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[hollyxann]

Smoothies. Specifically 2 ingredients.
Spinach or Kale? Fresh or Frozen?

It's time for me to get back on my smoothie wagon and I'm making my grocery list and meal plan for the next 2 weeks. I've never tried Kale but I heard it's good. I normally just use fresh spinach, and then frozen fruit, greek yogurt, coconut milk or almond milk and whatever else I feel like throwing in.

So what do you use? Spinach or Kale? Fresh or Frozen?

 

[BrattyMeg]

I use fresh spinach usually..have used frozen before

I tried kale..my dh didn't notice a difference but I did and prefer spinach

I'm not a kale chips fan either and I know lots like them that way so maybe I just don't like kale very much

 

[Darcy Baldwin]

Yes
We use both kale and spinach, fresh and frozen. Some folks really prefer kale after it's been frozen as it seems to change texture.

The only thing I suggest is to remove the really big ribs - that makes a difference.

 

[glumirk]

I prefer frozen kale to fresh spinach. Those are the only two I've tried though.

 

[mariewilcox]

I use both fresh - like Darcy said you have to take out the big ribs on the kale. I've been juicing a lot this week instead of smoothies so with those I just throw the whole thing in ribs, stems, etc. but not for smoothies!

 

[kristijoy]

Sounds good! I usually use fresh greens. Somehow those frozen ones just don't seem the same!

 

[Libby Pritchett]

Fresh spinach here. Fresh everything really. We prefer this to just plain spinach though.

And I just wrote a blog post about our morning green smoothie here.