can anyone tell me why this happened?

[northwoodsgirl]

This morning I made a smoothie to take to work and enjoy on my break-- it included (blueberries, bananas, water and dates) That is it--

When I went to drink it it had geled together no longer liquid but thick thick gelish stuff---

Why did this happen??? It was really weird--

[crawmommy]

i believe blueberries congeal after awhile.

[Rawkinlocs]

Yeah, that's a characteristic of blended blueberries. Alissa's blueberry pie is a perfect example of this. But shaking it up really well should work out OR....you could eat it with a spoon and call it pudding! :D Seriously!

[raweater]

Wow I didn't know that. My smoothies often get thicker but I do put chia seeds in them and thought that was the only culprit.

I'd love to try Alissa's blueberry pie, I'll try to get her book soon, I've wanted it for a long time but it's hard to get in Canada which is why I have almost all raw books except hers.

I do have a blueberry pie recipe in another book but it uses whole blueberries mixed in a puree of bananas and dates if I remember correctly, it's really good.

[Andre]

when i take a smoothie on the go i make sure it's all vegetables and no fruit. i think that fruit tends to go rancid more quickly then veggies.

[spiralgirl]

Andre,

My shakes always thicken up a bit after I initially make them and I use a Vitamix and use various fruits all the time. What I do is stir it up with a fork and then drink it to keep it liquid like. Mine has never gelled though.

raweater,

Alissa's book is easy to get in Canada. I dealt with a raw food coach on Alissa's site out of BC that sent the book to me. Let me see if I can find her link.

This is who I got mine from:

Melanie Schecker - Living on Live Food Teacher
Vancouver, BC
778-994-3906
melanieschecker@yahoo.ca
Teaches Level 1 and 2
http://www.rawteacher.com/mel/

Here is the main link to all the teachers so you can see if one in your area has the book they can ship to you.

http://www.rawteacher.com/teachers_usa.html#Canada (scroll down to teachers and they are listed by city).

[RawSinger]

Is it the amount of sugar in blueberries that makes them congeal or another factor?

[Bobbie]

they contain pectin which is a gelling agent.

[rawgreenyogini]

papaya in a smoothie will do the same things.