soaked cashews in green smoothies?

[femaleuna]

I like to put about 1/2 cup soaked cashews in my smoothies. It makes them creamy. Are there any downfalls to adding cashews to a smoothie? I want to get the greatest benefit from my green smoothies so if anyone can think of reasons no to add cashews, can you let me know?
Thank you,
Jeni

[rawstrength]

You won't be losing any of the benefits of the greens, but variety is always nice :) . Here are some other ways to make green smoothies creamy:
1. frozen bananas
2. Melted coconut oil
3. Ground flax seeds, blended in until smooth

[Aleesha Sattva]

i can't imagine a single reason why some "cashew milk" added to your smoothies would cause a problem.

ENJOY!!!!!

[femaleuna]

Thanks for the reassurance.

Rawstrength-Thanks for the suggestions on how to use other ingrediants to make my smoothies creamy. I have yet to buy and coconut oil, and am excited to try this. Today for the first time, I put an avacado in my smoothie-Yummy! Super creamy!

[rawererin]

I don't think you'd get any downfalls, but if you're still trying to lose maybe not use so many... oh and instant cashew milk: 2 Tbsp cashew butter, 2 C water, sweetner of choice, and vanilla is super easy to make and comes in really handy...
for a more nutritious creamy addition to smoothies you could try hemp milk...
1/4 C hemp seeds, 1 1/2- 2 C water, vanilla, sweetner makes a protein and essential fatty acid creamy base for smoothies!