Super green powder

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From what I can gather it's just the left over pulp from veggies that have been juiced, then the pulp is dried and blended into a powder. If that is the case then a veggie smoothie to the same recipe would likely both taste the same and also be a tenth of the price.

It’ll make for very expensive wee and probably not much else. 

Try these Ensure drinks, they'll give you a host of nutrients, and you can continue to avoid the nasty green evil veg.

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I don’t eat enough veg and honestly don’t like the taste of them

What,all of them?
Treat them like taking a medicine,small portions at a time.
A chore to be done on the path to (possibly) better health.
Try different ones,cooked in different ways and as part of really interesting recipes.
Before you know it,etc,etc

I don’t eat enough veg and honestly don’t like the taste of them

Make soup. Tons of veg, no obvious taste when blended up

Soup is a great idea for increasing veg intake.  I haven't made soup in ages. Tomorrow will be a broccoli and Stilton day I think.

broccoli and Stilton

Amazing flavour.

I'm always surprised how awesome broccoli and stilton tastes...absolutely cannot stand stilton but love broccoli.

broccoli and Stilton

^^ completely agree. Going to buy tomorrow. It’s soup time of year.
Anyone got anymore classics?
Edit, just remembered that I made a really good carrot and coriander soup, bbc good food I think.

Carrot and corriander

scotch broth. <br /><br />

none of which are particularly packed with mixed veggies to help the OP

Homemade soups hmm....

Leek and potato

Curried parsnip

Tomato, basil and celeriac

Roasted red pepper

With homemade crusty bread straight out of the oven with thick slabs of butter melting on it.

I don’t eat enough veg and honestly don’t like the taste of them

You don't like _any_ vegetable dish?

So instead you want ultra processed green powder?

What a time to be alive

Just about to have a big bowl of homegrown and homemade leek and potato soup. Soup is a great way to get the goodness of vegetables if you don't actually like them.

Leek and potato

the wife’s favourite.
We’re onto something now.

What do you like eating OP?

Should you not puree the soup as it destoys significant amounts of fibre and increases the glychemic value of the soup?

We don't puree ours, a light touch on the blender is required. I do like a chunky soup.

Beetroot curry and home made flat bread

Home made veggie burgers in sourdough, cheese and pickles

Turnip pasties, home made chips and home made baked beans

When one is tired of veg, one is tired of life

Just don't give yourself pudding until you have eaten your greens.

Does gazpacho count as a vegetable soup, if it's mainly tomatoes?

And vegetables are great.

I don’t eat enough veg and honestly don’t like the taste of them

My mum didn't like veg until she left home and realised that her mum didn't actually know how to cook.

Which is kinda ironic as my grandad was a (very) good chef, and had eaten grandmas vegetables daily, without complaint, for 30 years.

The price of a peaceful marriage, i guess.

I've found the best thing for those who really don't like vegetables (my kids!), is curries, stews and things like stirfries. I've even done some vegetarian stuff where people have asked what meat is in it. Green Jackfruit is good for this as well.

I'd avoid "super green powder" like the plague, unless an actual medical professional told me i needed to eat it.

What are you eating? Bread, pasta and meat?

Just made a pot of carrot/leek and pearl barley (you can swap it out for rice or potato) soup with the left over chicken carcass yesterday.

I bought green powder from I think bulk.com who're pretty good.  It tastes like the way a vending machine smells after it has been dispensing freeze dried vegetable soup.  Cheap though, and mixed with a fruity smoothie not the worst.  If you're worried about your veg intake I can't see a problem with it, I don't think it'll hurt. You don't need a fancy expensive FB marketed brand version though.

Re vegetables, I hated them all until I left home and, knowing I. needed to eat them I learned how to cook.  However, the answer to making vegetables tasty turns out to be pretty simple:  cheese.

Learn how to cook veg, and then learn to like it.

Broccoli and carrots should not be soft and mushy.

Try other veg, like butternut squash, sweet potato, leeks etc. Combine with sauces and curry etc.

I've not eaten vegetables or greens for four years

When that guy in that Tweet/X says things like this, is he, do we think aware of what the human digestion system is evolved to process, and does he honestly think that his festival of ailments was caused by eating veg?

Oh yes, veg stir fry! With cubes of tofu rolled in flour and fried til crisp and dipped in chili sauce.

Or strips of pan fried venison

Meat without veg is basically Laurel without Hardy

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I’ve not eaten vegetables or greens for four years

When that guy in that Tweet/X says things like this, is he, do we think aware of what the human digestion system is evolved to process, and does he honestly think that his festival of ailments was caused by eating veg?

I'm basically seeing a chimney that hasn't been swept for four years.

Broccoli and carrots should not be soft and mushy.

They can be if you want. You can eat them however the hell you want.

My problem with veg as a kid, resulting in loads of conflict and anxiety was that my mum believed that veg should be firm and I couldn't handle that.  So please, don't start with 'rules'.

However, the answer to making vegetables tasty turns out to be pretty simple: cheese.

Or gravy, in the case of our kids (and the more the better).

Edit: one of our kids also loves to eat frozen peas, but won't touch the cooked ones.

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 the answer to making vegetables tasty turns out to be pretty simple:  cheese.

Tenderstem brocolli fried with soy sauce and chilli

Three bean mexican soup with a poached egg

Cauliflower roasted with curry spices

Minestrone soup with extra bacon

Carrot sticks and humus

No need to stick to classic boiled carrots and mushy cauliflower.

Really not healthy but I've discovered broccoli and cheese sauce from a company that you zap in the microwave for about 4 minutes...remove lid and give it a good stir around. I've always loved broccoli but this is utterly amazing stuff...can't get enough of it - the pack serves 2 but it doesn't!
It isn't as healthy as fresh, but it is probably better than no eating any veg.

Muesli and a multi-viamin for breakfast, sorted for the day.

Easy.

APF

I always resisted putting cheese on peas because of the Fast Show but it's delicious.

For lunch I might have leftover boiled veg fried up with chopped mini sausages in some butter with a little barbecue sauce added and yes, some cheese.

Mrs BigJohn is very keen on vegetables, and very keen on me eating them too, which probably is why I'm OK for my age.
My mom used to destroy veg, which is why I have such an aversion.
If cooked right I can enjoy them - but rarely on their own.
Cabbage, must have mint sauce on. Runner beans, oil and vinegar. French beans, butter and garlic. Broccoli, (which no male enjoys) blanched then fried with sesame oil. Cauliflower, with cheese sauce, or tossed with coconut.

broccoli and Stilton

Sticks to pan a bit, worth it though.

Having homemade minestrone for lunch today.

No interest in heavily marketed green powders.

I don’t eat enough veg and honestly don’t [s]like the taste of[/s] know how to cook them

Ftfy.

I think a lot of people who might have grown up eating 'traditional' meals (which could be you) can often struggle to know what to do with veg.
They're not just something limp on the side next to a piece of meat.

Quite often when I eat meals that have been made by old school meat eaters like the MIL (and i mean it in the nicest possible way) the vegetables are terrible. It's no wonder a lot of people think that they don't like them.

Endless veggie/vegan recipes out there. Try some.

Also as above. There is nothing that Cheese cannot improve. 😉

However, the answer to making vegetables tasty turns out to be pretty simple: An Oven

FTFY

Whilst I too am partial to adding cheese to / stir frying my veggies, I strongly suspect that in no way can they be then considered “healthy” veggies. Thinking about it last night - I already take a vit D tablet in the morning and my day starts better when I remember to have a pint of water in the morning, not just coffee. If your “green power” can just be thought as a multi vitamin and pint of water, then it’s probably fine and being honest for a second, healthier than fried veg drowned in cheese.

However, the answer to making vegetables tasty turns out to be pretty simple: cheese.

Is a good solution

One really easy tip for more veg flavour:

An Oven

get those crispy dark bits. You can roast most veg. Plus you can easily add extra flavouring eg chilli, cumin, coriander, garlic

Another easy tip:

Mash - the reason it is nice is because you add loads of nice stuff (fat so butter, cream, cheese, oil). Anything that is remotely potato like will work.

Whilst I too am partial to adding cheese to / stir frying my veggies, I strongly suspect that in no way can they be then considered “healthy” veggies.

Fully disagree.  Cheese is actually very nutritious.  It does contain a lot of fat, but that is not necessarily a problem.  The low-fat = good idea is now widely discredited as long as you don't go crazy.  Fat keeps you fuller for longer, that makes it far easier not to then eat high carb snacks later.

Re multi-vitamins - they only contain vitamins and minerals, but you don't only need those. There are loads of compounds in most whole foods (veg and meat) that are valuable, and stuff that is implicated in the take-up of vitamins themselves.

For the OP I would recommend just finding some frozen mixed veg that you like (or can tolerate) and just microwave it then add to your main meal even it it is something that would not traditionally have a veg accompiament. Cheap, does not go off, simple to heat up and hard to get wrong. There are lots of varieties - something including sweetcorn might be good for a non-traditional veg fan.

Surely the only STW-approved veg is carrot cake?

I recently started a Veggie Patch and have now managed to completely quit vegetables altogether

broccoli and Stilton
^^ completely agree. Going to buy tomorrow. It’s soup time of year.
Anyone got anymore classics?

Snot green soup, aka courgette and spinach soup, is a favourite in our house.

Saute your onion and garlic, add a potato, then a supermarket* bag full of spinach, 2 courgettes and a good handful of parsley. Pour over a pint and a half of decent stock then cook until the potato is soft. Blend, add cream, make croutons. Eat the whole pot and lie on the sofa until the aching stops, in the knowledge that you've just filled yourself up with greeny goodness!

*other quantities are available, but it's about the amount that fills our stock pot until it cooks down!

some frozen mixed veg that you like (or can tolerate) and just microwave it

Frying pan with a tablespoon of olive oil, then fry until soft. With maybe a few brown bits. Don't forget the salt (if needed). Much tastier (albeit a few minutes more effort).

When I went to Italy they had cooked veg in the salad bar with lemon juice and I presume a little olive oil. It was really nice.

What about fruit?

You can sneak quite a lot of veg into a fruit smoothie without it tasting too vegy.

 I already take a vit D tablet in the morning [...] and being honest for a second, healthier than fried veg drowned in cheese.

For maximum absorption, Vit D needs fat. Its not clear how much and you don't seem to need to take it at the same time, but in the round, if you have some cheese with your Vit D, you'll get more benefit. 

Guess it was inevitable I'd get some 'abuse'/s****s for this but I have tried in many ways to like them including stir fried, mixed into food and soups. (ironically my wife is a pescatarian!). 

I do eat some vegetables - potato (do they count?), onions, peppers but not a lot more, also eat fruit and nuts.

To put things into perspective I'm 51 and reasonable weight and fitness and pretty healthy so my diet cant be that bad...I'd just like an easy way of getting some more nutrients.

Broccoli, (which no male enjoys)...

Really?

Last week I saw a work colleague mixing his own green powder from various ingredients including green teas, spirulina and various other things.

He is a vegan and reckons that this makes a big difference in helping him get all the nutrients he needs.

I could do with getting more myself so have ordered the below to try.

https://www.theproteinworks.com/super-greens-extreme

Could be snake oil but cheap enough to give it a go.

potato (do they count?)

No.

In general, in my not-too-authoritative opinion, the important things to eat are legumes, onions and brassicas. They seem to be the ones packed with all sorts of nutrients and from what I've read seem to offer you a lot of nutrients for less eating. Other things like for example apples and orange don't give you a lot.

What about fruit?

A lot of fruit has not that many nutrients and a lot of sugar.

Take a look at Jamie Oliver’s veggie recipes online. Some really nice recipies, the smoky veggie chilli is delicious and can be adapted a bit to your taste and needs.

So my mojito flavoured green powder arrived a couple of weeks ago and I have been having a glass every day since.

It is actually quite palatable and easy to drink. In terms of whether it is doing me any good I do feel like I have more energy and my skin seems more healthy but that is probably due to me making an effort to cut out unhealthy snacks and cut down on beer.

I have about a week's supply left from the 250g pack I ordered and will probably re-order when it runs out.

Chuck in some pulses too.

I'm with Michael Pollan on the "Eat food, not too much, mostly vegetables."

I think our bodies benefit from the process of digesting fruits and vegetables. I can't see that consuming them in powdered/liquidised form works as well.

This is a reasonably balanced read (recognising it's written by dietitians, therefore is going to try and sell you their services):

https://dieteticallyspeaking.com/the-truth-about-greens-powders/

The conclusion is...

Conclusion
Greens powders should not be considered a replacement for fruits and vegetables. Ultimately, optimal health and nutrition always boils down to consuming a varied and balanced diet that includes a wide range of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. It’s also worth noting that a less expensive multivitamin and mineral supplement may be a more practical and cost-effective option for some people where nutritional gaps need to be filled. If unsure, it’s always best to seek an individual assessment and advice from a Registered Dietitian.