maca??

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Permalink Reply by Joel on April 12, 2008 at 2:52pm

Awesome combo ideas. Coconut meat, banana, almond milk, vanilla bean smoothie with a little maca.

You can use it in smoothies not much and you won't taste it too I've noticed.

Mesquite is also a tricky taste, if you ever pick that up down the road.

Permalink Reply by Ronan on April 12, 2008 at 2:35pm

I've been using about 1 teaspoon of maca daily for about 3 weeks now and have had to cut down.

I felt too wired and suffice to say it does what it says on the tin!

Permalink Reply by Zoe on April 12, 2008 at 3:08pm

wow buddhababy you have almost convinced me to give it another try your recipe sounds gorgeous. Maybe it would taste like Horlicks, think that is an English thing, you might know what I mean.

You know what I would like is the actual vegetable. They eat it like we eat potatoes in Peru. Anyone know if you can grow it easily or get hold of the actual fresh vegetable?

Permalink Reply by Charles on April 12, 2008 at 3:25pm

That's an awfully good question. I've never seen it.

Permalink Reply by Jenny on April 12, 2008 at 3:14pm

hmmmm. . . definitely no reaction like this to maca- i use it almost daily. . . it's perfect in EVERYTHING. . . but we all have our own tastebuds, reactions and chemistry with things. .. so maybe maca isn't a good fit for you. OR maybe there was something else that triggered that violent reaction?
xx

Permalink Reply by Anisha on April 12, 2008 at 4:14pm

Yeah I think you started with a huge dosage. I have started out small, couple teaspoons and then increase.

Permalink Reply by Graham on April 12, 2008 at 4:58pm

I've never had a negative reaction and I've taken up to a tablespoon at a time in my smoothies, usually half a tablespoon. Can't imagine taking it with orange juice.
Here's my favorite recipe:
1 Thai young coconut with coconut water, a cup of almond milk, 2 T. raw cacao, 1/2 T. maca, 1/4 t. cinnamon, 2 or 3 T. agave nectar, a cup of cold water or more and half a dozen ice cubes. It has the thicknes and taste reminicent of a chocolate malt to me when less water is used.

Permalink Reply by Graham on April 17, 2008 at 9:11pm

So, buddhababy, I've heard it can be an aphrodisiac, are you saying that smile on your face is from the affects of maca? You must be living proof. I'll have to up my dosage, we're talking medicinal use now!! But at 5 T. a blender-full, where do you buy it to afford it!?!

Permalink Reply by Doria McGahey on April 24, 2008 at 2:24pm

I just tried your smoothie.....yummy! Thanks for the recipe idea!!!

Permalink Reply by Brad on April 21, 2008 at 2:45am

I began taking Maca this week. I slowly worked up to two teaspoons and followed the recommendations from this post to mix with almond milk and a banana. What changes should I see by taking this supplement/food? It was suggested to me to take this because it will "make me happy."

Permalink Reply by Zoe on April 21, 2008 at 8:31am

well to be honest I wanted to increase my sex drive and help balance the PMT I sometimes have. It isn't a PMT pain or bad temper, I just get so confused and absent minded, and make tons of stupid mistakes and drive into pillars and what not. And I am really sick of it!!

Someone told me that the brand of maca I bought is not good, and in their opinion it is rancid, they know what good quality maca is like and they said the brand I used is definately not it.
Well I don't have anything to compare it with as it is the only brand I have tried. I am going to try maca from a different source and see if I projectile vomit it up!! I'll keep y'all posted ;)

Permalink Reply by Zoe on April 21, 2008 at 9:49am

thanks Lulu, that is worth knowing. I may get some of theirs if it turns out my reaction was caused by the low quality of my UK brand maca.

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