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I have bought a blender ....................



as advised by my reflexologist, to help me in my bid for a healthier diet .........

she suggested using it with fruits and veggies to make 'drinks' (not smoothies) as this will help me get more 'goodness' into my diet while i re-educate my palette


Please - what sort of fruits & veg would you recommend and in what combinations - just to give me an idea and get me started ..............

Cheers :O))

** hides in cupboard **

A fave for me at the mo is strawberry, bananas mixed with pure apple juice

I have got some good ideas off this link hun

http://www.thefruitpages.com/fruitjuicerecipes.shtml

*sniggers at Hayley* I have a display blender, lol!! Very nice it looks, too.

I have used it quite a few times, but not for a while.

carrot, apple and mango was quite nice.... I did squeeze some broccoli and cauli (tiny little bits) in with kiwi fruit and apple with orange.... but wasn't keen on that.... then realised I actually eat carrot, cauli and broccoli raw anyway, lol... I love veg, but don't enjoy fruit all that much, hate the feel of it when it is cold out the fridge in particular.

Good luck... I am sure there is a site somewhere with zillions of recipes.

Love

Daff xxx


ps.... how was the reflexology????? Are you going again??

*ignores Hayley*


Thanks Jax - sounds nice - i will check out the site later :O)


Hi Daff - thanks also - yes i updated my thread and am back next week .............

Lots of changes going on so look out for the new me lolol

Carrot Juice is lovely, but the way i make it ( West Indian style) it is a bit fattening (sp)

Julie - carrot is about the only veg i eat raw and enjoy :O)

fresh carrots and a stick of cerley with splash of worst sauce make refreshing tasty drink, or a cold soup,might need to sieve it,,

tomatoes are good then sieved,,,,,,,,

most soft fruits,,,,,just try few mixes as some dont taste so nice together,fresh oranges and bit of pear nice,,,,,

just have fun trying,,,,

McAnne

I must admit that when i make it i have to buy loads of carrots for that same reason lol

Gazpacho is a lovely drink /Cold Soup full of goodness too.heres the recipe:-)

For 6 - 8 people

1 1/4kg ripe tomatoes
1/2 medium onion
1/2 standard cucumber
1 green pepper (the long thin type) or 1/2 a bigger pepper
1 cup olive oil
2 soup spoons vinegar
some stale bread - this quantity can vary depending on taste - I use very little
some cold water
3 ice cubes

Make sure the toms are peeled and the cucumber,you can make it chunky or smooth however you prefer,

To garnish you need a small amount of:

diced tomato
diced green pepper
diced cucumber
croutons


You can leave out the olive oil if you like,I do.
I make a batch for a couple of days and keep it in the fridge and just get a tall glass every day.

Very interested in buying a blender or juicer, dont know which though do you have to peel the fruit and veg with a blender? any advice gratefully recieved, thanks

Jean x

Did she say anything about nuts and seeds Anne, as if you blend them you get more goodness from them, sprinkle on cereal.
LInseeds especially are better for you if not left whole, and you can use lots of different things, from H and B or J. Graves.
Lizx

Morning Liz

No - no mention of nuts .............. pmsl

I have a real tiny little (was gonna say chopper lol) errrr chopping up machine which would be ideal for nuts

my mum always used to have pine nuts on her salads when dieting - personally i'm not sure i'd like them on cereal - i'm a bit faddy about mixing sweet & savoury things



Jean - your question about peeling - i would say yes - personally i do peel most things but i do believe there are some top of the range blenders that do that for you, if you are prepared to pay the extra money for it :O)


Many thanks for the contributions so far - much appreciated :O)

Try books by Jason Vale aka the Juice Master. or Gillian Mckeith? You are what you eat or
Carol Vordeman 28day Detox .. Tried the detox once and when in the local shopping centre - Stoneborough- could smell the fat from the burgers being cooked.

What l want to know is when you try to eat heathily why is it soooo expensive

Jan in Kent

Just Jean... Juice Master by Phillips takes whole fruit - some exceptions and not much need for cutting as feeder shute is wide... takes a whole apple

Jan in Kent

Thanks m.c and Janice , def getting something good way to do the 5 a day thingy.

Janice

Isn't that just the way ???

I keep trying to explain to my Mum - I don't have a problem with doing the healthy eating thing but most of the time i cant afford it !!

I'm on my own so just one barely adequate income to cover everything :O(


Just reading the wee book that came with mine cos i have a few carrots looking lonely in the fridge lol

It is easier to eat healthily the less complicated the food preparation process is. I've never got on with blenders, etc as I hate all the mess and clearing up.

Best advice I can offer is to keep it simple and have a wide variety of different coloured fruits and veggies, nuts, seeds and sprouted beans. In the Summer, the kids and I love eating chopped up veggies with various dips (as low or high calorie as you choose). Don't forget mange tout and mini sweetcorns as you may end up getting stuck in a rut of carrot and cucumber sticks! Brilliant for taking on picnics too.

We have a selection of sprouted beans (once sprouted they keep well in the fridge) which we can add to sandwiches or sprinkle in salads. Toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds make tasty salad additions too.

I DO use my hand blender quite a bit though as it is so hassle-free and quick. It can turn a pan of veggie stock and veggies into a lovely soup in no time at all.

Janice and co. We DID try making our own smoothies but, as you say, it is so expensive. I could have wept watching my entire week's supply of costly fruit disappearing into just one measy glass. Then we had no fruit left for the rest of the week so the kids ended up snacking on other children's crisps instead.

And smoothies are to be wary of if you are trying to watch your weight !!!


As my slimming world leader told us - when you pulp fruit it increases it's sugar content - so by eating/drinking smoothies full of fruit you are overloading on sugar .............