Check out our Latest Blender Giveaway!HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE ALMOND BUTTER RECIPE Peanut butter has always been the popular sandwich spread, but recently almond butter has emerged as a heart-healthy alternative to use in your diet.This homemade almond butter recipe, which is equally delicious, is more nutritious than most other types of sandwich spreads.We like using salted & freshly roasted almonds for our homemade almond butter, and we especially love Blendtec's Twister Jar for our nut butter because it cuts the blending time … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Dr. Oz Coconut Chai Breakfast Smoothie Shake
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! DR. OZ COCONUT CHAI BREAKFAST SHAKE RECIPE Dr. Oz does it again with this tasty and healthy coconut chai breakfast shake. If you love coconut you are going to LOVE this smoothie. It's full of tasty spices and high in protein. Between the rich nut butter and plant based protein powder this morning smoothie is enough to keep you going until lunch, or used as a post workout smoothie. We see why this smoothie is part of Dr Oz's 30 Day Meal Plan Detox Diet Breakfast Shake Recipes! If you need extra fiber, be … [Read more...]
Dr. Weil Curried Cauliflower Soup
Try our FREE Juice Detox! DR. WEIL'S VEGAN CURRIED CAULIFLOWER SOUP RECIPE Dr Weil has a new cookbook True Food, which is a #1 New York Times bestseller, and features seasonal, sustainable, simple and pure food recipes that he serves at his True Food Kitchen Restaurants. Of course, Blender Babes LOVES it! This is a rich AND healthy vegan curried cauliflower soup by Dr. Weil that's super easy to prepare with your Blendtec or Vitamix high powered blender! It's good hot or cold and keeps well in the fridge. Be sure to join our community for more … [Read more...]
Top 5 Ways Chia Seeds Benefits YOU
Chia is an edible seed which comes from the desert plant Salvia hispanica, a member of the mint family that grows abundantly in southern Mexico. You might have seen chia sprouts growing on those silly, novelty planters called Chia Pets, but historically, the seeds happen to be the most important part of the plant. In pre-Columbian times these were a main part of the Aztec and Mayan diets and were the fundamental survival ration of Aztec warriors. At this time in history, chia seeds were regarded as being almost magical … [Read more...]
Vega Protein vs. GNC Pro Performance Powders
Picking the best protein powder to grab on the go can be overwhelming.There are SO MANY options these days. To narrow it down a little, Blender Babes is going to take a look at two top companies which provide popular protein powders: VEGA PROTEIN and GNC PRO PERFORMANCE POWDERS.Both have options designed to aid and assist the average joe looking to add more protein to their diets to endurance athletes.Both are packaged and geared for busy health-minded folks. But do the similarities end there? In this review, we take two product … [Read more...]
Dr. Oz 3 Day Detox Dinner Smoothie
Try our FREE Juice Detox! DR. OZ 3 DAY DETOX DINNER SMOOTHIE DRINK This super cleansing detox drink by Dr. Oz. is the famous green smoothie dinner drink used in his 3 day detox cleanse. This green smoothie by our favorite doctor is both super hydrating and cleansing - perfect just before you go to sleep and allow your body to use these ingredients and GO TO TOWN detoxing your body! This green smoothie boasts both lemon and cayenne pepper - and reminded us of that popular but hard-to-do "master cleanse" diet - although they do their job … [Read more...]
Dr. Oz 3 Day Detox Lunch Smoothie
Try our FREE Juice Detox! DR. OZ 3 DAY DETOX LUNCH SMOOTHIE DRINK This green smoothie drink by Dr. Oz. is the lunch drink used in his 3 day detox cleanse. With this lunch drink Dr. Oz says that as your bloating begins to subside, this drink will begin to replenish your body by packing in 5 essential greens. We love the flavor of this detox smoothie (it's refreshing and tastes a bit like sweet grass) and that it gives us essential omega's AND keeps us from getting hungry by including good-for-you healthy fats from the coconut oil. Make sure to … [Read more...]
Dr Oz 3 Day Detox Breakfast Smoothie Drink
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway! DR OZ 3 DAY DETOX BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE DRINK This powerful superfood juice recipe by Dr. Oz. is the famous green smoothie breakfast drink used in his 3 day detox cleanse. This breakfast drink by the beloved doctor is supposed to start the "elimination process" meaning this high fiber smoothie with cleansing lemon, raspberries, and flaxseeds will help you detox by getting the toxins out of your body the quickest way possible! ;) He keeps this a low calorie smoothie by using water instead of a non dairy milk … [Read more...]