Smoothie newbie

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I want to buy a smoothie making machine, but I am unsure what can be
put in them. I don't really want to use fruit, as I have no problem
eating fruit whole. But I find vegetables a bit bland, so I am hoping
that a smoothie machine will make me want to consume more raw
vegetables - especially raw.

Can you just throw in most vegetables in to a smoothie machine?

Are there special vegetable smoothie recipes that taste particularly
good?

Thanks, regards, dnw.

What do you mean by a smoothie machine? I just use my blender.

I think you would need a juicer for vegetables.

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Quoted message said:

I want to buy a smoothie making machine, but I am unsure what can be
put in them. I don't really want to use fruit, as I have no problem
eating fruit whole. But I find vegetables a bit bland, so I am hoping
that a smoothie machine will make me want to consume more raw
vegetables - especially raw.

Can you just throw in most vegetables in to a smoothie machine?

Are there special vegetable smoothie recipes that taste particularly
good?

Thanks, regards, dnw.

Why not just a really good blender? Are the smoothie machines easy to clean?

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MOMPEAGRAM said:

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Quoted message said:

I want to buy a smoothie making machine, but I am unsure what can be
put in them. I don't really want to use fruit, as I have no problem
eating fruit whole. But I find vegetables a bit bland, so I am hoping
that a smoothie machine will make me want to consume more raw
vegetables - especially raw.

Can you just throw in most vegetables in to a smoothie machine?

Are there special vegetable smoothie recipes that taste particularly
good?

Thanks, regards, dnw.

What do you mean by a smoothie machine? I just use my blender.

I think you would need a juicer for vegetables.

Or a vitamix...

With a vitamix, you get to keep the fiber for a more "complete" food.

They are a bit pricey for my personal tastes, but I've heard nothing but
good about them!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.

Here is what I was thinking:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image

Perhaps a blender is what I require.

My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)

Thank you, regards, dnw.

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Quoted message said:

OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.

Here is what I was thinking:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&
langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image

Perhaps a blender is what I require.

My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)

Thank you, regards, dnw.

AFAIK, Vitamix is the only "blender" that will do that.
It's expensive but if you want to invest in one, I'd recommend it.

I've seen them in action in demos and they are amazing!

They will even pulverize eggshell to a drinkable product!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.

Here is what I was thinking:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image

Perhaps a blender is what I require.

My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)

Thank you, regards, dnw.

Looks like a blender with a dispenser on the front. If I were you, I'd want
to see one right in front of me, along with the instruction manual, before I
put down my money. What's involved with cleaning the dispenser valve?

On the other hand, there's this:

http://www.cuisinart.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi/en/item.cgi?item_id=SPB-7

Haven't been able to kill mine yet. Produces perfect smoothies.

Oh my gosh - I've just seen the price for one of those things. Pity -
that's well out of my price range.

If I put a bunch of vegetables in to a cheaper smoothie or blender
machine, would the result not really be a liquid drink, but more of a
kind of thick undrinkable gravy/slurry?

(But what if I added water or something like that?)

Regards, dnw.

Looks very cool. So, when you throw a bunch of vegetables in, it makes
something that you can drink OK?

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Looks very cool. So, when you throw a bunch of vegetables in, it makes
something that you can drink OK?

I use fruit, haven't tried vegetables. I was concerned that it would have
problems with fibrous stuff like mangoes & pineapples, but so far, no
problem. Not even any fibrous residue under the blade.

Quoted message said:

I want to buy a smoothie making machine, but I am unsure what can be
put in them. I don't really want to use fruit, as I have no problem
eating fruit whole. But I find vegetables a bit bland, so I am hoping
that a smoothie machine will make me want to consume more raw
vegetables - especially raw.

Can you just throw in most vegetables in to a smoothie machine?

I don't see why not, depends on your aim... can even throw in whole
ears of corn, don't even have to shuck them... so long as you don't
turn on the machine.

Quoted message said:

Are there special vegetable smoothie recipes that taste particularly
good?

Have you considered Beech Nut and Gerbers... buy a nice selection and
give em a test run... beets pureed with sour cream and lemon juice are
great.

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.

Here is what I was thinking:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&
langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image

Perhaps a blender is what I require.

My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)

Thank you, regards, dnw.

AFAIK, Vitamix is the only "blender" that will do that.
It's expensive but if you want to invest in one, I'd recommend it.

I've seen them in action in demos and they are amazing!

They will even pulverize eggshell to a drinkable product!

just out of curiosity, why would one WANT to pulverize eggshell to a
drinkable product??

martin, afraid that i may have just asked a question for which i don't
want the answer.

Quoted message said:

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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

On Sun 17 Jul 2005 07:09:09p, [email hidden] wrote in
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Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.

Here is what I was thinking:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeI
d=10001& langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image

Perhaps a blender is what I require.

My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)

Thank you, regards, dnw.

AFAIK, Vitamix is the only "blender" that will do that.
It's expensive but if you want to invest in one, I'd recommend it.

I've seen them in action in demos and they are amazing!

They will even pulverize eggshell to a drinkable product!

just out of curiosity, why would one WANT to pulverize eggshell to a
drinkable product??

martin, afraid that i may have just asked a question for which i don't
want the answer.

Natural source of calcium.
--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Quoted post said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.

Here is what I was thinking:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10
001&
langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image

Perhaps a blender is what I require.

My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)

Thank you, regards, dnw.

AFAIK, Vitamix is the only "blender" that will do that.
It's expensive but if you want to invest in one, I'd recommend it.

I've seen them in action in demos and they are amazing!

They will even pulverize eggshell to a drinkable product!

just out of curiosity, why would one WANT to pulverize eggshell to a
drinkable product??

Because it'd be an excellent source of Calcium? :-)
I feed all of the eggshells back to the chickens and ducks for that very
reason. If they are cleaned well, there is no reason why humans could
not benefit from them...

Quoted message said:

martin, afraid that i may have just asked a question for which i don't
want the answer.

<smiles>
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sun 17 Jul 2005 07:09:09p, [email hidden] wrote in
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Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] wrote:

> OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.
>
> Here is what I was thinking:
>
> http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeI
> d=10001& langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image
>
> Perhaps a blender is what I require.
>
> My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
> without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)
>
> Thank you, regards, dnw.
>

AFAIK, Vitamix is the only "blender" that will do that.
It's expensive but if you want to invest in one, I'd recommend it.

I've seen them in action in demos and they are amazing!

They will even pulverize eggshell to a drinkable product!

just out of curiosity, why would one WANT to pulverize eggshell to a
drinkable product??

martin, afraid that i may have just asked a question for which i don't
want the answer.

Natural source of calcium.

Give the man a kewpie doll! <lol>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sun 17 Jul 2005 07:09:09p, [email hidden] wrote in
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Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] wrote:

> OIC. As a newbie, perhaps I don't even know what hardware I need.
>
> Here is what I was thinking:
>
> http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeI
> d=10001& langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=124392&clickfrom=image
>
> Perhaps a blender is what I require.
>
> My actual requirements are to turn raw vegetables in to a drink, but
> without having the pulp discarded (like juicers do)
>
> Thank you, regards, dnw.
>

AFAIK, Vitamix is the only "blender" that will do that.
It's expensive but if you want to invest in one, I'd recommend it.

I've seen them in action in demos and they are amazing!

They will even pulverize eggshell to a drinkable product!

just out of curiosity, why would one WANT to pulverize eggshell to a
drinkable product??

martin, afraid that i may have just asked a question for which i don't
want the answer.

Natural source of calcium.
--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

so, for more iron and zinc, i run some galvanized nails through the
blender??

:-)

martin, that was a joke, son!!

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