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[R.S.]

Alright. Day 2 of blended salads. I'm eating the same amount of salad as before (an entire bag full) but I definitely feel like this is a way more efficient way to eat it for bioavaliability reasons. However, as far as being as palatable... I'm still trying to get that part down; after all, what's extremely healthy food if you can't even get it down your throat? Basically so far the blended salad is something comparable to a nasty cold soup... Assuming the only things you've added are the basics: salad greens, water, oil. Curry powder helps spice it up and help the taste, so does seseame oil, stevia and lemons, and guacamole helps a great amount (maybe I should throw in some fresh avocadoes and whole garlic cloves next time). But the texture will still be pretty damn sickly. You need... solid vegetables to go along with it. Steamed seems to work worlds better then raw as well, because the temperature increase makes it more familar to eating a soup once it's cooled down enough to enjoy. I like broccoli the best. I think tomorrow if I have time before work I'll try some stir fried / sauteed veggies instead of steamed, as I'm sure that'll help even more. Anyways IndieThinker / Danny if you guys have some more blended salad recipes, PLEASE post them! I like sitting down and eating a nice real salad better so far, but with practice I could probably perfect this blended salad art to make it a superior culinary experience to the conventional salad... practice makes perfect.

I think when you blend it you make the chlorophyll a lot more available to detox the body as well by the way, which is a big plus because chlorophyll does some amazing things.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

^ Hmm.... yeah, I don't think I would have liked the blended salads in the beginning. I think since I've been doing the green smoothies for several months though that I have developed more of a taste for greens. I like them with lots of onion and garlic - that adds so much flavor. The book I have uses the ingredients I listed above - they just mix them all into different combinations. Celery and cucumbers make good bases along with tomatoes. Maybe you could try adding some fruit to your blended salads... I would have never thought that fruit would taste good with onions and garlic, LOL, but it's awesome! Oh, try making them without the oil... I like oil in a salad, but in a smoothie drink, I think it would be better without it. For seasoning, the onions and garlic do the trick.

[JBHK]

Alright. Day 2 of blended salads. I'm eating the same amount of salad as before (an entire bag full) but I definitely feel like this is a way more efficient way to eat it for bioavaliability reasons. However, as far as being as palatable... I'm still trying to get that part down; after all, what's extremely healthy food if you can't even get it down your throat? Basically so far the blended salad is something comparable to a nasty cold soup... Assuming the only things you've added are the basics: salad greens, water, oil. Curry powder helps spice it up and help the taste, so does seseame oil, stevia and lemons, and guacamole helps a great amount (maybe I should throw in some fresh avocadoes and whole garlic cloves next time). But the texture will still be pretty damn sickly. You need... solid vegetables to go along with it. Steamed seems to work worlds better then raw as well, because the temperature increase makes it more familar to eating a soup once it's cooled down enough to enjoy. I like broccoli the best. I think tomorrow if I have time before work I'll try some stir fried / sauteed veggies instead of steamed, as I'm sure that'll help even more. Anyways IndieThinker / Danny if you guys have some more blended salad recipes, PLEASE post them! I like sitting down and eating a nice real salad better so far, but with practice I could probably perfect this blended salad art to make it a superior culinary experience to the conventional salad... practice makes perfect.

I think when you blend it you make the chlorophyll a lot more available to detox the body as well by the way, which is a big plus because chlorophyll does some amazing things.

Are you not eating fruit? I think the sugar from the fruit combined with the veggies makes a much tastier better option. If you stick with veggies either stick with higher water content veggies (helps with texture) or perhaps make a soup - i.e. blending the veggies and gently warming them. You can apparently make soups in a vitamix blender in 4 or 5 mins - although I have yet to try this.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

You can apparently make soups in a vitamix blender in 4 or 5 mins - although I have yet to try this.

Ah yes, you can! The motor from the Vita Mix will warm the soup while it's blending.

[R.S.]

^ ^ ^ Guys, I'm not going for a smoothie. I've done those a million times. What Im striving for is a pure blended salad that's palatable, or atleast a "raw soup". I add the oils for calories because let's face it, you're not going to be satisfied off the <200 calories you get from lettuce, spinach, onion bits and broccoli.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

^The things we've mentioned above can be made into a raw soup. So you're wanting to make the salad a meal? If that's the case, then I can see why you'd want more calories by adding oils. Keep us updated on how your blended salads are going!

[answerme]

try this soup. i made it before and found it exotic and delicious!

CHILLED MANGO AND CUCUMBER SOUP



Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 45 min

2 mangoes, peeled and pitted (2 lb total)
2 seedless cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped; 1 1/2 lb total)
3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Finely chop 1 mango and 1 cucumber and set aside. Coarsely chop remaining mango and cucumber and purée with 1/4 cup water in a blender until almost smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in finely chopped mango and cucumber, onion, lime juice, and 2 cups cold water. Place bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir until cool.

Just before serving, stir in cilantro and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt.

Cooks' note:
• Soup can also be chilled in the refrigerator until cold, but it will take about 2 hours.

Makes about 7 cups.

source: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/106879

[Alexei]

hey guys I'm copying a post

that says spinach has iodine an is bad

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http://www.acne.org/messageboard/index.php...p;#entry1313778


I found 2 common triggers for acne throughout the webpages: Milk, and Iodine

Incidentally there is A LOT of IODINE in MILK. Go figure!

I also found out there is a lot of iodine in spinach, and tuna.

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so should we eat spinach or not?

[R.S.]

^The things we've mentioned above can be made into a raw soup. So you're wanting to make the salad a meal? If that's the case, then I can see why you'd want more calories by adding oils. Keep us updated on how your blended salads are going!

Yep that's exactly what I was getting at Fruit for breakfast, salad for lunch, some sort of protein (legumes, soy, chicken or fish) for dinner, that's how I'm aiming to eat once school starts again so I'm trying to get in the flow of it now. Pretty simple diet... and organic salad greens are oh so cheap

Alexei, don't worry about the spinach for god's sake! It's one of the healthiest foods you could possibly eat. Iodine is not some big scary toxin, it's a mineral and a very necessary one at that. Only when it's grossly overconsumed do you run into problems like an acne-like rash. I think what that guy did for the most part was inadvertantly figure out the trigger to his acne was dairy, and then cut it out, and along with that he cut out the spinach as a bonus and figured iodine played a role. Or maybe he's overly hypersensitive to iodine? Doubt it. Your thyroid needs iodine and a faulty thyroid gland can excaberate acne.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

try this soup. i made it before and found it exotic and delicious!

CHILLED MANGO AND CUCUMBER SOUP

That sounds really good! Thanks for posting!

Yep that's exactly what I was getting at Fruit for breakfast, salad for lunch, some sort of protein (legumes, soy, chicken or fish) for dinner, that's how I'm aiming to eat once school starts again so I'm trying to get in the flow of it now. Pretty simple diet... and organic salad greens are oh so cheap

Wow... sounds like a healthy diet to me! Did you check out Dr. Fuhrman's website? www.drfuhrman.com He's really into blended salads and green smoothies apparently. I just bought his book, Eat to Live, so I'm looking forward to reading what he has to say.

so should we eat spinach or not?

Spinach is very healthy! The key is to eat a variety of greens - you wouldn't want to only eat spinach, but I don't see anything wrong with eating it here and there. I find that my skin looks best when I'm doing lots of spinach in my smoothies. It's high in oxalates though, so I don't eat spinach everyday. Just eat a variety of greens.

[R.S.]

Yeah that's where I got the idea from, Eat2Live. Basically trying to get the most out of my calorie to nutrients ratio with a daily blended salad and fruits for breakfast, then legumes / meat for dinner... probably be some grains sprinkled here and there too, just a small amount.

[JBHK]

^ ^ ^ Guys, I'm not going for a smoothie. I've done those a million times. What Im striving for is a pure blended salad that's palatable, or atleast a "raw soup". I add the oils for calories because let's face it, you're not going to be satisfied off the <200 calories you get from lettuce, spinach, onion bits and broccoli.

I thought so but wasn't sure. To be honest, I will be surprised if you are able to make this concoction taste good, however if you do achieve it eventually, please let us know!

[R.S.]

The guacamole I used the first time actually helped a lot. I'm gonna give it another whirl in about 15 minutes, I need my greens today.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

I thought so but wasn't sure. To be honest, I will be surprised if you are able to make this concoction taste good, however if you do achieve it eventually, please let us know!

I think he can make it taste good. It'll just take some experimenting.

[JBHK]

I thought so but wasn't sure. To be honest, I will be surprised if you are able to make this concoction taste good, however if you do achieve it eventually, please let us know!

I think he can make it taste good. It'll just take some experimenting.

The problem is he is trying to turn a meal into a drink. If you were doing this with something else, take a traditional roast dinner - roast potatoes, roast chicken, broccoli, yorkshire pudding gravy etc etc - individually the components taste great. But blended into a drink?? Now, I am not saying that it can't be done - I just have my doubts!

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

I thought so but wasn't sure. To be honest, I will be surprised if you are able to make this concoction taste good, however if you do achieve it eventually, please let us know!

I think he can make it taste good. It'll just take some experimenting.

The problem is he is trying to turn a meal into a drink. If you were doing this with something else, take a traditional roast dinner - roast potatoes, roast chicken, broccoli, yorkshire pudding gravy etc etc - individually the components taste great. But blended into a drink?? Now, I am not saying that it can't be done - I just have my doubts!

LOL!! Yeah, blended potatoes, chicken and broccoli might not be so good..... eeeew!!! That's hilarious, hehe. Yes, I do agree it will be tricky. If anyone can figure it out though, I bet it's Rubber Sheep! I've actually made some really good blended salads that are smoothies. I add lots of onions and garlic - very tasty. I also do some fruit with them though, so that helps.

[R.S.]

I thought so but wasn't sure. To be honest, I will be surprised if you are able to make this concoction taste good, however if you do achieve it eventually, please let us know!

I think he can make it taste good. It'll just take some experimenting.

The problem is he is trying to turn a meal into a drink. If you were doing this with something else, take a traditional roast dinner - roast potatoes, roast chicken, broccoli, yorkshire pudding gravy etc etc - individually the components taste great. But blended into a drink?? Now, I am not saying that it can't be done - I just have my doubts!

On the contrary, monseieur. I'm trying to turn a drink into a meal. You had it backwards! But yeah, basically I'm looking at the blended salad as a "soup base" to use for a disgustingly healthy cold soup, and figure out how to make it palatable. I kind of had it first try.

So I'm thinking along the lines of: add a bag of salad and oil for the "base", put in lemon juice, guacamole, garlic, onions, celery, carrots, possibly cucumber. For the soup, something like steamed broccoli, shucked corn???, tomatoe pieces, possibly some steamed rice or lentils... I'll figure this out later actually. But if I can make these damn blended salads palatable, I know I'll be loving them up on the daily.

I was also thinking of something like a shredded salad where you throw the greens in a food processor with no water just so they get super shredded and in tiny pieces so the cellulose walls are broken down, and then just eat the tiny bits like a regular salad with a couple things like cherry tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms and tofu / chicken bits thrown in as well to improve taste and texture. But my damn food processor is so tiny, it'd take me half the day to shred up a whole bag of salad and that's what I aim to eat in a sitting.

[ACNE.EFFIN.SUCKS]

im drinking my first green smoothie
2 apples, 5 strawberrys and alot of lettuce its the chunkiest nastiest thing i've ever tasted in my life but i dont give a fuck!

[Alexei]

I added an ingredient to my smoothie:P

I added kale....it tastes awful:P

don't try it hehehehhee

[JBHK]

im drinking my first green smoothie
2 apples, 5 strawberrys and alot of lettuce its the chunkiest nastiest thing i've ever tasted in my life but i dont give a fuck!

This shouldn't taste bad - IMO lettuce has very little flavour of its own and strawberries and apples are yummy. Plus you say its chucky so it may be that you didn't blend it for long enough (or your blender isn't powerful enough). Try adding half a cup of water next time to improve the consistency and increasing the ratio of fruit:greens to make it more palatable.