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Yeah, so Bolthouse Farms and Odwalla's Green Superfood drinks are spectacular, but they're also kinda expensive. At $3 a pop for the BF, it would cost me $80 per month if I drank 1/day. I can't be spending that.
So I'm in the process of concocting an imitator. I think I need a tastier powder than NOW's Phytofoods, but I've never had a different powder, so I don't know for sure that's the problem. Like my Dad said, my current formula is "missing something." I disagree with him that it's whipped cream.
So far I have this:
1 Banana
2 Kiwis, peeled
1 Mango, peeled
5-10oz. Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice (pineapples & juice)
5oz. Peaches in Pear Syrup (peaches & juice)
4oz. Orange Juice (Tropicana, Grovestand...or best of all, something not from concentrate)
6oz. Apple Juice
2-3tbl. Green Superfood Powder
Opt. 1-2 Cups Ice (Depending on desired consistency/temperature)
I think I may need to add one more mango and some tamarind nectar. Plus I'd like to get a hold of some Greens+ (I heard it tastes good) and use that instead of the PhytoFoods. I'll see what the weight is next time I make it, I'm not sure right now since the kiwis and mango are peeled, but here's a cost breakdown (at least where I live; living is cheap here, and anything agricultural is cheaper):
Banana: $0.20
Kiwis: $0.50
Mango: $0.50
Pineapple: $0.60-$1.20
Peaches: $0.40
OJ: $0.20
AJ: $0.15
Powder: $0.80-$1.20
TOTAL: $3.35-$4.35
Okay, so the price is the same, but when I add the ice (and with the ice is tastes more potent than either the BF or Odwalla), I'd say there's probably almost 50% more. I dunno, we'll see if it's cost effective. In the meantime, it's been fun, even if peeling mangoes and kiwis is a bitch.
But I'm hoping to make 16-32oz. of this stuff a once-a-day for the rest of my life.
So I'm in the process of concocting an imitator. I think I need a tastier powder than NOW's Phytofoods, but I've never had a different powder, so I don't know for sure that's the problem. Like my Dad said, my current formula is "missing something." I disagree with him that it's whipped cream.
So far I have this:
1 Banana
2 Kiwis, peeled
1 Mango, peeled
5-10oz. Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice (pineapples & juice)
5oz. Peaches in Pear Syrup (peaches & juice)
4oz. Orange Juice (Tropicana, Grovestand...or best of all, something not from concentrate)
6oz. Apple Juice
2-3tbl. Green Superfood Powder
Opt. 1-2 Cups Ice (Depending on desired consistency/temperature)
I think I may need to add one more mango and some tamarind nectar. Plus I'd like to get a hold of some Greens+ (I heard it tastes good) and use that instead of the PhytoFoods. I'll see what the weight is next time I make it, I'm not sure right now since the kiwis and mango are peeled, but here's a cost breakdown (at least where I live; living is cheap here, and anything agricultural is cheaper):
Banana: $0.20
Kiwis: $0.50
Mango: $0.50
Pineapple: $0.60-$1.20
Peaches: $0.40
OJ: $0.20
AJ: $0.15
Powder: $0.80-$1.20
TOTAL: $3.35-$4.35
Okay, so the price is the same, but when I add the ice (and with the ice is tastes more potent than either the BF or Odwalla), I'd say there's probably almost 50% more. I dunno, we'll see if it's cost effective. In the meantime, it's been fun, even if peeling mangoes and kiwis is a bitch.
But I'm hoping to make 16-32oz. of this stuff a once-a-day for the rest of my life.