Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! WENDY'S SUPER GREEN AVOCADO SMOOTHIE This delicious green smoothie is super thick and creamy, thanks to 1/2 an avocado. Avocado provides lots of beautifying healthy fats as well as provides a smoothie-like texture without banana. If you don't have a Blendtec or Vitamix high powered blender, not to worry, just add a little more liquid and review how to make green smoothies with a regular blender. Be sure to join our community for more green smoothie recipes. If you try this recipe be sure to include your … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Easy Watermelon Fruit Popsicle
Photo By: Nourishing Meals Try our FREE Juice Detox! EASY WATERMELON FRUIT POPSICLE RECIPE Summertime is synonymous with Popsicles, and kids and adults alike will be cooled and refreshed with these easy to make healthy and tasty watermelon fruit pops. Stay away from the ice cream truck or grocery store popsicles, which are laden with high fructose corn syrup and #5 red and #8 blue dye. Those popsicles pose are more of a health risk than a summer sweet indulgence! This perfect-for-summer treat can be whipped up super quickly in a Blendtec or … [Read more...]
Kimberly Snyder’s The Beauty Detox Solution
Kimberly Snyder is a celebrity nutritionist, a yoga instructor, and a beautiful person on the inside and out. Her knowledge and expertise has been featured on the Dr. Oz, Today Show, Good Morning America and many more. She brings her Glowing Green Smoothie and other food and snacks to sets of Hollywood movies and she uses and encourages all of her clients to use a Vitamix blender. She's an honorary Blender Babe, and we've been fans of hers ever since I discovered her book - and started adhering to some of her philosophy that was presented. … [Read more...]
Kimberly Snyder Low Sugar Agua Fresca
Try our FREE Juice Detox! KIMBERLY SNYDER LOW SUGAR AGUA FRESCA RECIPE This refreshing drink infuses water with fresh fruit but no added sugar, so it's a low sugar option for summer. Many in our community already know, we are big fans of Kimberly Snyder and post many of her Beauty Detox recipes that we have tested and LOVE on our site. We know you will enjoy this easy agua fresca recipe for your next backyard BBQ or summertime soiree and your guests old and young alike will love it too! It's so simple, just water and your favorite fruit mixed … [Read more...]
Orange Banana Recovery Smoothie
Try our FREE 7 Day Superfood Smoothie Challenge! ORANGE BANANA RECOVERY SMOOTHIE RECIPE This orange banana recovery smoothie is both refreshing AND very tasty and super easy to make in a good high powered blender, such as a Blendtec or Vitamix. Perfect after an intense workout, the protein will help repair and rebuild muscles. We prefer to add one of the best protein powders where we trust the ingredients AND add superfoods! However, if you are just looking for a yummy smoothie recipe that will add protein to the diet, the orange … [Read more...]
Super Easy Sweet Potato or Yam Soup
Check out our latest Blender Giveaway! SUPER EASY SWEET POTATO OR YAM SOUP RECIPE You won't believe how tasty and easy this super healthy sweet potato or yam soup is to make. I enjoy it with either sweet potato or yam, and definitely prefer it with fresh ginger over ground... but as Blender Babes like to say "Use what you got"! ;) You will not be disappointed with the satisfying rich and creamy texture, minus the calories of a typical cream soup. In a pinch you can replace coriander with cumin, and for those who like a little … [Read more...]
Alton Brown Buff Smoothie Recipe
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! ALTON BROWN BUFF SMOOTHIE RECIPE Like many of you, we have been watching Alton Brown for years now, and love his insights on how to cook as well as his delicious recipes. Alton's smoothie recipe is an antioxidant packed flavorful low calorie smoothie that the whole family will enjoy any time of day. Thankfully, you don't NEED a Blendtec or Vitamix high powered blender for this recipe, but of course it makes it easier! We prefer Pomegranate or Acai juice for added nutritional benefits over grape juice. You … [Read more...]
Dr. Fuhrman Balsamic Vinaigrette
Enter our latest Blender Giveaway! DR. FUHRMAN BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE SALAD DRESSING Like you, we have tried MANY balsamic vinaigrette dressings in our lifetime. What we love about Dr. Fuhrman's balsamic vinaigrette is how the simple sweet raisins combines with the garlic. We have used regular rice vinegar and added some roasted garlic to the fresh garlic for an amazing flavor. If we have fresh basil or oregano on hand, of course we use them since our high powered Blendtec or Vitamix blender can easily pulverize both the herbs and sticky raisins … [Read more...]
Vitamix vs Blendtec – How to Make Juice
IS BLENDTEC OR VITAMIX A JUICER? You may have heard that Vitamix and Blendtec blenders are the best smoothie makers. But did you know all Blendtec and Vitamix blenders are considered juicers??! While they are not traditional juice EXTRACTORS, meaning they do not squeeze/extract only the juice from the fruit or plant, they make a "whole food juice" by pulverizing and liquefying the whole fruit or plant including skin, seeds, pulp, etc. By doing this, they are able to keep all the fiber AND allow your body to easily absorb the highly … [Read more...]
The Milk Mustache: Love It or Leave It?
These days, people aren't limited to drinking just cow's milk. There are many reasons for moving away from traditional dairy. People who follow a Primal or Paleo lifestyle, vegans and some vegetarians, and Lactose intolerant folks typically avoid dairy, and especially milk. Even people without dietary restrictions are moving towards using milk substitutes, especially as more and more studies are suggesting that perhaps cow's milk isn't the healthiest option. Some are concerned about America's industrial production of dairy, including … [Read more...]
Delicious Raisin Green Smoothie Recipe
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! RAISIN GREEN SMOOTHIE SHAKE RECIPE All the flavor without needing a toothpick, this raisin green smoothie is more like a raisin milkshake, especially when you use frozen banana. Mmmmmmm. It's definitely a green smoothie the kiddos will enjoy! If you have a regular blender, you might want to add the raisins last as they can get stuck around the blades. Of course, if you are a Blendtec or Vitamix Blender Babe, raisins are no big thaaaang! Learn how to grind your own flax seeds, to allow your body to better … [Read more...]
Kimberly Snyder Creamy Dijon Tahini Dressing
Try our FREE Green Smoothie Challenge! KIMBERLY SNYDER CREAMY DIJON TAHINI DRESSING RECIPE We love this creamy vegan dijon-tahini salad dressing recipe by Kimberly Snyder! Tahini is a wonderful ingredient that's full of protein and minerals, and of course raw apple cider vinegar has tons of health benefits, as well as nutritional yeast. This delicious and healthy vegan dijon and tahini dressing from Kimberly Snyder's book The Beauty Detox Solution is a great tangy topper for any salad and is super easy to make a Blendtec or Vitamix high … [Read more...]