tazinib1 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) While I was in Canada for almost 3 months, I started a daily regime of blending fresh fruit smoothies. Watermelon,strawberries,grapes,raspberries,blackberries,pears,peaches,pineapple,oranges and kiwi are the foundation. Each week I would add a specialty like mango, cantaloupe or honeydew. Now that I am home, I am keeping up with this healthy habit. They taste AMAZING and are just good ole delicious!! Just made my first one this morning after getting back and I threw in a passion fruit. Holy CHIPS AHOY! this is a great habit!!! Edited June 11, 2012 by tazinib1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 He then chases the smoothie with a few cigs. Really brings out the earthiness of the guava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 good habit for you. with so many options out there you should be able to avoid boredom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 just went out and bought a mango. Gonna try that one tomorrow. Kinda makes getting up exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Mix up your juices and yogarts also.... loves me some pog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Mix up your juices and yogarts also.... loves me some pog I haven't tried adding anything but fruit yet. I might try the yogurt and/or milk this week. But I have found that adding bananas makes the smoothie too thick and apples don't really blend that well unless you remove the skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 The sheikette is addicted to smoothies. We buy bulk frozen strawberries, pineapple, mango, peaches and blueberries. Using frozen fruit makes ice (which brings no flavor to the mix) unnecessary. Typical recipe is a handful of frozen fruit, a lite yogurt, about a half a cup of varying fruit juices, and a banana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulzale Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I've done the smoothing thing, but has seemed like empty calories to me. I'd rather have a meal with enough protein and ~400 calories over a smoothie. As a snack they do little for me other than add calories to my diet? Just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundaynfl Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Wife and kids bought me a Yonana's for Fathers day ( I actually wanted to try it.) WE are firing it up tonight to see if frozen bananas can actually taste like ice cream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Part of our breakfast rotation is to blend the organic frozen berry mix we get from costco with a banana, water, plain yogurt, fish oil (that's actually fruit flavored and so tasty you could eat it by the spoonful, believe me. No fish burps either), protein powder, and green powder. About 3x a week. They're tasty and super good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Fish oil huh? Never would have thought of that...might have to give that a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Fish oil huh? Never would have thought of that...might have to give that a whirl. Just throw a few pickled herring in there. Works just as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Part of our breakfast rotation is to blend the organic frozen berry mix we get from costco with a banana, water, plain yogurt, fish oil (that's actually fruit flavored and so tasty you could eat it by the spoonful, believe me. No fish burps either), protein powder, and green powder. About 3x a week. They're tasty and super good for you. Are you using "regular" yogurt or greek style yogurt? I rarely make "smoothies", but I set up a recipe for my wife for when she gets back from the gym and is in a hurry to get going to pick up kids, etc. She uses the same berry mix from Costco (great stuff, no added sugar, just strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries if I remember), a half cup of milk (occassionally OJ instead to mix it up), plain greek yogurt and protein powder. Simply delicious. Just watch the quantities of everything, it is very easy to come up with a 700+ calorie shake if you aren't paying attention to what you are putting in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Are you using "regular" yogurt or greek style yogurt? I rarely make "smoothies", but I set up a recipe for my wife for when she gets back from the gym and is in a hurry to get going to pick up kids, etc. She uses the same berry mix from Costco (great stuff, no added sugar, just strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries if I remember), a half cup of milk (occassionally OJ instead to mix it up), plain greek yogurt and protein powder. Simply delicious. Just watch the quantities of everything, it is very easy to come up with a 700+ calorie shake if you aren't paying attention to what you are putting in there. Basic, low fat, plain yogurt. Stoneyfield Organic. I've caluclated ours out and, it's about a 350-400 calorie breakfast. Which, honestly, is less than I'm really looking for considering how high-quality the calories are. I'd like to do a better job of front loading my caloric intake each day rather than playing catch-up at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Basic, low fat, plain yogurt. Stoneyfield Organic. I've caluclated ours out and, it's about a 350-400 calorie breakfast. Which, honestly, is less than I'm really looking for considering how high-quality the calories are. I'd like to do a better job of front loading my caloric intake each day rather than playing catch-up at night. Why not just increase the quantity of what you put into your shake? If you want a 600 calorie shake (assuming this is giving you the macro split you want), then bump everything up 50% and there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Why not just increase the quantity of what you put into your shake? If you want a 600 calorie shake (assuming this is giving you the macro split you want), then bump everything up 50% and there you go. Because making it too thick makes it gnarly to consume and pounding 64 oz makes you feel bloated as hell. The schedule that works for me right now is to do breakfast first thing in the morning (6am or so), either two eggs scambled with some veggies or the aforementioned smoothie. Then I get the dogs out and stuff like that, go workout, and then eat a protein bar afterwards. That gets me the 600 calories we're talking about. Mind you, it doesn't hurt that work for me starts around 10am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundaynfl Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Wife and kids bought me a Yonana's for Fathers day ( I actually wanted to try it.) WE are firing it up tonight to see if frozen bananas can actually taste like ice cream! Turned out great with frozen cherries, then we tried with frozen strawderries and dark chocolate... We even added protien powder, great way to have "ice cream" for a meal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 My breakfast of late is just thaw frozen fruit so it is still very cold but not frozen, maybe add a banana, and top with some non fat yogurt. It tastes great, and a lot easier and faster than a smoothie. My breakfast is this, or scramble some eggs, add cheese, with a side of dry toast. I like det's idea of adding veggies. Det, do you do raw veggies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 My breakfast of late is just thaw frozen fruit so it is still very cold but not frozen, maybe add a banana, and top with some non fat yogurt. It tastes great, and a lot easier and faster than a smoothie. My breakfast is this, or scramble some eggs, add cheese, with a side of dry toast. I like det's idea of adding veggies. Det, do you do raw veggies? Sure, some of them, but just the ones that typically come to mind like salad greens, cukes, tomatoes (both of which I realize are technically fruits) and that sort of thing. I don't, however, eat any veggies raw if they taste better cooked. I hate raw broccoli and cauliflower, for instance. I've been adding veggies to my egg breakfasts because I'm eating way less bread than I used to. I gave it up entirely for a month to lose weight and then, when I started back to eating it again, found that I get really congested the next morning if I eat much. Apparently it doesn't agree with me but my body had developed a tolerance to it. A tolerance that it lost when I gave it up for a while. At any rate, since our zucchini plants have been producing, I usually grate one up coarsely, and saute it in oilive oil and salt until it shrinks significantly and the liquid that it sheds evaporates, then I mix that into some beaten eggs and return the mix back to the pan, stirring as little as I can until the eggs set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Sure, some of them, but just the ones that typically come to mind like salad greens, cukes, tomatoes (both of which I realize are technically fruits) and that sort of thing. I don't, however, eat any veggies raw if they taste better cooked. I hate raw broccoli and cauliflower, for instance. I've been adding veggies to my egg breakfasts because I'm eating way less bread than I used to. I gave it up entirely for a month to lose weight and then, when I started back to eating it again, found that I get really congested the next morning if I eat much. Apparently it doesn't agree with me but my body had developed a tolerance to it. A tolerance that it lost when I gave it up for a while. At any rate, since our zucchini plants have been producing, I usually grate one up coarsely, and saute it in oilive oil and salt until it shrinks significantly and the liquid that it sheds evaporates, then I mix that into some beaten eggs and return the mix back to the pan, stirring as little as I can until the eggs set. You're making me hungry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I've been adding veggies to my egg breakfasts because I'm eating way less bread than I used to. I gave it up entirely for a month to lose weight and then, when I started back to eating it again, found that I get really congested the next morning if I eat much. Apparently it doesn't agree with me but my body had developed a tolerance to it. A tolerance that it lost when I gave it up for a while. That sounds like a gluten allergy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 That sounds like a gluten allergy Yes, a minor one, but an allergy none the less. The problem is, as more and more people start recognizing that certain foods cause issues for them (which may be like what I'm experiencing or could also lead to chronic things like joint issues as the wreckage from battles that happen within the body when we ingest things we shouldn't settle in our joints, the more people get all pissy about people claiming allergies that "aren't serious". Fortunately, for me, it's still at a stage where I can weigh the pros and cons. We love making pizza at home. We now do far less often, but it's not like we can't any more. I just know that I'm going to be congested the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 just finished a little 3 week independent film shoot last night. Can't wait to get home to start my smoothie feast again. Kinda sucks not having a blender in a hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Kinda sucks not having a blender in a hotel. buy a magic bullet. my daughter makes smoothies with the bullet all the time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 buy a magic bullet. my daughter makes smoothies with the bullet all the time I'm gonna look into that for my gig in Tennessee coming up this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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