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My friend uses a ninja. About 100 bucks at kohls. It worked like a charm. It takes me about 12 minutes to make a smoothie in my oster blender that I purchased at target.

I have blender envy right now.

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I thought seriously about getting a ninja. I watched a bunch of YouTube reviews on the ninja, vitamix and blendtec. I saw some reviews that said the ninja was just as good, and some said it didn't quite blend the food as much....like 96% blended vs 100%. I wasn't sure. But I decided to take the big plunge this time and reward myself with a vitamix. If money was tight right now, I wouldn't have hesitated to get the ninja instead. Either way, it's a good way to get in some nutrients that the typical sleeve diet doesn't really leave room for.

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How about a vanilla shake? I don't like chocolate shakes. I'd be willing to make one if you can come up w a decent tasting one w/o choc powder. Vanilla powder and blueberries. Where would you go from there? (The challenge is on!).

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After I'm sleeved i wanted to in cooperate these types of juices. i was thinking later.

Thank you

You had asked if you could do them in the puree stage. That's a lot of roughage for your body to handle at that stage, but a modified green shake might help with the Constipation almost everyone gets. I ate a lot of pureed broccoli cheese Soup that I made myself and I never had that problem. I think the vegetable Fiber helps immensely.

How about a vanilla shake? I don't like chocolate shakes. I'd be willing to make one if you can come up w a decent tasting one w/o choc powder. Vanilla powder and blueberries. Where would you go from there? (The challenge is on!).

:-)

Blueberry Cheesecake Shake

6 oz 2% milk or whatever you use

1 scoop of vanilla whey isolate powder

Frozen blueberries

1-2 tbs vanilla Greek yogurt

2 tsp sugar free blueberry or berry Torani Syrup

1 shake or two of sugar free cheesecake Jello pudding mix

Just came up with that. I experiment all the time. Did you want greens with that? I dunno ...

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Cat, I've done a shake almost like this but w/o the Syrup. I also think that you are the one who suggested it to me a few months ago? It's yummy but you are correct....greens would be gross in this. Ok...back to the drawing board. Something w vanilla Protein Powder and greens? Forget the blueberries.

Did you try to make a shake w the food processor yet? I'm curious about that.

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You had asked if you could do them in the puree stage. That's a lot of roughage for your body to handle at that stage' date=' but a modified green shake might help with the Constipation almost everyone gets. I ate a lot of pureed broccoli cheese Soup that I made myself and I never had that problem. I think the vegetable fiber helps immensely.

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I wish I had thought of this back then. I think blending up a Protein Shake with a few greens would definitely help regularity issues if you're the type that has no problem getting things down and keeping them down....like me. It may also make the Protein Shakes more palatable to some. A person would just have to take it slow and easy to see what could be tolerated. The greens are certainly going to add a little volume but not much. 8 cups of kale blended barely makes 3/4 cup of liquid.

The fruit is supposed to mask the flavor of the greens and make it more palatable, but I think that would be a bad idea in the early stages post op. Too much volume and sugar.

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How about a vanilla shake? I don't like chocolate shakes. I'd be willing to make one if you can come up w a decent tasting one w/o choc powder. Vanilla powder and blueberries. Where would you go from there? (The challenge is on!).

:-)

Judy, even though there is Protein powder in my shakes, it doesn't taste chocolatly at all. It's about 1/4 the amount of Protein Powder that would go into a traditional Protein Shake so all it does is make it smooth and cancel out the bitterness of the greens. But yes, you could easily substitute vanilla and add more or less powder depending on what you like. My recipe is still evolving and it is partly based on taste and partly nutritional value.

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