after researching this, too much maca powder everyday can cause weight gain/changes in the body - which boy have i been experiencing.
Its frustrating because i LOVE maca, its been making my smoothies taste SO good. I do like cinnamon but maca just over-rides it by far, and carob for that matter.
I'm going to stop using maca now for a while and probably will stop all together as i just dont know how many times i should have it in the week.
Because of this, i need something to make my smoothie 'tasty'. I quoted tasty as even though it already is, i like having added tastes!
I'm okay on carob but its not my fave. Cinnamon is nice but i feel like the spices i have, aren't showing cinnamon in its best light... every cinnamon jar tastes different?!

SO does anyone know any nice spices to add in that will be nice?!
Thanks!
XxX

Help, I hate my Vitamix!!

2014-10-18T04:40:22.000Z

I've been on this lifestyle for almost 3 years now. I also consider myself to be a smoothie connoisseur. I recently bought a Vitamix and ever since my smoothies have tasted terrible and metallic!! The only exceptions when I make datorade, that's always perfect.I depend on smoothies for my meals during the day, as I work chaotic retail 7 days a week and they just simplify my life. I blend for as little as possible, I rarely use the high speed (I pulse by using the 10 speed back and forth from 1 - 10 swiftly). I've searched and searched online and there are literally no videos dedicated to proper use of the Vitamix! Of course there are hundreds of HCRV smoothie recipe videos but they edit out the blending process.I want to love this machine, please help!!!

Mono Meals, thoughts? feelings? easier digestion?

2014-08-04T21:08:30.000Z

I my short experience with being a raw vegan (only about 4 weeks), I feel so much better eating mono meals, sitting down and eating 10 bananas, or eating 6 mangoes, or eating 30 dates. It make my tummy feel amazing and I feel more satisfied doing that! I experimented with smoothies and it just made my digestion all funny and slow :/ maybe it was detox or something else, but so far, I am LOVING mono meals! what about you guys? what makes you feel like you are running at 100%? and smoothie drinkers out there, what are some good combos i can try out?

Fruit Smoothies vs Eating Fruti

2014-05-28T17:21:25.000Z

Recently I have been looking at what Dr. Esselstyn had to say about green smoothies and it has concerned me. He said:

"Avoid smoothies. The fiber is so finely pureed and rapidly swallowed without the benefits of mixing with helpful bacteria in the mouth. The sugar is separated from the fiber of the fruit, bypasses salivary digestion and results in a surge of glucose. The fructose enhances inflammation, hypertension and endothelial injury. Chew your food."

http://www.heartattackproof.com/qanda.htm

This does not seem to be completely accurate as I have seen others thrive on smoothies that contain fruit and vegetables. Some seem to agree with Dr. Esselstyn such as Jeff Novick, however; others like Dr. Furhman seem to think otherwise. He said:

"Vegetable juices and green smoothies (also called blended salads) both have a place in the Nutritarian diet. Both are great ways to get more raw leafy greens into your diet, in addition to your usual salads."

https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/better_for_health.aspx

I would appreciate if someone could shed some light on this. Thanks.

Julius

Blender for Smoothies

2014-05-19T00:25:23.000Z

Hello. I have recently transitioned to a high carb cooked vegan life style and I am trying to go to raw till 4. My issue is I am looking for a blender of good quality this is reasonably cheap around 30 bucks US. What type of blenders would you recommend for smoothies? Thanks.

Julius

Avocado pit in smoothie

2014-04-24T08:16:20.000Z

Hi! :)

I am just wondering if any of you have any experiences with using avocado pits in smoothies?

This is only my third day as a raw till 4 vegan, so I don't really have a lot of experience with such things, hehe.

Innocent smoothies!

2014-03-18T13:15:45.000Z

Hey guys, just wondering if innocent smoothies are a good option if in a rush when on the go?

I know on the label they say they are 100% fruit.

I came accross an interesting article here in the UK about there being more sugar in them than coke which i thought was really interesting and pretty stupid to be honest saying that the amount of sugar in there is dangerous according to 'professionals' urrr hello its fruit!!

Anyway just wanted opinions look forward to hearing your thoughts,

Rachel :)

HELP!!! Am I Mixing Foods The Wrong Way???

2013-12-02T02:13:12.000Z

So I have been making smoothies for breakfast. Usually with bananas, coconut water, and some other variation of fruit. I just now heard a little bit about the fact that you're not supposed to mix certain foods together. Does anyone know of a website or what kinds of food you shouldn't mix together. More importantly I would like to know why these foods should not be combined. It seems to me that it wouldn't be a big deal if I mixed certain things together but I could be wrong. That's why I need help. Any thoughts??

3 big meals a day or 5-6 small....

2013-10-18T18:22:36.000Z

Hi everyone, I have always eaten 5-6 meals a day, but am considering 3 big meals (>1000) for each one. Would this be optimal for health? I know most HCRV do this and I wanted your take on it. I am in college all day so I figured 1 shake post workout around 7-8. Another smoothie around 12-1. Then a salad at home around 6.

Blender type?

2013-06-08T15:37:47.000Z

Hey everyone. I am new to the Raw Food and 30bananasaday but have been vegan for awhile now. I keep reading about the banana smoothie and really want to make one! Unfortunately I am in Africa...BUT just found a blender. So I attempted to make one and it would not blend! I dont know what type the blender is or how old, but it made me wonder, is it the blender or what? What type of blenders work better than others? Now I am sad, and eating my bananas one by one.

Smoothies or whole fruits?

2013-04-13T07:43:46.000Z

For example, what are the benefits of eating a few bananas blended with water, than just a few bananas whole? And vice versa. Does it make a difference in terms of digestion or anything else?

I heard somewhere that the air in smoothies (and the extra water) can often cause bloating and gas), has anyone else experienced this?

I just want what's best for my digestion and not to get bloated!

Thanks in advance.

Anything wrong with drinking %100 fruit and veggie pre-made grocery store drinks?

2013-02-15T19:48:29.000Z

I've been drinking a lot of Bolthouse Farms %100 all-natural drinks(strawberry,mango, etc)

It says that they are all natural and no preservatives, no GMO, all natural fresh ingredients but I am not that believing.

Anyone have any trouble with just drinking these for the whole day besides the obvious fact it would be expensive to live off of them for the day?

Hi All

2012-12-11T00:51:09.000Z

I've been in bad shape for the past few years and hoping to put that behind me. I have had serious lethargy issues (mostly from insomnia) resulting in me developing an addiction to so-called energy drinks and the likes.

Yesterday I got my first big tray of bananas and I'm pushing though it. Had to put half of them in the freezer. I've tackled the green smoothie monster head-on (even with a crappy blender LOL). My partner is getting into it as well and even the kids. I haven't had an energy drink in a couple of weeks now so that's great.

I think the biggest thing I've noticed so far is better quality sleep. No surprises there. I'm still mostly tired but I think my body still needs to catch up.

Fructose bad?

2012-08-14T19:20:23.000Z

I am currently in the middle of a video where Dr. Esselstyn is giving a presentation. The was posted Jan 26 of this year, so I would assume this is fairly recent. In the time span of about 42:00-45:00, he mentions that people should avoid things such as orange juice and apple juice because of the fructose. He also said that he didn't like smoothies because it separates the sugar from the fiber and then you drink it and your blood sugar spikes.

What do you think of this?

I am a big fan of smoothies and like them just as much as whole fruit. Can they really be bad?

Here is the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6pLRdawBw0&feature=endscreen

Green smoothies..

2012-08-14T15:51:28.000Z

I just read Victoria Boutenko's book Green for Life and am nearly sold to down the green smoothies because I'm not well and desperate to feel better.

But I still have this feeling like- isn't that tricking our bodies? Shouldn't I trust my body, my taste buds, to know how much or if I need greens right now?

Another question, the Boutenko's use EVERY type of green in there smoothies including cruciferous. I would never munch down a bunch of kale or any bitter greens, therefore I feel like I'm not meant to eat it. Pretty much the only 'acceptable' (http://rawschool.com/best-raw-foods/) green is romaine which would make an awful smoothie I would think.

http://rawschool.com/2011/do-we-need-to-eat-greens/

Nora's (above article) speculation for why we don't really need to eat a bunch of greens feels very vague. Yes, I agree with respecting your taste buds, but the paragraph about us being a gentle, non violent species therefore we're meant to exclusively eat fruit doesn't make any sense.

I'm just sick, desperate, and conflicted.

Knowledge, articles, opinions, thoughts would be appreciated.

Ruby

Is it possible to learn to enjoy room-temperature smoothies?

2012-08-10T14:53:41.000Z

No luck so far! I don't make them icy cold, just cool, which is fine in the summer time, but in the cold winter months here in Oregon it's really hard with that damp, cold feeling in my stomach all of the time. But it's just so gross drinking warm banana smoothies; I feel like I'm drinking cookie dough batter smoothie. Have you made any progress with this? I average at least one smoothie a day; it's been a very important way for me to get my calories in. Thanks!

First day high carb low fat (kind of) I need some guidance!

2012-03-30T00:09:13.000Z

Hey all, today was my first day doing 80/10/10 and man was it tough! I failed a little bit too towards the end of the day. I started out with lots of fruit in the morning, had a soup for lunch, lots of smoothies. I ate so much and yet I couldnt get satisfied. Here were some things I experienced:

Cravings for cooked fatty foods. Even the smell of my boyfriend's chicken was appealing! (yes, I'm ashamed )

When I was hungry I would eat fruit but the sugar was just too much for me towards lunch time that all I wanted to eat was veggies.

For dinner I ended up eating a whole avocado and a salad with tahini dressing.

In total today I've had around 2 avocados, 2 tablespoons of tahini and a handful of sprouted pumpkin seeds as far as fats go. (I just love avocados!)

I dont really like the way I feel now. I noticed a difference between eating all fruit and greens and eating fats. When I eat the fats I definitely feel more sated but I feel like the food is just not getting digested.

My question is how do I combat those cravings? Will they go away? I really did put down a crapload of fruit, for real. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Or maybe this is normal? Help!

juicing vegetables kills enzymes, vitamins, and nutrients?

2012-02-20T05:58:00.000Z

Hi every1,

I have a quick question. I was reading and doing research and came across some information stating that when you juice veggies or fruit you lose a lot of the enzymes, nutrients, and vitamins similar to when you cook them. Is this true? Or is this just a myth? What do you all think?

thanx 4 the help every1...

What am I doing wrong when blending? Vitamix help!

2012-01-25T07:25:44.000Z

I decided to try to make a green & fruit smoothie today with my brand new Vitamix! YAY!

I just decided to throw some random stuff in there and see how it turned out. Tell me where I went wrong.

I put like 12-15 oz or orange juice

25 grapes

6 strawberries

1 full romaine heart

blended on low setting until it looked like it was mixed up. Not long like 10 seconds or so?

I end up with a pretty tasty drink. The only problem is the millions of little air bubbles everywhere. How do I get rid of these!?

Also if anyone has good green/fruit smoothie recipes that are pretty simple and raw, please post your favorite :))

Have a great night and thanks!

-Eric

banana smoothie question

2012-01-08T18:52:26.000Z

if i mix in antioxidant foods like blueberries and romaine lettuce into my nanner smoothies, will it store long enough to drink at work? i tried a nanner/date smoothie for work a long time ago, and it turned brown within a few hours. i want a smoothie to last me until lunch (5 hours after i make it in the a.m.).

anyone have recipes to accomplish this or is it even possible?

will a lot of the nutrition content be lost by waiting so long to drink it?

thanks :D

Favorite fruit-'n-green smoothies (mine + yours)!!!

2011-12-03T21:14:18.000Z

Just wanna share today's creation - one of the best (maybe the best?) fruit-'n-green smoothies I've ever tried! (Granted there are tons of exotic fruits I haven't tried yet, but anyway.) Know we all have different taste buds but maybe some of you will enjoy it too :)

Frothy "Vanilla Milkshake"

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2-4 cups coconut water

2-3 bananas

3-4 dates

6-8ish dandelion leaves

(Think the key is being so liberal with the coconut water. Guessing any leafy greens would taste just as good. Vanilla bean would probably make it even better.)

Here are some more that sound fun:

http://www.terawarner.com/blog/2009/04/simple-smoothies-two-ingredient-green-smoothies/

What's YOUR favorite fruit-'n-green smoothie recipe?

why not drink store fruit smoothies in place of cooked grains when you have $ ??

2011-11-21T01:12:12.000Z

When people are out of ripe fruit, how come it hasn't been suggested on here to just buy a fruit smoothie from the store?? Like Odwalla and Naked?

Or has it already been?

Are pasturized fruit smoothies worse than cooked grains?

Well, I'm out at a cafe doing homework and didn't have ripe fruit on me and wanted to eat something. There wasn't ripe fruit at the store next to me except for grapes but there wasn't much of them for the calories. I do not feel well when I have cooked grains so I was really avoiding them because I'm still out and about. I decided to go for a Naked Juice. I bought the Mighty Mango kind and got about 500 cals. However, as I was "chewing" my drink, i could feel it scracthing my tongue a bit. My nose started running a little tiny bit. This usually happens when I eat unripe mango. There was also apple juice, orange, and banana in it. Where these fruits not ripe? I take it that companies don't really watch for the produce to be ripe, right?

-How come it doesn't get suggested much on here to buy fruit smoothies from stores when your out of fruit?

-Are pasturized fruit smoothies worse than cooked grains? I guess you also run the risk of unripe fruit in the store's smoothies right?

I want a Vita Mix

2011-09-30T07:23:53.000Z

I want a Vita Mix!! I want the new one. I'm looking for the best deal and the best provider. Any advice?

Having some trouble eating whole fruit!

2011-09-25T21:58:51.000Z

Hey guys!

This is my first post over here and I really need some advice.

I started the 811 way of life a couple days ago and am reading Dr. Graham's book. There, I read the best is to eat whole, unaltered, ripe fruit. Well... I'm still struggling with my EDNOS, and the last crazy diet I got into and really worked was the "Juice Diet". It made me really keen on fruit juices and smoothies, but don't really appreciate eating fruit whole because it makes me feel like I'm gaining weight. (yeah, that's sad and not rational at all)

I really just like eating pears and papayas whole. :S

Is there a problem on having more smoothies than whole fruit?

♥♥♥

Jamba Juice debuts Fruit and Veggie line

2011-03-24T05:09:29.000Z

I don't think it's organic but folks on the run near a Jamba Juice may benefit from their new fruit and veggie smoothies : http://www.jambajuice.com/

All three smoothies they offer in the fruit/veggie line hover around 95/5/5.

Now if only taco bell can come out with an all fruit n veggie enchilada :)

Winner! How well do you know your calories? A contest!

2011-02-19T13:27:58.000Z

Because I like to donate what I can, when I can and have benefited so much from so many people on this site that instead of just paypaling 30bad.... this time.., whomever guesses the correct amount of calories from the fruits of my smoothie gets a 30bad T-shirt from me :)

Only one guess a day.

It's my contest and I can change the rules if I want to.

Exact calories have been weighed, measured and logged into Cron. And I took a picture of it.

Here are the fruits I used to make a smoothie. So..how many calories?

Green Smoothies!

2010-02-17T17:34:55.000Z

I'm new to 80/10/10, and have been following the advice of Victoria Boutenko and her raw family for quite some time.

I'm still in the process of reading Doug Graham's "80/10/10", and I agree with every aspect of his teachings. Here's the question, though...Does anyone here drink green smoothies?

Since reading Victoria's books Green For Life and Green Smoothie revolution some months ago, I have had around 8-10 cups of green smoothies daily, often creating a mixture of bananas and/or blueberries, apples, dates and dark leafy greens.

I'm at the point now where I salivate when thinking, or physically coming into contact with any type of green leafy vegetable. I've taken to eating edible wild greens and enjoy them tremendously.

I use a vitamix blender to break down the tough cell walls of the greens that I eat and I simply cannot imagine giving up these delicious smoothies and losing the amazing benefits of dark leafy greens!

Has anyone else had a similar experience? I enjoy leafy greens just as much as I enjoy fruit.

OXIDATION

2010-01-30T16:48:29.000Z

is it just me, or do smoothies oxidize really quickly!?

As my tastebuds get more pure, I find that I am really sensitive to taste changes while blending foods.

I LOVE smoothies and they work for me really well.

But I find that I have to drink a smoothie quickly if I do not want to taste it oxidizing.

I find that banana smoothies oxidize the quickest. I usually chew my smoothies and i love eating slow, but at the same time the slower i eat, the more oxidized it tastes.

Does anyone else experience this?!

I try to blend slow and not too powerful but no matter what speed i bend at, it seems to always oxidize. High speed definitely oxidizes quicker though.

I have a vitamix.

Any tips, advice, or thoughts on this!?