Comments on: Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie with Spinach: An Elastic Recipe Approach http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/ Healthy ideas for the whole family. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:03:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kassie http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-252249 Kassie Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:36:20 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-252249 Roni, Wanted to let you know your posts continue to inspire! Decided that lunch today would be a protein powder shake, but wanted to add some additional healthy fruits/veggies. I remembered your GREEN shakes and added in some spinach, a quarter cup frozen banana, half cup blueberries and 3 frozen strawberries. YUM!! I think I need to use my immersion blender a little longer with the spinach addition so I don’t get any leafy chunks.
Thanks for mixing things up with your recipes and inspiring us to have FUN with nutrition!! :)
-Kassie
(Now wishing I’d used green tea instead of plain water. Next time!)

]]> By: Kassie http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-87645 Kassie Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:42:13 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-87645 Roni, I love this post! I have felt the same way as Adrianna, not knowing where to start, what to put into my smoothie, etc. This post makes it easy-peasy to put together something tasty! Just got a new blender, and looking forward to using your elastic recipe to try out some smoothies in it! Keeping this post bookmarked for sure. :) THANKS!!

]]> By: Mama Amanda http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-86219 Mama Amanda Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:29:43 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-86219 Ooh, great post! Love the “elastic recipe”.
I use a blendtec for our smoothies – it seems like too much work to do it in sections! I love being able to throw it all in the blender, hitting the button and drinking it up. I use spinach in mine often and I find that using some frozen blueberries gets it to a more appealing color. :)

]]> By: Adrianna http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-86197 Adrianna Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:01:33 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-86197 That’s exactly what I wanted! I understand your point about experimenting – but I’ve experimented in the past and had to throw it out (yuck!). Now that I understand the structure of a smoothie, I am much more likely to be successful and be more willing to experiment. Thanks so much for taking the time to explain it.

]]> By: TheGourmetCoffeeGuy http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85630 TheGourmetCoffeeGuy Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:06:44 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85630 Liked your explanation about the concept of “elastic recipes” very much. Most of us use this concept regularly, just don’t call it that. My family enjoys smoothies as a meal replacement and we use many of the ingredients you recommend. However, we have never used fresh spinach in a smoothie so your post is of great interest to us because we love eating spinach. Your recipe will give us a new way of eating spinach.
Thank you for the photos and detailed post explanations, will definitely try this recipe.

]]> By: Rose http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85589 Rose Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:22:53 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85589 I realized that when I made my own spinach, strawberries, tangerine. Pretty tasty.

]]> By: roni http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85584 roni Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:07:29 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85584 actually it’s brown becuase of the green spinach mixed with the red strawberries. I DID peel them. I didn’t think the “fur” would blend well. lol

But you are right.. getting over the color is half the battle with adding greens to smoothies.

]]> By: Rose http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85580 Rose Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:56:19 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85580 Still can’t get over the fact that this smoothie is brown! I know it’s because you don’t peel the kiwi (need to go through your archives and figure that one out), but brown? Kinda looks like mud. But I guess I need to get over it. LOL

]]> By: Kelly http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85575 Kelly Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:37:42 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85575 We try and go fresh fruit picking in the summer locally and we get WAAAAY more for the price than at the store and better flavor. So we freeze 3/4 of what we pick for smoothies and the winter time. Its much more convenient and affordable, plus you get a nice day trip out of it.

]]> By: mel http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85569 mel Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:06:34 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85569 I make green smoothies daily, and my goal in having them is more for the concept of getting in tons of greens in a predigested form (from blending), so that the nutrients start to get absorbed by your body almost immediately…I can feel myself almost instantly detoxing.I follow Kimberly snyders blog, and she is very big on green smoothies… it’s best to drink them on an empty stomach, so that other foods don’t interfere with the vitamin absorbtion, and also she recommends not adding melon, of any kind to the green smoothies… i think it’s from the way melon digests differently. I also don’t like to add a lot of sugars to mine so i use truvia. Personally i think you need to be careful to not throw in so many things, because if you aren’t mostly doing greens then i think the calories could add up…although healthy calories, most people may not be drinking the smoothies as a meal, and it could turn into a pretty high calorie snack. I also do believe not following a recipe, but using the concept as a guideline to find different combinations that work for your individual taste and nutritional goals.

]]> By: Sam http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85568 Sam Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:57:05 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85568 Thanks for such an indepth and easy to understand response Roni! Especially with that new little one at home. My hat is off to you :0)

]]> By: roni http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85567 roni Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:48:37 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85567 1-2 scoops is usually a serving, depending on the powder. They normally come with a scooper too. I’ve also weighed out the gram amount that they consider a serving size so I can calculate the nutritional info. I must admit I love the Any Whey, it makes them REAL creamy!

]]> By: Claire @ Live and Love to Eat http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85563 Claire @ Live and Love to Eat Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:16:49 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85563 I am definitely a fruit smoothie queen – trying to branch out to adding spinach. Thanks for the inspiration!

]]> By: Beth @ Beth's Journey http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85557 Beth @ Beth's Journey Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:17:46 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85557 For me, I HAVE to have a banana in there. If there’s no banana, I feel like something is missing. It adds a creamy sweetness that I just can’t get enough of! =)

]]> By: Robin http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85545 Robin Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:21:17 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85545 Great question! I make the spinach smoothy every morning. I add liquid fish oil and a nice size hunk of ginger. The ginger gives it a tiny bit of a bite, but I love it. I was thinking of adding the protein powder to it but I know so little on the issue. Roni, I would love to hear your thoughts.

]]> By: Mo http://greenlitebites.com/2011/03/31/strawberry-kiwi-smoothie-with-spinach-an-elastic-recipe-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-85440 Mo Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:33:52 +0000 http://greenlitebites.com/?p=6026#comment-85440 Roni,
I’ve been making smoothies for a snack and would like to start having them for breakfast, but fear they won’t have enough staying power and that I’ll be hungry before I should be. I checked out the protein powder you listed. I’ve never used protein powders. How many scoops would you use? Would you use it in anything else?
As always, thanks so much for all you do!
Mo

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