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ideas from readers, part 1 of 3


Robyn Openshaw - Jun 27, 2010 - This Post May Contain Affiliate Links


GSG reader Brynna came up to me at the gym yesterday. She said a friend of hers doesn’t want to lose the benefits of green smoothies while they go camping, so she made LEATHER out of her GS in the dehydrator. It worked great! (Be sure to chase it with a big glass of water! All dehydrated foods need their water back, and they’ll take it from your stomach in the form of digestive juices if you don’t supply that water.) This is also a great idea when you are flying (rather than driving).

I always take a cooler of frozen pints of GS with me on road trips, but that works only when you’re in a hotel. Keep them covered in ice if there’s no fridge. Take straws, thaw a few hours before using, and shake well before drinking.

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  1. Anonymous says:

    My husband and I just got back from camping. The day we left I made up a couple batches of green smoothie and put them in stainless steel bottles, we put them in the cooler with ice and they stayed good the whole time we were there! 🙂 We had them for breakfast and lunch. It was cheap and easy camping food, and our tummy’s felt better eating that than regular camping food! 🙂

  2. Anonymous says:

    Thanks for the great ideas! I have girl’s camp in August and I was wondering how I was going to get GS while on the mtn.

  3. Anonymous says:

    hello: im an executive within hte franchising industry and was wondering what you now about monavie and how you rate it as a product?

    i ahve been using the drinks for a few mths now and would like to get into the business side of it. i already work with people worldwide looking fora franchise and i belive direct sales is the franchise without all the costs but i would like to make sure the product is great.

  4. Anonymous says:

    I just spent a week up at Heber Camp with 22 girls, YIKES! But I was able to make GS every day because they have electrical powered outlets, YEAH! So if that is the kind of camping you get to do, take a blender and drink up. My girls all thought I was “GROSS.” I just explained to them how healthy and yummy they were as they ate the big HUGE, very UNHEALTHY muffins from costco along with all their candy. I offered them some but no takers. I love these GS’s they are awesome. I also took left over GS that I put in ice containers already frozen and kept them in the freezer at camp. I popped them into the blender with my other ingredients. Worked great.

  5. Anonymous says:

    Those stainless steel bottles (e.g. Kleen Kanteen) are fabulous – keep the contents cool and fresh.

    I love my VitaMix but needed something for traveling. I purchased a Tribest personal blender. and I got the 24oz. blending container. It works great. After hearing about others who took it with them on airplanes, I inquired and found out that “…it was up to the discretion of the airport TSA agent whether to ALLOW the blender in carry-on baggage. It is accepted in checked baggage.”

    So I decided not to try to get it through in my carry-on bag.

  6. Anonymous says:

    Thanks for the awesome ideas!

  7. Anonymous says:

    I made a wonderful cold raw borscht by accident because instead of adding kale to the Green Pudding recipe below I blended in beets!

    Add sprouted Aduki beans for crunch.

    Chia Seed Green Pudding:

    Soak 1 Tbsp chia seeds for 1 hour in 1 cup of water.

    In one hour you will have 1 cup of chia gel.

    Blend well:

    1 cup of chia jell (above)

    4 apples (sweet and juicy kind, peeled)

    lemon (juiced)

    4-5 leaves of kale

    1 sprig mint (optional)

    2 cups water

  8. David, please skip the Monavie–both for your own personal consumption and as a seller of this overpriced scam. I see people all over the place selling it. While someone new to natural health with a very toxic system might initially see benefits from its few minerals and nutrients, it’s basically VERY expensive grape juice with a few highly processed/heated/pesticide-laden tropical fruits thrown in–in amounts that Monavie won’t reveal, even on their own web site! I don’t know about you, but I won’t buy or consume ANYTHING whose manufacturer won’t tell me exactly what’s in it. What are they afraid of? Also, it contains sodium benzoate, a very health-damaging preservative. On Google, one affiliate claimed an ORAC (oxygen radical absorption capacity) value of “over 1,000,” as though this were some kind of miracle. In contrast, my favorite antioxidant, by Health Force (Acai Resveratrol Ultimate ORAC Antioxidant Extreme), contains 3,955 ORAC per TWO CAPS, and there are 240 caps in the bottle (that’s more than 1 million ORAC per bottle). It costs about $55. and will last you anywhere from 2-4 months, depending on how much you want to take. Plus, there are no preservatives or excipients of any kind. Please do yourself (and your would-be customers) a favor and kick the Monavie to the curb where it belongs. The only good thing it has going is strong marketing, and it’s ripping people off in a BIG way. Feel free to quote me. I own the Natural Health Allegiance (www.nha4u.com) and my job is to educate people on these issues. I couldn’t pass this one up, as I don’t like to see people spend tons of money on poor products and then they end up thinking, when they don’t get results, that “health food” doesn’t work so they might as well resume their McDonald’s habit. Be well and get educated! Do your research!

    1. Robyn Openshaw says:

      David, I agree with what Amanda has said here. (Thanks Amanda for taking the time to be educated and report here.) I have written about this subject in the past on this blog: expensive network-marketed products with claims like these. Who ever said we need to have ORAC scores of 1,000 or 4,000 anyway? We get plenty of antioxidants from normal, inexpensive greens, vegetables, fruits, sprouts, etc.

  9. Anonymous says:

    Love the leather idea! I was on trek last week and really missed my smoothies! Thanks!

  10. Anonymous says:

    I’m wondering how to do GSs on a 3 week plus cruise. Any ideas out there? They would be much appreciated.

    1. Robyn Openshaw says:

      Ellen, if you have a dehydrator, try making the green smoothie leather and let us know how it goes. Pack it in the bags you check!

  11. Anonymous says:

    i just gave birth to twins and havent made a GS since their birth 5 wks ago. The blendr is a bit too loud to run when they are sleeping and when they are awake my hands are full and i dont want to subject them to the noise so closely either…. any suggestions please? I have a rhino blender. thanks

    1. Robyn Openshaw says:

      Hannah, make it first thing in the morning when they’re awake and refrigerate or freeze it if you don’t want to make it every day. Or make triple batches and freeze when your husband takes them for a walk. God bless you–you have a big job on your hands!

  12. I used to worry when my airline pilot husband wasn’t getting his daily green smoothie doses while he was on the road, just when he probably needs it the most!

    Now I send him off with a fresh quart of smoothies for his two hour drive to the airport and a large thermos of fresh smoothies which covers the next two days

    We all know how tough eating well on the road can be, packing your greens makes a big difference. I want my pilot well nourished!

  13. Anonymous says:

    Please, if you are hypothyroid, watch what greens and fruit you use!

    Spinach, kale, strawberries and pears are goitrens (see Wikipedia).

    My TSH went from 3.5 to 11.96 in 4 months. My white and red blood counts also went down. It’s taken a few months to get on track.

    1. Robyn Openshaw says:

      Hi Grace, what did you do that escalated your TSH?

  14. Anonymous says:

    I have a question….What is your thinking about making the GS with home fermented milk or almond kefir? I have been using it daily and adding the greens and reds, ground flax, sometimes quinoa, some spices and a little honey…very satisfying.

    1. Robyn Openshaw says:

      Kay, I like it.

  15. Anonymous says:

    Grace, I have been seeing things telling about Goitrens and having thyroid problems. I have als o heard any of the cabbage family falls into this category but don’t know how true it is. I am hoping this is all just pooey as I used Kale, Spinach, Berries, Chard and sometimes Cabbage in my smoothies every day. Guess I need to find more research on it.

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