grapes in green smoothies?

[shelah]

has anyone tried putting grapes in your green smoothies? what fruit & greens combo do you think would go well with the grapes? TIA :)
many blessings to all!
shelah

[VibraTechJulie]

Haven't tried it yet but just a word of caution. When purchasing grapes, make sure they are organic. I have heard that grapes are one of the fruits highest in pesticides :( So the same is true with buying raisins.

Raw Blessings,
Julie

[greenfeline]

A good combo I found is grape, celery and mango :p

[yeahbethany]

celery and seedless green grapes is an excellent sports drink for the summer months!! =)

[codajess]

When I got into a juicing phase before I started eating raw, I love, love, LOVED putting a bunch of grapes and a couple apples into the juicer. They are SO good together.

And by the way, I've never liked bottled apple juice, nor grape juice.

[shelah]

thanks to all -- i'll give all these combos a try. i got some beautiful black grapes at the market. and i agree, organic is essential with grapes!
any other ideas for grape use are welcome, too!
maybe a raw grape jam/jelly for nut butter & jelly sandwiches or cookis?
many blessings to all!
shelah

[Arky]

Just don't overdo it on apples or grapes in smoothies - if you do, you may experience severe flatulence, on account of the rapid fermentation these fruits are apt to give rise to, when blended. :o


J.

[veganman]

Just don't overdo it on apples or grapes in smoothies - if you do, you may experience severe flatulence, on account of the rapid fermentation these fruits are apt to give rise to, when blended. :o


J.

Hi Arky -

why do these give rise to flatulence when blended and not when eaten?

[Conscious Midwife]

celery and seedless green grapes is an excellent sports drink for the summer months!! =)


Aren't seedless grapes GENETICALLY MODIFIED?!?!?!

[rawhomeschoolmom]

I just got back from taking the Level 1 Certification class with Schall Adams in Tampa -- she made us a delicious smoothie with spinach, water, banana and grapes. It was so sweet and good -- you couldn't taste the spinach at all. She used organic red grapes.

[yeahbethany]

Seedless grapes are hybridized (not necessarily GM).

[TP]

i like the globe grapes.. they have seeds and are sweeter.. and the pesticides add that extra bite that I just love so much! :D

[Arky]

Hi Arky -

why do these give rise to flatulence when blended and not when eaten?


They have a tendency to ferment very rapidly when their transit in the gut is slowed, which can occur when mixed with other foods which take a little longer to digest - such as greens. It's not that greens take a particularly long time to digest, it's just a relative thing. Dr. Nish Joshi is just one of many, many naturopaths who acknowledge that the addition of certain fruits to smoothies is less than ideal.


J.

[codajess]

Just don't overdo it on apples or grapes in smoothies - if you do, you may experience severe flatulence, on account of the rapid fermentation these fruits are apt to give rise to, when blended. :o


J.


Why you gotta be such a downer? :( :D

[Arky]

Hey, don't let me stop you livening up your mother-in-law's birthday party, codajess, I'd hate to be responsible for putting a downer on that! ;) :D


J.

[Jackie1995]

I have experienced that flatulence, especially after adding apples and grapes to my kale/celery/parsley smoothies.

Thankfully I was home alone, or it may have been a bit embarrassing!

No problems, on the other hand, with oranges, mangoes, bananas, pineapple or berries. Yet. <---or am I just lucky?

:-0