Detox Smoothie « Drinks. The Recipes. Healthy & delicious with grab-and-go convenience; 6 varieties, plus how to invent your own. Awhile back, I wrote a post about Overnight Refrigerator Oatmeal that has been very popular with Yummy readers.
(Thanks for all of the enthusiastic feedback!) My Top Secret Diet Weapon. Continuing the theme of my post-vacation shape up, I went home and drank my veggies for lunch in the form of a… Green Monster Spinach Smoothies are one of my top secret diet weapons, because although they’re packed with baby spinach, which make my skin, hair, nails, and overall self feel totally great, they do not taste healthy at all.
I repeat, they do not taste healthy at all. Spinach is fat free, cholesterol free, low in calories, and very low in sodiumSpinach is an excellent source of vitamin A, C, K, iron, fiber, folate, and luteinLeutin is an antioxidant that promotes good eye health, and may help prevent cancer of the liver, ovaries, colon and prostate, and even dementia.Dole lab tests found spinach juice has twice the chlorophyl, eight times the calcium, six times the magnesium, 10 times the potassium, 15 times the vitamin C and 43 times the vitamin A of wheatgrass juice! Are you convinced yet? Well channel your inner Popeye and get to blending already! Pure green gold! Oatmeal Smoothies. THE#1 PCOS FAST FOOD – A Smoothie. By Amy Medling founder of PCOS Diva When you think fast food, you probably think of greasy hamburgers and trans fat fries.
Smoothies have redefined my idea of fast food. My fast food go-to is actually nourishing, inexpensive and makes me feel terrific. A staple of the PCOS diet and PCOS lifestyle, my basic smoothie recipe literally takes about a minute to whip up, and you can drink it on the go. You can change it with the season or your mood by swapping fruit. There are tons of great smoothie recipes as well as other PCOS friendly recipes in my seasonal meal plans or download my FREE smoothie guide and recipe book. 1 cup Dairy Alternative Milk 1 scoop PCOS Diva Power Protein 1 T PCOS Diva Power Greens 2 t PCOS Diva Fiber Powder 1/2 frozen banana. Ninja Smoothie Recipes — Easy Smoothie Recipes. Quick Chiquita Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe. Blueberry Muffin Smoothie.
Green Smoothies - the Breakfast of Champions. Green Smoothies – the Breakfast of Champions Background: Life is busy, and sometimes it’s hard to find the time to eat as well as we know we should.
It’s recommended that we consume between 25 and 35 grams of fiber each day, but the average person consumes less than 10 grams. Researchers report that a high-fiber diet can reduce cardiovascular risk, cholesterol and blood pressure. School Lunch Ideas: Peach Freezer Smoothies. I tend to get a bit greedy with peaches, as in I buy them by the crate.
Last week I realized I was either going to need to eat the remaining 5 pounds I had still to get through that hadn’t been processed to freeze or eaten fresh or baked into muffins. I knew I needed to get them taken care of before I left later this week, so a smoothie-ing they must go.My kids love smoothies, and they love taking them for lunches as well. We round it out with vegetables and hummus and a few cheese squares, and they have a fantastic lunch that hardly takes any time to put together because we’re just tossing in our peach freezer smoothies that we made earlier. I recently shared 5 tree-nut and peanut-free lunches over on Babble that you can send with your kids to school, and I’ve been showing a sampling of our different school lunches over on the Food for My Family Facebook page.
Copyright © Food for My Family. Yummy Green Smoothie Recipe. Posted by Laura on March 18, 2010 · 66 Comments Welcome!
Simplify your blog reading by signing up to read my blog via RSS (get updates in a feed reader) or via email (get updates delivered daily to your inbox). I am so not a veggie lover. I could never eat all the veggies in a day that I’m suppose to so instead I’ve figured out a way to get around that. I drink them! The idea of green smoothies first came to me after reading many blogs on the subject.
Strawberry Almond Butter Smoothie. Chocolate and Peanut Monkey Shake. Blueberry-Banana Smoothie. Mixed Fruit Smoothie. Get Your Greens Smoothie. Double Green Smoothie. Berry Smoothies. Last week the boys and I changed up our usual breakfast routine. We’re pretty boring when it comes to the first meal of the day. It’s peanut butter/jelly toast or oatmeal most days of the week and our usual pancakes on Saturday. So, in hopes of shaking things up a bit, I pulled out the blender and decided to make smoothies.
In the past I’ve stayed away from making them, primarily because I couldn’t get a good combination of flavor and thickness without the addition of a banana. My kids are not banana fans. After experimenting with a few recipes and combinations of our own we landed on the recipe below. Adapted from Whole Living *makes three 8 ounce servings 1/2 cup frozen blueberries 1/2 cup frozen strawberries 3/4 vanilla yogurt (dairy or non-dairy) 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, about 3 oranges 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on medium speed until smooth.
What are your favorite smoothie combinations?