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applegrove

(118,683 posts)
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 10:46 PM Apr 2014

I made a kicking hot smoothie with spinach, ginger, tomatoes, celery, hot sauce,

Worcestershire sauce and an olive oil. And a handful of blanched almonds. Two tsp of hot sauce. 1 of Worcestershire. Some lemon juice. Oh man. THIS IS IT!! It is delicious. I've cracked the code. And no sugar except what is in the tomatoes.

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I made a kicking hot smoothie with spinach, ginger, tomatoes, celery, hot sauce, (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2014 OP
It's alive! IT'S ALIVE!! Tobin S. Apr 2014 #1
No it isn't alive. But I will be forever if I make this my daily habit. applegrove Apr 2014 #2
What do you usually eat besides smoothies? Tobin S. Apr 2014 #4
I cook for my parents. Today we had grated cauliflower fried with onion, garlic and applegrove Apr 2014 #5
10-4 Tobin S. Apr 2014 #8
Not eating carbs is really hard. My sister is on the Paleo diet with her family since applegrove Apr 2014 #9
Sounds tasty. onehandle Apr 2014 #3
I don't mind the fish in the Worcestershire. I'm a meat eater. I'm just glad I finally found applegrove Apr 2014 #6
Sound good to me Arcanetrance Apr 2014 #7
Sounds like if you added a little vodka you'd have a kick-ass Bloody Mary, eh? Tobin S. Apr 2014 #10
Just missing the horse radish in my opinion Arcanetrance Apr 2014 #11
lol. i'm thinking i have a kick-ass vodka & tonic. orleans Apr 2014 #16
I make something similar. Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #12
I am one of those people who finds cilantro tastes like soap to me. I should try it with applegrove Apr 2014 #13
My husband isn't too crazy about cilantro either, Blue_In_AK Apr 2014 #15
Yowza! I could NOT drink that!!! cui bono Apr 2014 #14
I went vegan and bought a vitamix. Smoothies every morning. mucifer Apr 2014 #17
Made this in the juicer: 2 apples, 2 beets, 8 carrots, and a three inch piece of fresh ginger for Flaxbee Apr 2014 #18
Oh NOM!!! Nom nom BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #19

applegrove

(118,683 posts)
5. I cook for my parents. Today we had grated cauliflower fried with onion, garlic and
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:02 PM
Apr 2014

ham. We usually have fruit for dessert. I had a few cookies today. I certainly need to improve what I eat. But I get up late and stay up late so I'm trying to eat better in the evening...seeing as how I'm asleep for 10 hours. And this smoothie is definitely something I will look forward too.

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
8. 10-4
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:07 PM
Apr 2014

That's really not bad.

We recently found out that my wife is a diabetic so we've been watching our carbs. I am not a diabetic, but I eat like her to make things easier for her and also because it's more healthy for me. I basically eat the type of foods I like while keeping total carb intake down to 180 a day. My wife tries to keep it down to 140.

applegrove

(118,683 posts)
9. Not eating carbs is really hard. My sister is on the Paleo diet with her family since
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:19 PM
Apr 2014

they are celiac. Meat, healthy fats and vegetables. There are all sorts of recipes for interested fresh vegetable dishes online. I'm just not that disciplined. But yeah, I've been looking for a way to do a no fruit (or no sugar) vegetable smoothie for months.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
3. Sounds tasty.
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 10:58 PM
Apr 2014

Typically worcestershire sauce isn't vegetarian. But you can get it vegetarian at natural foods stores.

applegrove

(118,683 posts)
6. I don't mind the fish in the Worcestershire. I'm a meat eater. I'm just glad I finally found
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:04 PM
Apr 2014

a way to eat the veggie smoothie with no fruit or sugar (which I was told would make it impossible to lose weight since fruit in a smoothie acts exactly like apple juice and spikes your insulin...creating fat).

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
10. Sounds like if you added a little vodka you'd have a kick-ass Bloody Mary, eh?
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:28 PM
Apr 2014

That's what I'm thinking.

orleans

(34,057 posts)
16. lol. i'm thinking i have a kick-ass vodka & tonic.
Sun Apr 13, 2014, 03:13 AM
Apr 2014

& tipsy enuf to think: pfft...who needs all that fancy crap. couple drops of olive juice on top of the v & t is purrrrfect.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
12. I make something similar.
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:40 PM
Apr 2014

The hot sauce really gives it a kick. I like to squeeze a lime into my vegetable smoothies, too. And cilantro, if I have it.

applegrove

(118,683 posts)
13. I am one of those people who finds cilantro tastes like soap to me. I should try it with
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:48 PM
Apr 2014

half a lime though.

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)
15. My husband isn't too crazy about cilantro either,
Sun Apr 13, 2014, 02:47 AM
Apr 2014

although he likes it in the vegetable smoothie. I could eat cilantro on anything, I love it so much.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
14. Yowza! I could NOT drink that!!!
Sun Apr 13, 2014, 02:06 AM
Apr 2014

I do make a green smoothie every morning with kale, chard, cucumber, frozen bananas, frozen strawberries, frozen pineapple, hemp protein powder, chia seeds and flax seeds. And water.

I started with just a little greens to get used to it now it's mostly greens. Still working on cutting down the fruit. My main sugar problem is with cookies though. And it's all mental. As soon as I tell myself I need to cut back on the sugar I find myself buying cookies.

mucifer

(23,550 posts)
17. I went vegan and bought a vitamix. Smoothies every morning.
Sun Apr 13, 2014, 10:42 AM
Apr 2014

Greens bananas berries some oats chia seeds or flax seeds. Tastes really good. I can't imagine doing a smoothie without fruit.

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
18. Made this in the juicer: 2 apples, 2 beets, 8 carrots, and a three inch piece of fresh ginger for
Sun Apr 13, 2014, 01:03 PM
Apr 2014

kick.

OMG it was amazing. I love fresh ginger and fresh beets - the apple and carrots gave it a nice sweetness.

No sugar. Just fresh fruits and veggies. Kept me full for hours.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
19. Oh NOM!!! Nom nom
Sun Apr 13, 2014, 07:05 PM
Apr 2014

sounds grrrreat!

Another perfect drink is a SweetSalty Lemonade.
*a wedge of Asian picked lemon
*few squeezes of Lime juice
*sugar or ur favorite sweetener.
*COLD COLD COLD water.

Mash up the pickled lemon wedge a little.

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