I´m having the most awesome smoothies for lunch.

Yeah, corn is in a lot of things, bananas not so much. My brother took mom and me to a dinner at an interior Mexican food place and they had fried plantains on the plate. "Eat them, they're good." I tasted it, tasted like bananas so I let him have them!

You can make smoothies out of almost anything, Elic. So just pick the fruits that don´t give you allergies. Smoothies don{t have to be thick either. They just have to be yummy, healthy and better still, not that expensive.

i never knew that there are people allergic to bananas and corn. do they have a common ingredient? i know i feel bloated after just 2 slices of an apple, but i've never been sickened by any food unless it's spoiled.

@marguicha I guess you could simply say I am a bit unsophisticated. lol

Same with me. I'm having bloodwork done tomorrow morning. I'm afraid I'm going to hear that my blood sugar is too high or my cholesterol needs attention. That's the main reason I've decided to eat healthier and exercise more. I've been borderline with my blood sugar in the past. I had a nurse practitioner acting like I was about to die with a reading of 103 (where under 100 is considered normal) so I started exercising and eating better and got that down to 79 in no time. I know I have to do that again and have tried to get an early start. But, it seems that everywhere you turn, there's sugar in something. I've been drinking these protein shakes since I'm not eating much meat and found that they also have sugar in them. Sigh! Maybe I'll just stick to nuts, egg whites and peanut butter for my protein. Of course, losing a few pounds will also make my clothes fit better so that's a bonus. I've been going through all my clothes recently and came across an old bathing suit that I wouldn't even TRY to fit in right now. If I could lose enough weight to wear that and not be embarrassed, I'd be so happy! Oh, about the celery and carrots, I buy a package of celery and a package of carrots and cut up most of them right away, then put them in the fridge for whenever and just grab some as I want them. It's a lot easier doing it all at once than just cutting up what I want at any one time. I can't wait for Spring here. I'm going to give growing celery another try. I did that once a long time ago and it was quite good. I don't know why I haven't tried it since. It would be so nice to go outside and harvest all the fresh veggies I want to eat. Enjoy your summer and stay cool!

In my country, cut packages of carrots are very ezpensive as compared to homemade. As for sugar, I will spend more buying Splenda or any other sugar that is sucralose. It has no calories at all and it seems to be harmless.

Everyone says that having several small meals is better. I have to learn that. I`m not much of a snack person, at least not the carrot and celery kind, because I`m too lazy to make the sticks. I could do a bigger batch though and start taking them out as needed. And I could imagine how to make a light dressing that I can keep for some days in the fridge. I am enough overweight now that I realise that shedding pounds is not anymore a question of beauty but a health issue.

I cannot drink sodas. The most I can stand is plaid water with gas. Smoothies can be a good way to drink the water we need and have the vitamins and mineral that we must have every day.

Smoothies are made adding fruits to milk. That is the protein.

I am lucky to have many kitchen gadgets. THey help a lot when I want to cook quickly but from scratch. The smoothie won{t take more that a few minutes (the minete or two to pare the peach. Then it a seconds in the blender.

I love to cook and I´m retired so that I can do it.

This is specially wonderful as we are in Summer here. It serves two purposes. I have been reading about smoothies and it seems that I will have to take out my yogurt maker. I wonder if I can make yogurt with no lactose milk.

The doctor ordered no lactose milk. I`m usinf that and got acostumned to eveything about it but the price. It is a lot more expensive than normal milk here. I do the same as you do as eating goes. Foetunatly it is Summer here now, so I will try to put off some weight in these 2 next months.

I have made smoothies with bananas and an orange. THey are wonderful. Pineapple is also a nice addition. By the way, smoothies are very filling. I thought that I´d be hundry, but I´m fine

I agree. We are in Summer here. I will have some friends for diner on Wednesday and I will make gazpacho, a cold soup. I wouldn`t dream of making it in Winter.

I love to cook and I lov weight. So now I will have to put my mind and hands to work towards good ideas for a slimmer me.

@namiya I love to cook.

it's obviously one of your talent for I've read across your previous posts how you could mix-match an assortment of ingredients and produce a delicious result

I cannot exersice much. My energy is too what it was before chemotheraphy. And I`m still on treatment. Different people have different realities. We must try to adjust to that.

Oh sorry I didnt' know the first response wen tthrough!

I think that there are many mixes that can be awesome. There is a cafeteria here that specialises in smoothies. They are wonderful but very expensive. I can make them at home, a lot cheaper.

@echoforever I save a lot of money cooking myself.

Yes I'm sure they're over priced! Its fun to make your own smoothies though anyway I think.

I will make other smoothies in Winter, when these fruits are not in season. Bananas are always cheap and you can add a piece of pineapple or part of an orange. I also checked online some smoothies with yogurt: they must be awesome!