Green Juice or Green Smoothie?

[bananaberrie]

Just wondering which do you prefer and why?

I noticed I got kind of burned out on green smoothies so I started with green juice again, but I feel like you get more for you money with green smoothies.

[speltrong]

I am much more a fan of smoothies than just juice.. to me, it just feels more natural to eat the whole leaf rather than just the juice. when i get bored of the smoothies, i switch for a short time to having whole fruit for breakfast and an even bigger green salad for lunch to make sure i am getting those greens in!

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

Green juice for the potent nutrients, green smoothies for the convenience, fill factor and fiber.

[DebB]

I do both. I did get tired of fruity green smoothies and right now I'm eating "Blended Salad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oaJS_Ac-Ko)". I add sunflower greens and I feel it's like Ann Wigmore's Energy Soup. I love this stuff, but it took a while to find a 'recipe' that I enjoyed.

I like to add fresh cilantro and some cumin. I dice up 1/2 - 1 sweet bell pepper and pour the soup over the top. *Ü*

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

My favourite energy soup mixture is:

* large tray of sunflower greens
* large 3 liter container of alfalfa sprouts
* rejuvalic (fermenmted wheat sprout water)
+
* sprouted sesame seeds
* soaked chia seeds

lf l don't use seeds l use sprouted nuts instead.

lt is a super potent energy mixture that keeps me going for hours and hours. lt's my favourite smoothie to have.

btw: thedurianking looks the best i've seen him. Wonderful skin.

[DebB]

My favourite energy soup mixture is:

* large tray of sunflower greens
* large 3 liter container of alfalfa sprouts
* rejuvalic (fermenmted wheat sprout water)
+
* sprouted sesame seeds
* soaked chia seeds

lf l don't use seeds l use sprouted nuts instead.

lt is a super potent energy mixture that keeps me going for hours and hours. lt's my favourite smoothie to have.

btw: thedurianking looks the best i've seen him. Wonderful skin.

WOW!! That amount of sprouts and sunflower greens is inspiring! *Ü*

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

WOW!! That amount of sprouts and sunflower greens is inspiring! *Ü*

When you do it Deb, YOU KEEP ON DOING IT!!!

Add to that a tray of wheatgrass before dinner with blue/green algae thrown in (just before the big sunflower green meal). l dance all night long. Woot!

[DebB]

When you do it Deb, YOU KEEP ON DOING IT!!!

Add to that a tray of wheatgrass before dinner with blue/green algae thrown in (just before the big sunflower green meal). l dance all night long. Woot!

I'm very curious how much 'green' you consume in a day? I do have goals to greatly increase mine, just haven't as of yet.

I gotta ask - what size are your trays? Mine are 8x8 and I use 1/4 of that (sunflower greens) per 1 soup. I plant 1/2 cup soaked & sprouted sunflower greens in dirt in the 8x8 tray.

Wheat grass (right now I'm planting kamut) is approximately 1 1/3 cup soaked & sprouted seed, planted in dirt - 8X8" tray. I drink about 2 oz of wheatgrass juice per day.

Do you juice the whole tray and drink it all at once? *Ü*

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I'm very curious how much 'green' you consume in a day? I do have goals to greatly increase mine, just haven't as of yet.
Consuming large amounts of green is something l always need to work at, it takes effort.

My green consumption is always decent at minimum and huge on good days.

Bad green day = a two liter container of compact sprouted greens + 200 ml (nearly 7 Oz) of wheatgrass juice

Average green day = 14 Oz of wheatgrass juice + 4 liter container of compact sprouted greens

Good green day (usually weekends) = 21 Oz of wheatgrass juice, 50 - 60 oz of weed juice, much algae, 4 liter container of compact sprouted smoothie greens. l usually don't get stirred up, but if l do l just have a few apples and i'm o.k. l usually fly really high on weekends, l hit the juices hard!!



I gotta ask - what size are your trays?
Mine vary. Some are small = 16 by 11 inches, some are medium = 16 by 13 inches, some are large = 18 by 13 inches.


Do you juice the whole tray and drink it all at once? *Ü*
l always juice the entire tray and drink it all at a sitting. 6 - 7 Oz and never feel stirred up.

Yes, getting alot of greens in your system does take hard work, but it IS worth it. My green set-up is amazing. l'll post picture of it when l have finished building it properly.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

You should have seen last week. l went to the farm and got a dozen thistles that were over 3 foot high and really tender and juicey. l had invited some friends (one mainly raw and the other a 100% raw sproutarian) over and we drank weed and wheatgrass juice all throughout the day on the varanda on a nice sunny day and shot part of a youtube video. lt was fun and our dinner (super potent juices) was great! :drool:

lf you get an electrical harmonizor to neutralize all the radiation from power supplies and mobile phone towers, the plants grow much much better and you feel completely at peace with everything. Neutralizing electrical radiation around you has an amazing impact and allows plants to grow much better than even using the best energized water. Going 100% raw can only take you so far, but if you use electrical harmonizors you can go all the way.

[DebB]

Consuming large amounts of green is something l always need to work at, it takes effort.

My green consumption is always decent at minimum and huge on good days.

Bad green day = a two liter container of compact sprouted greens + 200 ml (nearly 7 Oz) of wheatgrass juice

Average green day = 14 Oz of wheatgrass juice + 4 liter container of compact sprouted greens

Good green day (usually weekends) = 21 Oz of wheatgrass juice, 50 - 60 oz of weed juice, much algae, 4 liter container of compact sprouted smoothie greens. l usually don't get stirred up, but if l do l just have a few apples and i'm o.k. l usually fly really high on weekends, l hit the juices hard!!



Mine vary. Some are small = 16 by 11 inches, some are medium = 16 by 13 inches, some are large = 18 by 13 inches.


l always juice the entire tray and drink it all at a sitting. 6 - 7 Oz and never feel stirred up.

Yes, getting alot of greens in your system does take hard work, but it IS worth it. My green set-up is amazing. l'll post picture of it when l have finished building it properly.

OKay - I'm picking my jaw UP from the floor :) Holy smokes that's a whole lotta greens! I would *love* to see a picture (even if you take it before it's properly built;)

I'm lucky to have a quart of alfalfa sprouts, 2 trays of WG and 1-2 trays of sunflower greens growing. Would love to incorporate more, guess I'm not ready yet.

Color me impressed!!

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

OKay - I'm picking my jaw UP from the floor :) Holy smokes that's a whole lotta greens! I would *love* to see a picture (even if you take it before it's properly built;)

I'm lucky to have a quart of alfalfa sprouts, 2 trays of WG and 1-2 trays of sunflower greens growing. Would love to incorporate more, guess I'm not ready yet.

Color me impressed!!

l'll take a pic tonight. Got about 60 trays going at various stages of growth. lt is winter and about 30 trays are still under covers hidden in the shed, but about 30 trays are out on the shelves. ln Winter the growth slows down outside so l need alot more trays. ln summer it gets down to about 16 trays.

Lots of trays behind each other getting light from the other side also, but you'll get some idea.

l am almost ready to put up the new shelving. lt will look really professional and neat.

Anyone with limited room can grow lots of wheatgrass etc, just get shelves and build up.

Also got a shed full of sprouts growing because that is my main food source. lt's hard work, but l have made the committment.

[MysticTree]

Consuming large amounts of green is something l always need to work at, it takes effort.

My green consumption is always decent at minimum and huge on good days.

Bad green day = a two liter container of compact sprouted greens + 200 ml (nearly 7 Oz) of wheatgrass juice

Average green day = 14 Oz of wheatgrass juice + 4 liter container of compact sprouted greens

Good green day (usually weekends) = 21 Oz of wheatgrass juice, 50 - 60 oz of weed juice, much algae, 4 liter container of compact sprouted smoothie greens. l usually don't get stirred up, but if l do l just have a few apples and i'm o.k. l usually fly really high on weekends, l hit the juices hard!!



Mine vary. Some are small = 16 by 11 inches, some are medium = 16 by 13 inches, some are large = 18 by 13 inches.


l always juice the entire tray and drink it all at a sitting. 6 - 7 Oz and never feel stirred up.

Yes, getting alot of greens in your system does take hard work, but it IS worth it. My green set-up is amazing. l'll post picture of it when l have finished building it properly.

I need to do some reading but can you tell me where this level of eating sprouted foods has a ancestral history? Unless you were a grazing herbivore, you just wouldn't forage that much food in a day.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

OKay - I'm picking my jaw UP from the floor :) Holy smokes that's a whole lotta greens! I would *love* to see a picture (even if you take it before it's properly built;)

I'm lucky to have a quart of alfalfa sprouts, 2 trays of WG and 1-2 trays of sunflower greens growing. Would love to incorporate more, guess I'm not ready yet.

Color me impressed!!

Still not finished, but this will be the basic set-up:

39 trays of greens grown on soil in photo - Green peas shoots, sunflower greens, ryegrass
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b151/Marc_au/Ron1/Ron2/Ron%204/Wheatgrassset-up.jpg

No buckwheat greens in photo, but will soon be a regular addition as well. Lots of other trays in the shed and a few in the house.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I need to do some reading but can you tell me where this level of eating sprouted foods has a ancestral history? Unless you were a grazing herbivore, you just wouldn't forage that much food in a day.

l'll get back to you on this, l want to give you a proper answer when l am much fresher. lt's 3am.

[T-Bird]

Good green day (usually weekends) = 21 Oz of wheatgrass juice, 50 - 60 oz of weed juice, much algae, 4 liter container of compact sprouted smoothie greens. l usually don't get stirred up, but if l do l just have a few apples and i'm o.k. l usually fly really high on weekends, l hit the juices hard!!

At this level - you may well reverse puberty and find yourself an infant again!

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

At this level - you may well reverse puberty and find yourself an infant again!

l do feel like an infant again. l go all day and night and never need to rest anymore. l have the energy and enthusiasm of a child again. People are amazed at how l never stop.

Having lots of greens become a routine that you automatically make time for (it's a habit). lt's very easy to neglect the greens, so l make sure l take the time to soak them, grow them and consume them every day. ln this day and age greens are more important than ever and are great for blocking out stress. Zero stress no matter how bad the day goes, but the greens must be kept to a high level and eaten fresh.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I need to do some reading but can you tell me where this level of eating sprouted foods has a ancestral history?
Ancient manuscripts are supposed to show that the Chinese were eating bean sprouts by about 3000 BC. The Emperor of China at the time also recorded certain therapeutic uses of sprouts. Also: during history of other cultures it is reported that all obtained numerous benefits and strength from use of sprouted foods.

Eventhough ancestral history is interesting to know, l wouldn't look too deeply into it because in this day and age of pollution, stress etc, our bodies are very different than what even our great grand parents were. For example, we need just look at how older people could produce B12, but these days younger folk are mostly unable to produce B12. Hippocrates told me this and have been in a great position to know this because they have observed this in their patients over the last 54 years and told me the other day that 70% of the population is now B12 deficient (never used to be like that). As time goes on, more and more of the population will become naturally deficient unless they supplement. This alone shows how fast our bodies are changing and that we need to be eating differently from our ancestors because we have more strain on the body. That's why l always say that fruit and vegies (especially shop bought ones) will not cut it in this day and age and should only be used as secondary foods, and only sparingly used. When food is picked it loses so much nutrition, so if it's picked days or weeks later it won't have near the amount of nutrients that is needed in a polluted high stress world that we live in today. That's why sprouts are more important than ever in a modern day diet: they are fresh (no nutrient loses), are 10 - 30 times more nutritious than choice vegies (scientists have said this), and are pre-digested - they have more power and are perfect for modern day living.

Another interesting thing about sprout history was the order that foods appeared on Earth. According to scientists Blue green algae was the first food (water food) to develop on Earth, followed by green algae, followed by sprouts in the form of grasses and then weeds. Clinical research at Hippocrates (also backed up by science) has also also shown that blue-green algae is the most health promoting food known to man, followed by green algae, followed by sprouted foods, and then weeds....l completely agree with this in my limited experience. Before Hippocrates used algae they used sprouts and grasses and limited fruit and vegies, but when they started using green algae patients health and recovery really sped up dramatically and overall health was much better than using just sprouted foods alone. But the point is: sprouted foods are the best land foods because 53+ years of clincal trials at Hippocrates have shown that they are much better for health than even fruit and vegies, that's why sprouts are so highly used in their program as the worlds number one healing health center.



Unless you were a grazing herbivore, you just wouldn't forage that much food in a day.
lt wouldn't have mattered back in those early days. Our ancestors wouldn't have needed as much food because stress was less, pollution and radiation was less, and foods were much more nutritious, so people would have required less food. Another thing about sprouted foods is that a person requires less food overall anyway. Our ancestors ate sprouts regularly and never seemed to have foraging problems because they collected the seeds and sprouted them when needed.

[MysticTree]

lt wouldn't have mattered back in those early days. Our ancestors wouldn't have needed as much food because stress was less, pollution and radiation was less, and foods were much more nutritious, so people would have required less food. Another thing about sprouted foods is that a person requires less food overall anyway. Our ancestors ate sprouts regularly and never seemed to have foraging problems because they collected the seeds and sprouted them when needed.

you seem to eat much, much more than me volume-wise. I simply don't know how you pack it in!

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

you seem to eat much, much more than me volume-wise. I simply don't know how you pack it in!

Yes, l eat quite alot for a sproutarian, but l feel it is out of fear. l am eating alot but l am not getting a huge amount of calories [either] as l used to get when l first started. l am trying to make sure l get enough food, but l could be over-eating. l am quite thin, but l am building muscle but not enough near my chest so l do worry. When l bulk up some more l will be more relaxed about eating less.

l feel one area where l need to improve is by sprouting my grains and beans for a shorter period of time so they are less bulky, l feel this will make a big difference.

l am told that with the right type of meditation that my food intake required will go way down because l will be able to utilize my food much better.

My sproutarian friend only eats a handful of lentils each day, rides 50km most days, maintains a good weight, has good bloodwork, sleeps between 30 - 120 minutes a night and seems in good order. He is 62. He says meditation is the answer to eating much less and doing well.

Lots of things to learn about my body yet. l do strive to eat much much less over time and feel that l will be able to one day.

[appifanie]

I have come to realize that I really like my green smoothies when I add more water - then it's more like juice, but with all the pulp and fiber.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Go with what your mood lead you. Both has great purpose and advantage. With smoothie, you get the fiber, with juice you get the instant effect from it.

With the pulps, you can make burger or cracker.

I am like you, these day, i love juicing. I have smoothie everyday still, but i love juicing for around lunch or diner.

Follow the wisdom of your body and try to tune in more versus going with the mind.

All is well!