Bolthouse Green Goodness/Blue Goodness

[yellowlilax]

I'm very new to all of this and have yet to purchase the Vitamix. For now, I'm getting by with my Magic Bullet blender and use Bolthouse Green/Blue Goodness for trips or at work. Isnt the sugar content and calorie amount for Bolthouse through the roof though? Thats a TON of sugar! Should I stay away from these? I realize its all natural occuring sugar, but 120 grams of sugar is a lot to take in no matter what kind of sugar!

[Aleesha Sattva]

it's not live food - they are flash pasteurized... so it's really no different than any other processed juice.

[yellowlilax]

oh great! This is so hard - we live in an apartment so we can't have a garden (plus its winter anyways). We have to travel well over an hour to find organic fruits/veggies. I dont know how we can do this!

[rawstrength]

Have you tried raw green powders, like Alissa's or Healthforce Nutritionals Vitamineral Green? These are organic greens that have been dehydrated at a low temperature and powdered. I could never fit enough greens into my dorm room mini-fridge, especially when I can only go to the supermarket once a week because I don't have a car. That's where green powder added to smoothies comes in handy. Spirulina is great to add to smoothies, too.
You can always make smoothies at home and bring them to work in a jar.

I am still harvesting greens from my garden in winter in Massachusetts. I use a cold frame to grow them. Lettuce, spinach, mizuna, some types of kale, and orach are extremely cold-hardy greens.

[MelissaO]

You can use frozen organic fruits if you like smoothies. Personally I can not afford to buy organics all the time so I get a mixture. There are also places that are online where you can buy and they will ship it to your door.

Here is one of those:

http://www.diamondorganics.com/

[oceanluv]

thanks for the link, melissaO. I bookmarked the site for later when I have more moola.

[yellowlilax]

I thought freezing the fruits/vegetables ruins them just like pasteurizing does? Not true?

[rawstrength]

Freezing doesn't destroy enzymes, only heating. Fresh is best but frozen is a pretty close second. Some frozen fruits are actually fresher than what you can buy in the market.

Beware of frozen veggies, as they are often blanched (dipped in boiling water) before being frozen.

[yellowlilax]

So fruits are blanched? But veggies are? Or just certain ones? Is there a way to tell (off to shop soon - thanks!!)

[MelissaO]

thanks for the link, melissaO. I bookmarked the site for later when I have more moola.

You are welcome. Their best deals are the things that have free shipping, if picking other things then shipping can become a bit pricey.