smoothies (was cholesterol)

July 18, 2011

I have to disagree with getting a juicer, they take the fiber out of your

fruit and vegetables. A much better choice would be a high powered blender

like BlendTec, it juices and leaves in all that good natural fiber.

As far as smoothies go, if you won't drink it it doesn't do you any good. I

agree green smoothies can be hard to gulp down, so modify them. My daily

smoothies go something like this (it may vary a little each day but not

much): 8-12 ounces of kefir, spinach, a large carrot, an apple, a banana,

grapes, flax seed oil, wheat germ - juice, then I add a large handful of

frozen mixed berries and use the smoothie setting (I have a BlendTec). My

daughter and I love it. I'll also add some swiss chard from the garden and

young dandelion leaves that grow around my flowers (make sure no chemicals

have been sprayed around it). If I'm out of spinach I will use salad

greens, but the bulk of my smoothie is still fruit and will continue to be

until I can adjust my taste to more vegetables. However, I am still getting

raw food and natural fiber so figure I'm doing better than not having it at

all.

Although I have never eaten a lot of grapes, I have noticed that my

smoothies taste better when I do have them and add them.

If your health is such that you can't do all that fruit, then try a variety

of different vegetables in varying amounts until you find what you like.

I was using coconut milk or oat milk and yogurt until I discovered kefir,

now my only liquid is the kefir.

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of ROGER BIRD

Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 1:50 PM

Marilyn Kefirlady's group

Subject: RE: cholesterol

Lu,

I would think that green smoothies would help a lot. A low fat diet is just

self-destructive. The body NEEDS fat desperately. And you cannot beat the

fat in kefir.

Taste-wise, I haven't done you any favors. Green smoothies are a little

difficult to take.

I also suggest that you get a juicer and use it. Juicing fruit is also a lot

of fun and can make up for the damage that I have done to your cuisine by

suggesting green smoothies.

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