Blueberry Greens Smoothie

[Kyle Key]

I would recommend kale or collard greens as you'll get calcium as well. Although spinach contains calcium, the oxalic acid that it also contains combines with the calcium and the body ends up not absorbing it.

[cheerio]

I would second that...both the calcium and the iron in spinach (and in fellow high-oxalate beet greens and swiss chard) are poorly absorbed, although it's still a good source of folate and vitamins A and K.   

[NoIllusions]

I thought spinach was poorly absorbed ONLY when it was cooked? 

Is the iron poorly absorbed when the spinach is  RAW?  I was eating spinach for my anemia.

[MizzouKitten]

Actually, spinach is one of the few veggies where the vitamins are slightly more available to your body when they ARE cooked. (Steamed lightly; not mushy or anything.) Sorry, this is hardly the place to mention this.
The smoothie looks good, and fun. I'd take one.

[cheerio]

Cooked or raw, spinach is high in oxalic acid.....the iron and calcium are bound however you choose to prepare it.   

But it's a tasty veggie anyway (and healthy for other reasons......)   

[tree_78]

what is EFA?

[MizzouKitten]

Essential Fatty Acids-- either Omega 3's or Omega 6's. I would think they mean flax oil, or something else with Omega 3 in it; just to give the smoothie a health boost. You can leave it out if you don't have it, or you can throw some milled flax seed in with the other stuff. (For both added protein AND Omega 3's.) This STILL looks good, and I STILL haven't been home long enough to use my blender... sadness...

[tree_78]

Thank you so much!!!!!! I can't believe I couldn't figure that out! I'm 4 days into raw foodism (from 4 years vegan) and I have so many questions still. My vitamix should arrive tomorrow!!!! 

[TinTexas]

I made this recipe this morning.  I used kale and since I didn't have EFA oil, I used olive oil.  It's very good and made two big servings.  I think this will become a regular breakfast choice for me.

[brtelhan]

This smoothie is amazing!!  I substitute flax seeds for the oil. 

[boomerang]

Delicious! I used flaxseed meal instead of EFA oil, and my banana wasn't frozen so it turned out pretty liquidy, but I'm still impressed!

[-shea-]

I didn't have EFA or agave, but it still turned out delicious. My mom liked it too. You couldn't even taste the spinach. It kind of looked like wet gravel though.

[heartgoeshere]

This was just ridiculously good. Instead of water I used light soy milk and just one cup instead of two. So yummy! This is my new favourite breakfast smoothie!

[baypuppy]

i make this one a lot. i leave out the oil and sweetener. it isn't overly sweet this way and it totally raw!