I have been running some experiment to produce green smoothies to be consumed as snacks at the office. I used to make some of them for the weekend, and for most of the time, I always add pineapple as one of the ingredients. Romaine Lettuce with Pineapple, Kale with Pineapple. Any-vegetable with Pineapple.
The problem that I have in the last 2 days was, I'm running out of pineapple. So, I went to the supermarket nearby, and bought a Pineapple that is still not ripe. Tough luck. But I have 2 clover of Romaine Lettuce in the fridge. It will rot if not processed in a few days, and I can't just simply let it rot.
Day 1: I was thinking, tomato and lemon juice should do the job of covering the taste of the juiced vegetable. We call it "langu". So, I put the lettuce in the blender, add 1 tomato, and press some lemon juice on top. Add some water and start whizzing the blender. Few minutes later, I pour in a glass and taste it. And the result is what I wrote in my Path: Lethal. The lemon and tomato didn't do a good job to cover the "langu" taste of the lettuce.
The green smoothies taste better though, after I put it in the fridge for few hours. After few hours sitting in the fridge, the lemon was able to cover some of the "langu" taste.
Day 2: "Add some banana. It will add some sweet taste", a friend of mine comment on my Path. She is also experimenting with green smoothies. So, in day 2, I add banana on top of lettuce, tomato, and lemon juice. "Just in case", I told myself as I put the lemon juice.
The mix result in slightly thicker smoothies. It was expected though, as banana will make the mix thicker. But at the same time, banana also add more body to the mixture, and made it taste more creamy and sweet.
How did both drinks perform? By adding banana, did it make my stomach full much longer? Well, I don't seems to notice the difference. Banana do help to make the smoothies taste better, but both last almost the same in my digestion.
The problem that I have in the last 2 days was, I'm running out of pineapple. So, I went to the supermarket nearby, and bought a Pineapple that is still not ripe. Tough luck. But I have 2 clover of Romaine Lettuce in the fridge. It will rot if not processed in a few days, and I can't just simply let it rot.
Day 1: I was thinking, tomato and lemon juice should do the job of covering the taste of the juiced vegetable. We call it "langu". So, I put the lettuce in the blender, add 1 tomato, and press some lemon juice on top. Add some water and start whizzing the blender. Few minutes later, I pour in a glass and taste it. And the result is what I wrote in my Path: Lethal. The lemon and tomato didn't do a good job to cover the "langu" taste of the lettuce.
The green smoothies taste better though, after I put it in the fridge for few hours. After few hours sitting in the fridge, the lemon was able to cover some of the "langu" taste.
Day 2: "Add some banana. It will add some sweet taste", a friend of mine comment on my Path. She is also experimenting with green smoothies. So, in day 2, I add banana on top of lettuce, tomato, and lemon juice. "Just in case", I told myself as I put the lemon juice.
The mix result in slightly thicker smoothies. It was expected though, as banana will make the mix thicker. But at the same time, banana also add more body to the mixture, and made it taste more creamy and sweet.
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How did both drinks perform? By adding banana, did it make my stomach full much longer? Well, I don't seems to notice the difference. Banana do help to make the smoothies taste better, but both last almost the same in my digestion.
