Vegan PB&J Smoothie Recipe - Veggies Don't Bite (2024)

FAQs

Can you put raw vegetables in a smoothie? ›

1) Leafy Green Vegetables

Both raw and frozen leafy greens can be added to smoothies.

Frozen spinach and kale work just as well as fresh for smoothies, so keep some bags on hand in your fridge. Vegetables with a high water content (fresh zucchini, cucumber and bell pepper) also blend well. For heartier veggies like carrots, beets and cauliflower, gently steam them ahead of time.

The vitamins and minerals in vegetables are necessary for your skin, eyes, blood vessels, and in fact, every cell in your body. Try the first smoothie, below. Be sure to also have a good source of high-quality protein, like eggs, low fat cottage cheese, or tofu, to start your day.

Cruciferous Vegetables

Vegetables that belong to the cabbage family such as cauliflower, Brussels, broccoli, and sprouts should never be consumed raw. These vegetables contain sugar that is difficult to digest. Eating these vegetables raw may lead to a number of gastronomical problems.

Is it OK to drink a smoothie every day? Absolutely, and in fact, you can optimize your daily habit by trying new ingredients that might not ordinarily be in your diet.

The most common 'ill effect' of mixing fruits and veggies is gas, because fruit digests faster and uses different digestive enzymes. Carrots and apples are considered exceptions – carrots go well with any fruit and apples go well with any veggie.

For those who want to consume smoothies with bananas, or other high PPO activity fruits and vegetables such as beet greens, the suggestion is to not combine them with flavanol-rich fruits such as berries, grapes and cocoa.

Yes, absolutely! They're very handy. A nice bonus to using frozen veggies instead of fresh is that you probably won't have to add ice, as they are already like ice. If you don't have a very powerful blender, you may have to cut some vegetables smaller so they can get properly smushed into your smoothie.

What vegetables Cannot be mixed? ›

But there are many vegetables that are starchy in nature, such as corns, potatoes, cowpeas, black-eyed peas and water chestnuts. You should never mix them with high protein fruits and vegetables such as raisins, guava, spinach and broccoli.

Benefits of a diet high in fruits and vegetables include lower risk of diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular disease (Slavin & Lloyd, 2012). Smoothies may be an effective way to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in our diets (Bates & Price, 2015).

If you're looking to cut calories and sugar from your diet, water is the perfect choice for liquid for smoothies. Not only is it calorie-free and sugar-free, but it's also money-free!