even if it tatses bad?

[Papa2X]

Do you still eat it if you prepared it?

Was running short on raw items today, but had lots of strawberries and spinach..... so into the Vita Mix went 2 cups berries, 4 cups spinach, 1 cup water, 1 cup ice, and 2 packets of stevia.

At first I didn't mind the taste so much.... but after about a cup, maybe 1.5 cups, I couldn't drink it.... I ended up using it as plant food... LOL

[Traceyraw]

Try Orange Juice next time. It blends very nice with spinach.

[Papa2X]

Try Orange Juice next time. It blends very nice with spinach.

TY... I would but I avoid juices, as I am diabetic..... too much sugar - at least for now.

[Traceyraw]

Sorry about that. That is the only way I can drink green smoothies with citrus. I dumped a few myself. KALE smoothies yucky. I prefer to juice my greens with lemon juice. stevia like a lemonade. I make 1\2 gallon at a time. My family likes it too.

[iwuvmydoggy]

i am on a juice fast at the moment.. sometimes i just throw what i have in the juicer.. and it doesn't always taste pleasant.... lol i try to drink at least 22 to 32 oz of it anyway, because i know it's good for me.. but it makes me want to gag sometimes. i use a lot of green stuff.. yesterday i put some spinach & dandelion greens, oranges, a grapefruit, 3 green apples and some mandarin oranges in the juicer & i was wanting to gag.. lol it was still really bitter... but i drank it anyway. i'm trying to just make very small servings of juice so i can drink it down regardless of how it tastes. eat to live, don't live to eat, right?

[DebB]

I drink my dandi-tonic every night with a plugged nose and a water chaser (1/2 bunch dandelion greens, 2 cups alfalfa/clover sprouts, chunk o' ginger and curly parsley) Bottoms up!

[iwuvmydoggy]

I drink my dandi-tonic every night with a plugged nose and a water chaser (1/2 bunch dandelion greens, 2 cups alfalfa/clover sprouts, chunk o' ginger and curly parsley) Bottoms up!

that sounds revolting (to the taste buds), but i bet your body is like "THANK YOU, DEB, I LOVE YOU!" lol :)

[DebB]

that sounds revolting (to the taste buds), but i bet your body is like "THANK YOU, DEB, I LOVE YOU!" lol :)

It probably tastes revolting too -:yes: But I am hoping it's doing lots of goodness!! Loved your post!

[walnutty]

I use pineapple with dandelion to help with the bitterness and it really helps!

[DebB]

I use pineapple with dandelion to help with the bitterness and it really helps!

I hear you walnutty - I was using several apples. But then I decided to stop trying to 'make it taste better' by adding all the fruit I was. And now I just leave it bitter and plug my nose. Doesn't sound too nice, I know - but it is what it is I guess :s It's no longer a sippin' juice for me, that's for sure. I treat it as medicine - good medicine, just not good tasting.

[Papa2X]

I hear you walnutty - I was using several apples. But then I decided to stop trying to 'make it taste better' by adding all the fruit I was. And now I just leave it bitter and plug my nose. Doesn't sound too nice, I know - but it is what it is I guess :s It's no longer a sippin' juice for me, that's for sure. I treat it as medicine - good medicine, just not good tasting.

I need to develop this mindset.

[iwuvmydoggy]

I hear you walnutty - I was using several apples. But then I decided to stop trying to 'make it taste better' by adding all the fruit I was. And now I just leave it bitter and plug my nose. Doesn't sound too nice, I know - but it is what it is I guess :s It's no longer a sippin' juice for me, that's for sure. I treat it as medicine - good medicine, just not good tasting.

boy you are not kidding. LOL i like to just juice my greens and take all my nasty stuff when i first get up in the morning.. like powdered MSM, green vibrance, vitamins, etc.. just get it all over & done with, so i can spend the rest of the day sipping my pineapple kiwi slushie.. or berry juice or whatever.. lol :) get it over with quick!!! lol :D

[Living Food]

I hear you walnutty - I was using several apples. But then I decided to stop trying to 'make it taste better' by adding all the fruit I was. And now I just leave it bitter and plug my nose. Doesn't sound too nice, I know - but it is what it is I guess :s It's no longer a sippin' juice for me, that's for sure. I treat it as medicine - good medicine, just not good tasting.

I agree with that mindset completely - I never juice fruits, actually (unless I'm juice fasting), because I think that it is very important to eat them with the fiber, and they are easy enough to digest anyway. The only juices I have are green juices, and you won't find anything but greens in them! As a side note, you actually get used to the taste of potent green juices after you've been doing it long enough.

[DebB]

Yep - I agree wuv! Down the hatch - head does a couple 360°s - and I'm on with my day! :)

[HeatherAnne]

Funny, that's one of my favorite green smoothies - except in place of the water, ice, & stevia packets - I use almond milk and vanilla cream liquid stevia. Even better than using strawberries though, is raspberries. Just don't give up. I'm sure your plants were happy :). Blessings on the journey!