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3. I have a question related to this -- If I make a green smoothie with raw green veggies like

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 11:10 AM

Jun 2015

lettuce, kale, spinach, celery, cabbage, green beans and a fruit, will the maceration of the veggies/fruit in a blender make it so much easier to digest that if I just ate it all whole and chewed it with my teeth? Because I think it would, but I'm not sure.

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Why food labels are wrong about calories [View all] Panich52 Jun 2015 OP

Now I have an excuse for preferring veggies raw. GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #1

haha, blow her mind and become a 'raw vegan' nilram Jun 2015 #5

So if you can't resist pizza, at least eat it cold the next morning starroute Jun 2015 #2

I have a question related to this -- If I make a green smoothie with raw green veggies like Nay Jun 2015 #3

Yes... but not to nearly the same degree as if it were "cooked" hlthe2b Jun 2015 #4

The typical calorie ratings you see still reflect *the maximum* calories you'd get... Silent3 Jun 2015 #6