Nutri Bullet

Hiya,

I've just gotten back into using mine after being a bit lazy, but when I used it daily I found my sugars dropped significantly, and I felt great. Some people say don't use bananas but again, I found them ok. Of course everyone is different so test. I've never regretted buying mine. I use it to mix up my protein shakes too. As long as we get the fruit/veg balance right it should be ok. It's easy to load it with nice sweet fruit, but it's important to get the greens in there too. There's a load of stuff on the internet.

S

@Brunneria has this site in her signature.

http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/...s/green-smoothie-recipes-for-type-2-diabetes/

Oh I like that... looks good.

S

Silver5374 said:

Thanks @catherinecherub & @seanj67
I am still worried about carbs tho as I am trying to keep them below 30g. Tho I reckon the rest of the family will use it so might not be waste of money that way.

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Ah ok, well I just worked out that mine are about 60g using 1 apple, 1 banana & spinach. You might struggle if you're aiming for 30g. If the family will use it then get it, you can always come back to it. Since I bought mine, 4 people at work have bought them based on my opinion - they all love them

I make mine with spinach or kale, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, Amazing Grass Superfood, and berries. Sometimes, I add a 1/2 scoop of protein powder, but the I use is only 1 carb and doesn't have any artificial sweetners or fillers. Carb-wise, not bad at all. You can also add almond milk, peanut butter, chocolate protein powder (or even plain cocoa) and ice for a PB Chocolate shake.

You can't taste the greens in a Nutriblast - the fruit masks it, to me they just taste lovely. It takes a bit of experimenting at first but once you hit a recipe you like it's great. Let us know how you go.

S

seanj67 said:

Hiya,

I've just gotten back into using mine after being a bit lazy, but when I used it daily I found my sugars dropped significantly, and I felt great. Some people say don't use bananas but again, I found them ok. Of course everyone is different so test. I've never regretted buying mine. I use it to mix up my protein shakes too. As long as we get the fruit/veg balance right it should be ok. It's easy to load it with nice sweet fruit, but it's important to get the greens in there too. There's a load of stuff on the internet.

S

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To keep the carbs down, I use 1/2 an avocado instead of 1/2 a banana it makes a creamy consistency. Hope this helps.

I'm also tempted by the NutriBullet, just to squeeze in more phytonutrients. However, drinking a huge smoothie may not be any better than munching on a mixed salad, in terms of stomach stretching (I need to monitor this not just for the "Chinese restaurant effect" but also to deal with my overeating addiction). Or do people find that they can drink a lot more greens than they could eat?

Also, the amount of carbs per smoothie on that link is often more than I would have over 2 days! How is that LCHF?

Larissima said:

I'm also tempted by the NutriBullet, just to squeeze in more phytonutrients. However, drinking a huge smoothie may not be any better than munching on a mixed salad, in terms of stomach stretching (I need to monitor this not just for the "Chinese restaurant effect" but also to deal with my overeating addiction). Or do people find that they can drink a lot more greens than they could eat?

Also, the amount of carbs per smoothie on that link is often more than I would have over 2 days! How is that LCHF?

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@Brunneria who has the link in her signature states that she eats less than 50gms per day. I hope she joins this discussion because she will be able to help.

Excellent, I find they fill me up enough so that I don't feel hungry. I add some Chia seeds to mine and make it the night before as I like them ice cold. The Chia seeds swell up and give it more bulk.

Hi guys!

My standard smoothie (calc on My fitness pal) makes 2 litres of smoothie and had approx 30-40g carbs in it. I drink it in 500ml 'meals', and have it for breakfast and elevenses. So the batch lasts about 2 days.

That leaves plenty of capacity in my daily carb quotient for a protein lunch of say cold meat and cheese, plus an evening meal. I tend to have them during the summer, so smoothie season is (for me) approaching fast.

My typical recipe is 60:40 veg:fruit

Spinach or kale
Courgette or other mild tasting veg
Avocado or macadamia nuts
Frozen pineapple chunks
Frozen berries or cherries
All quantities variable and adaptable.

I'd also like to make an important point - it isn't the number of grams of carb you are eating that matters. It is how those grams affect your blood glucose.

My green smoothies don't spike me. I go up by about 1.5 mmol/l at one hour, and am about 0.75mmol/l above my starting reading at 2 hours. If I ate the same amount of starchy carbs, without all that fibrous veg, my readings would be much higher. Likewise if I used sweeter fruit. Or a different proportion of fruit and veg.

The wonderful thing about green smoothies is that you tailor them to your personal requirements.
Want less carb? Fine. Cut the fruit or drink smaller portions.
Want more? Add in an apple, or a peach.
Want fibre? Add psyllium husks.
Want protein? Add whey, egg or hemp powder.
Want superfoods? Use broccoli, add spirulina, hemp oil, MSM
The limit is your imagination.

(By the way, the link isn't LCHF. It's a website where T2s post green smoothie recipes that work for them. Everyone gets to choose to adapt the recipes for their way of eating, if they want)

Thanks to Google, I finally know what a courgette is. We call it zucchini here in the States.

I never thought of adding it to my smoothies. I am going to have to try that.