Spirulina and Maca

[stasher]

Does anyone have a good tasting drink/smoothie recipe that includes spirulina and maca but doesn't use too much fruit/honey/dates, etc? I'm trying to limit some of my sugars due to candida but drink the spirulina and maca. I've tried just putting a few pears and apples in the vitamix with the spirulina and maca but it tastes like I'm drinking swamp water. Do I just have to get over the taste of it?

Thanks!

[salsababy]

I have spirilina and have found that I need to slowly acquire the taste. I am not used to eating or drinking bitter tasting things (which is how a full serving tastes to me). Currently I am mixing it with fruit and I will slowly up the intake of spirilina.

Half pear
1/4 tsp. spirilina

Mix both in food processor.

[Antari]

I have a smoothie most mornings made from almond milk, frozen banana, maca powder, spirulina and a couple of dried figs or one fresh. It sets me up for the day and is so comforting at this time of year.

[salsababy]

Bumping up your thread again. You're asking for a recipe. I don't have one because even though I have maca, I find it overpowering.

Maybe someone else has a good smoothie recipe with spirilina and maca...............

[KatieK]

I have just made the leap from about half raw to almost entirely raw and I just started making myself a spirulina/maca smoothie in he morning...

In blender add:
1/2 frozen banana, 1 cup water, 1 cup ice cubes, mix.
Then add 1 tsp each of Maca & raw cocao powder, mix.
Then add 1 heaping tsp each of wheat grass powder, Spirulina, Chlorella, and wild-crafted bee pollen (this add a real nice flavor which covers up the Spirulina and Chlorella if you eat bee products) and three packets of Stevia, mix again.
Enjoy

[healthisraw1]

since MAca can taste a little like malt. You may try raw carob powder, and banana with the spirulina. if ya want it sweeter add pineapple too

[pattirose]

I make spirulina smoothies daily and I don't rely on sugary items to sweeten.

I'm candida cautious too, so I use a granny smith apple and liquid stevia to taste. I like the flavored liquid stevias. The Vanilla Cream is a good one.

If I'm in the mood for chocolate, I add about 1/4 cup of carob and the chocolate flavored stevia - they have milk chocolate and dark chocolate. And boy, oh boy! It is just like having a chocolate milkshake, only better because you don't get the sugar crash and burn.

My smoothies include a base of:

1/2 an avocado or a granny smith apple (or both)
2 T. ground flax seeds
1 T. bee pollen
1 tsp. spirulina
1 T. flax seed oil (depending on how much fat I've had for the day)
1 dropper of liquid stevia

Hope this sparks your creative juices!

[RawTruth]

After avoiding supplements, cacao, powders, and processed (even though raw) foods for almost 2 years, I gave in to maca (and cacao) after a rejuvenation retreat I did with David Wolfe, et al. After returning home, I continued making a cacao/coconut/goji berry/maca drink in the morning for a while. I don't do that anymore, but, if you're interested, I'd recommend either:

coconut water from 1 coco
coconut meat from the same coco
water
cacao powder
carob powder
soaked gojis w/soaking water
banana
agave
maca

OR -- all of the same ingredients but without bananas

Blended all together -- it will be thin, not like a thick(er) smoothie

As mentioned, maca tastes like malt, so it goes well with the other flavors.

I wouldn't add spirulina to this, but would add it to a green soup that also includes seaweed. Spirulina melds better with savory flavors.

Have fun!!

[Natureboy43]

I use Spirulina every day in my green drink. I have found that some spirulina tases very good and a little sweet and others do not tase very good. My online cheap source dried up but my standby spirulina is sold by New Sun, wwwnewsun.net. Theirs is sweet.

I can also recommend their powdered green drink, it is rejuvenating and alkalizing.

Mike