Smoothies

Is it ok for us (UCers) to have fruit smoothies??  I've really been craving one from smoothie king but I think it could be dangerous because of all the sugar in it...

Any thoughts?

You can make your own, I think it might be cheaper and much healthier. I just get ice, fresh fruit of my choice, and some yogurt. (Yogurt can be improvised if needed) Haven't tried to improvise it with different kinds of yogurt, but I do need to try myself. I am although able to have Jamba Juice drinks, so... that's a good thing for me. Kinda weir though because I can't have straight yogurt. Making it yourself may help you feel a bit better in having a smoothie.

yogurt will be the only thing to stay away from if you are worried about sugar..u can use homemade yogurt instead..

Peanut Butter, Banana, and rice milk. Thats good and shouldn't be terrible in the amount of sugar.

I get the Berry Punch smoothie from Smoothie King and it hasn't given me any problems. In fact smoothies have been great for my UC condition and go down easier through the digestive tract than solid foods. Plus I feel more energetic after drinking one, especially if I have had a hard time holding food down that day. But I would also suggest you invest in a good blender and make your own. I do this at least once a week. You can get frozen or fresh fruits. I usually stick to strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries because of the antioxidants, use organic yogurt, and add a little honey. I stay away from bananas, because from my experience and from talking with nutritionists, bananas tend to stick to the intestinal walls and take a little longer to move (somewhat like bread.)

Not all foods agree with everyone....I, for one, would't even consider to have smoothies, etc...especially with yoghurt or bananas...both would give me much discomfort and cramping gas, regardless if in a flare or not.

I also don't do fruit juice, never had since I was a kid, especially on an empty stomach...not worth the discomfort for me.


So, it's always worth a try, but if it doesn't work as an alone, with food could be an option...

quincy

I was diagnosed w/the farthest advance stage of UC in 2007 & have been hospitalized 2 times total. Thank fully I have had no flare ups since my last hospitalization in March of '09. I was hospitalized for 15 days after losing 1/3 of my blood, & had been in flare state for 3 weeks previous to hospitalization. I was given remicade & then sustained MRSA around my heart which resulted in 20 more days of hospital life. I was given 2 blood transfusions, w/a total of 4 bags. & had to have my left chest cut into to scrape the infection out. After I went home, my doctor was trying to decide what to give me & wanted to discuss taking my large intestine out. Not if I could help it! From that day on I decided to take my disease into my own hands. I kept a rigid food and bowel movement diary when in a flare state & to decide what foods irritated me & how bad of a reaction I got. Believe it or not, I am on no meds ever since! My latest smoothie creation has been 2 c. fresh spinach, 1.5 c. mango, 1 c. coconut water, 1-2 bananas, & 1.5 Tbsp ground flax seed. It is very delicious and you would never know it!

Homemade fruit smoothies are great and I love them and my colon hadnles them great. Here is my mix (I do not use ice, I use frozen fruit for the consistancy):

-half a banana
-handful frozen organiz mango
-handful frozen organic blueberries
-handful frozen organic strawberries
-3 to 4 heaping table spoons of greek organic vanilla yogurt
-1 heaping tablespoon organic vanilla whey protein powder
-teaspoon flaxseed oil
-half a cup organic coconut milk
-real fresh organic orange juice, poursome in and start blending, add more as needed for proper consistancy/flavor

-optional, my wife likes to put some frozen organic spinach in hers, personally I do not like the flavor despite the health benefits but she likes it

I also suggest belnding it for a real long time. WIth the whey poweder and yogurt the longer you blend it the smoother and "fluffier" if you will the smoothie gets and the better it tastes as everything mixes even better. Also, I am recently taking VSL#3DS and have been adding that to my smoothie as well but that is obviously not a normal ingredient.

Best smoothies in the world I swear, and the best part iss if you don't like a certain fruit you can take it out or add a different one, like some don't like mango, just add more strawberries or blueberries if that is the flavor you like, you can also add raspberries or blackberries just make sure they are frozen. To me ice waters smoothies down and makes them watery as you drink them, doing it my way you can take a half hour to drink the thing and it never gets watery and consistancy maintains itself. Love them!!!

Post Edited (butte1) : 9/14/2012 8:05:36 AM (GMT-6)

agree with stereo - too much fruit = too much sugar - i do 2-3 nana, straw/blue berry, coconut milk a week -