BP.Net Weightloss CHALLENGE

[recycling goddess]

nope. frozen spinach has been blanched... no longer LIVE food. no nutrients left for you to assimilate and would probably taste horrid.

gotta be LIVE.

[Blu Mongoose]

well the one I recommend for beginners is: (and this is my own personal favourite)

A nice big handful of baby organic spinach (greens are healthier for you BEFORE they flower)
about 2-3" of filtered water.
Blend.
Now add 3 organic bananas.
Blend.
Next add some frozen blueberries. 1 cup is a good amount.
Blend.

Drink!!!


Super healthy, super yummy and a great way to start your day!

SPINACH AND NANNERS!! EEEWWWW!
Sounds like Tut would like it though!

[recycling goddess]

you don't taste the spinach at all... hence the reason for adding the nanners... they cover the taste! LOL

[tigerlily]

Sounds good to me, and I'm hoping the kids will like it too. I'll let you know how it goes over, once I get my tush to the store.

[Blu Mongoose]

you don't taste the spinach at all... hence the reason for adding the nanners... they cover the taste! LOL

Why put it in if you can't taste it??

I'll take my nanners plain thank you!!!

[recycling goddess]

the reason you drink green smoothies is for the health benefits. greens should make up 40% minimum of your daily intake. they have so many important nutrients for our bodies to repair themselves. that's why people with cancer, ms, fibermyalga (sp?) etc start drinking these... to heal themselves.

you add different greens to the smoothies and by adding the fruit you don't taste the sometimes strong flavour of the greens. although once you've been drinking them for awhile (like me) you get to like the flavour.

it's all about health. it's all about nutrition.

and... it's all about taste!

[Blu Mongoose]

the reason you drink green smoothies is for the health benefits. greens should make up 40% minimum of your daily intake. they have so many important nutrients for our bodies to repair themselves. that's why people with cancer, ms, fibermyalga (sp?) etc start drinking these... to heal themselves.

you add different greens to the smoothies and by adding the fruit you don't taste the sometimes strong flavour of the greens. although once you've been drinking them for awhile (like me) you get to like the flavour.

it's all about health. it's all about nutrition.

and... it's all about taste!

Health is a big helping of fresh spinach!! Nanner for dessert!!
I always eat spinach. Fresh with cuts of yellow squash, zuchinni, tomatoe, broccoli, whatever veggies I have. I never could get into liquid veggies. Got to have that crunch!! I haven't ever been a smoothie person. I have them on occasion, but seems to be something lacking. Everyone tells me I should get into it for health reasons. It would take some serious getting used to. My size is finally going down again, but not my weight. I don't care if I weigh 300 as long as I feel good and wear my size 32-33 jeans!!
My ideal weight I guess is about 200 lbs. since I have a lot of muscle. That means I need to lose about 30 more lbs. I back slid a little but caught it and started working out again.

[recycling goddess]

i hear ya... i love the crunch as well. but unfortunately you have to chew your greens for a good loooong time to get them broken down on a cellular level so your body can get the nutrients out of them.

and...

just a thought...

you do realize if you have some in a smoothie, you can always have some in a salad on the side!

if you want to learn more... order "green for life" http://www.rawfamily.com/

[icygirl]

Shame about the frozen veggies... Fresh ones are sooo expensive I think I might try to steal some from the dining commons, as I do have a limited meal plan . I'm in college without a ton of money, but I try to eat as healthy as I can. I hate how money is such a big factor in eating right! Thank god I don't smoke, cigarettes cost a fortune in more ways than one!!

My personal goal from now on is to greatly limit sugar consumption. I hate to admit this but sugar is a comfort food for me, and I eat lots of candy especially when I'm stressed out. I'm going to try and go as long as I can from today on without eating candy. I'll try to come back here in a bit and update on how it goes (well this is the big thread about food and exercise, isn't it? )

[recycling goddess]

it is sad that healthy food costs... but then so does a bad of chips LOL

i wish you the best in fighting your sugar addiction!