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Using Kale in a green smoothie

When you add kale to your smoothies do you cut the leaves off the stem/stock or do you just place the whloe thing in the Vita-Mix??
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Re: Using Kale in a green smoothie

I include the stalks. It’s just one more source of fiber and I don’t mind the taste/consistency. However, I do add a little water to the smoothie to help thin it.

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Using kale in a green smoothie

I use the leaf, stem and stalks. My recipe is a 1/2 cup of orange juice, the rest dstilled water, 1 cubed and frozen granny smith apple, 1/3 banana (optional) and add some cilantro. Nice tart taste.

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on Kale in your smoothie

No need to waste the extra fiber. Use it all. I do.

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Re: Using Kale in a green smoothie

It’s perfectly fine to use the stalks.

There is a slight flavor difference. Make 2 identical smoothies with only kale as your green – one with stem and stalk and one with leaves only and compare, you might get a surprise. But don’t ever let those stalks go to waste; lately I’ve been using only leaves in my smoothie and include the stalks when juicing.

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Re: Using Kale in a green smoothie

i do that too–i use the leaves in my smoothies and save the stalks to run through the juicer. Part of why i do this is that i save the juicing pulp to make crackers. I feel that i get more fiber in my diet by including those crackers, than i did when i was living on primarily smoothies. Out of laziness or being in a hurry, i tend to rely on smoothies for a major part of my diet. It’s made me wonder if that is enough fiber, because the VitaMix breaks down the fiber so much.