Should I mix fruit and vegetables in smoothies?

Without fail, every time I post a green smoothie recipe that includes a carrot or a stalk of celery or piece of cucumber, I'll get comments from concerned people who've heard that one should never mix fruits and vegetables. It's “bad food combining”, they say. read more

Yes you should mix at least one fruit with the veggies in the smoothie to mask the bitter taste of veggies. Try to stick with relatively neutral taste veggies not cabbage or broccoli. Fruits such as kiwi, banana, grapes, etc. are great options in a smoothie to mask the taste. read more

The mixing of fruits with vegetables, or protein with carbohydrate, has not been scientifically established as a cause or contributing factor in vitamin and mineral malabsorption. An often cited criticism of food combining is that foods themselves have differing amounts of macronutrients that supposedly should not be combined. read more

Include non-starchy vegetables in fruit smoothies. Many non-starchy vegetables are actually fruits, so you can bend the rules a little and include them in your morning fruit smoothies. These include bell peppers, tomatoes, avocados, and cucumbers. read more