blending fruit/veggie drinks

[iamme]

do food retain their nutrient when blended/ground in a blender? we recently purchased a blender and i've been blending all sorts of fruit/vegetable concoctions. am i still getting all the nutrients and vitamins from a carrot that's been creamed in a blender? i know that cooking vegetables can rob them of their nutrients....

edit: also, does anyone have good recipes to share? 🙂

my recent favorite has been frozen strawberries, bananas, carrots, spinach, and soy milk.

 

[Ryan]

I wouldn't think so. That's like asking if a carrot loosed all of it's nutritional value if your cut it up. It's all still there.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

where would it go?

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

no

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
where would it go?

*shrug*

just aksing 🙂

 

[jaysgirl]

That's the same as it losing its nutrients if it's all chewed up. Either way, it's getting to your stomach completely smashed up. It just depends if it's your teeth or a metal blade doing it.