"notbob" > wrote in message
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> Well, that was interesting, if not an altogether satifactory effort.
>
> 1 frozen banana
> 1 lg nectarine
> 1 huge mango
> 1 C frzn blackberries
> 1 slice fresh ginger, minced
> 2 t coconut cream
> 2 oz coconut liquid
> 2 ice cubes
>
> Things I learned:
> a) don't use coconut cream in cold smoothie.
> b) vita-mix is useless for whole ice cubes.
> c) " " reversing switch is a great feature.
> d) " " sounds like a thrashing machine.
> e) even mincing fresh ginger does not eliminate the fibers.
>
> Otherwise, it came out awesome! Great flavor, milkshake thick. I
> hadda take out the now-walnut-shaped/sized ice cubes and sub 2 oz of
> cold water. The frozen berries/banana was enough.
>
> I'm still not sold on the whole smoothie thing. While I love the
> combined flavors, I'm still primarily a chewer. I like to chew my
> food thoroughly and digest it properly. With a smoothie, you jes
> swallow and miss a couple important digestion steps, namely the
> initial breakdown and mixing with saliva and related enzymes. This
> necessitate I hold the smoothie in my mouth and roll it around to mix
> in this important digestion step, not a real problem when I have
> blackberry seeds to crush between my teeth (I love that!). But, I
> forsee no such pleasure with an all veggie smoothie. We'll see.
>
>

Do you have a solution to the ginger fibers?