Hello to all green smoothiers!

Hello to all green smoothiers!
How are you all getting on with your green smoothies? We have had some great feedback, some more weird and wonderful new recipes (found by accident but tasting great), some disheartened people and lots of good questions! …. Exactly what we expected!
This is what we are here for! If you start to feel disheartened by the greens, on the verge of quitting or need a bit of encouragement to get back on track…call or email us! We are all encouraging each other here at County Chiropractic - it’s difficult to take part in any ‘challenge’ without encouragement!
We have found a few teething problems, which I am sure many of you have found - chunky bits in the smoothie that just won’t blend, smoothies that are too think, too thin, too bitter, too sweet, too much… etc etc Trial and error is key! Everyone is different – some have more of a sweet tooth than others, some love kale, some hate it etc etc….
Our advice is to change the greens that you put in, the quantities of each green or fruit and the amount of water you use. If you are finding the kale too harsh, for example, cut the stalks off and just use the leaves. If you are finding it too bitter, use less and more of something else.
You WILL find the green smoothie that you love to drink, that you wake up looking forward to in the morning! Just keep going!
Here at County Chiropractic we have been finding the amount of kale a bit overwhelming and we have had a bit of feedback from other people agreeing, so some of you will be very glad to know that this week’s box, we have swapped 1 bag of kale for 1 bag of Chinese leaves. Keep going!
Good luck! And please contact either Rachael, Lucy or Violetta if you have any questions, need any advice or you would just like a chat and to compare notes or to share a new fantastic recipe you have come across!
Best wishes
Lucy
The favourites of the week that have been reported so far are: ‘BroccoFruity’ 200g broccoli, 1 cup red frozen berries, 2 bananas, 1 pint water (and a dash of soy milk to make it creamier)Described by Julie Avery as “refreshing and delicious!”

‘Kicking Kale’200g kale (minus the stalks), ¼ tblspn powdered ginger or ½ tblspn fresh ginger, ½ lime, 1 pint water, 1 apple, 1 banana, 1 kiwi
Described by Cheryl Jenkins (our very own shiatsu practitioner) as “sweet, refreshing, tangy and spicy”
‘Slush penguin’200g spinach, 1 cup frozen mango, 1 cup frozen pineapple, 2 slices melon and glass and half of water
Described by Paul Johnson as “very refreshing!”
‘Tropical green’200g mixed spinach & chard, 1 banana, 1 kiwis, 1 portion pineapple, 1 portion mango, 1 pint water.
Described by Leon Hermanson as “tropical!”

Well Underway!

I am so happy that most people are finding the smoothies easy, delicious and feeling the health benefits already!
I have had a couple of questions arise and I'm happy for you all to contact me anytime. Please remember if you feel you need to reduce the amount of greens until you get used to them, that's fine just write it in your diary. And if your blender isn't quite up to scratch if you take the leaves right off the stalks. You might get a better consistency without stalks.
If you keep your greens sealed in the polythene bags they come in from Rod and Ben's the condensation will keep them fresh.
This wednesday the 24th March is when we will be getting the Braunton people up and running so please contact me if you would like to join us in North Devon. You can email me at greenthursdaycc@gmail.com
Rachael

Green Thursday starts tomorrow

We at County Chiropractic are predictably very excited as the start of Green Thursday is so close now
We will be ready to begin welcoming you to come and have your measurements taken from 8.30am tomorrow and will be finishing at 11.30am.
Please remember that for your blood glucose test we need you to fast for 6 hours before.
We would also like you to bring a sample from your first wee of the day for pH testing.

When you arrive the first thing you will need to do is sign a consent form and recieve your number which you will then need at each of the testing stations

See you tomorrow
Rachael

Bugs Bunny

I like this one!
Blend very well

Bugs Bunny
150g mixed green leaves
2 stalks celery
1 medium carrot
2 inches cucumber
1 apple
1 pint water

County Chiropractic Exeter and Braunton Check Comet and Argos online for cheap blenders to make your smoothies http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002201&langId=-1&searchTerms=BLENDER

The more you spend the more powerful the motor will be -up to a point. We have a kitchenaid which is great

http://www.kitchena...id.co.uk/app.cnt/ka/en_GB/pageid/pgkaproddetail001/catid/7/subcatid/33See more


Small Appliances Blenders Comet
www.comet.co.uk

County Chiropractic Exeter and Braunton If you are thinking of buying a water filter to make your green smoothies even better for you, we highly recommend kernowrat. Very knowledgable friendly people http://kernowrat.co.uk/page49.html

Green Chef workshop

Violetta has organised a Green Chef level one course to be held on Sunday the 25th March and level two course on Sunday 28th April. This will be of real interest to anyone taking part in Green Thursday
www.thegreenchef.co.uk/workshops

Below is also a link to the Green Tips page on her website
www.thegreenchef.co.uk/green_tips

The new email to contact me or Lucy about anything related to Green Thursday is greenthursdaycc@gmail.com

I look forward to hearing from you
Rachael