How To Use Oro Blanco In A Green Smoothie Recipe
I recently had the pleasure of trying oro blanco, which is a cross between a white grapefruit and a pummelo (pomelo). The name means “white gold” in Spanish. I’d never heard of this citrus fruit before. I’ve never seen in in a supermarket growing up in the Northeast or where I live now in the [...]
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Broccoli Green Smoothie Recipes, Nutrition and Health Benefits
Broccoli can be a hit or miss when it comes to green smoothies. The first time Davy added broccoli to his smoothie, he added a few florets. This was before we had our powerful Blendtec Total Blender. Our old blender was no match for broccoli’s toughness and the little “flowers” didn’t blend. He sipped and [...]
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How To Break Your Weight Loss Plateau
Have you ever experienced the dreaded weight loss plateau? It’s an awful feeling when your successful weight loss grinds to a sudden halt. No matter what you do, you just can’t get that scale to budge. You try tweaking your diet or take an even more rigid approach. Nothing works and your weight stays the [...]
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Does Blending Destroy Fiber In Fruits and Vegetables?
“Does blending a green smoothie destroy the fiber in whole fruits and greens? Should I add a fiber supplement to my smoothies to get extra fiber?” – Amy Blending does not destroy fiber. A high-speed, professional blender might break it down, but you don’t get less fiber in a blended smoothie than you would if [...]
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Cold Weather Smoothie Ideas To Help Warm You Up
The days are getting shorter and the air has a crisp chill that hints at the winter to come. There’s no need to take a vacation from healthy green smoothies during the coldest months of the year. With the cold and flu season in full swing, you need that vegetable nutrition more than ever! Instead, [...]
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Smoothie Fail – Things I Should Never Have Put In A Green Smoothie
I’ve been drinking green smoothies since mid-2008, so I’ve gotten really good at flavor combining. I’ve tried hundreds of fruits and greens combinations and I can rattle off a tasty smoothie recipe for almost any fruit, veggie or green you can think of. However, my experience and expertise has come with a price. Davy and [...]
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This is one of the big concerns people have about drinking green smoothies when they want to lose weight. I’m not sure how or why, but somehow, somewhere, somebody decided that fruit causes people to gain weight. And somehow, that myth spread like wildfire and I get e-mails all the time from people who are [...]
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Will Drinking A Daily Green Smoothie Rot Your Teeth?
You’ve no doubt heard people say that candy rots your teeth. We all know that sugar and strong teeth don’t mix. But what about the natural sugars in fruits and green smoothies? Should you be concerned that a smoothie a day will slowly erode away your smile? It is true that the sugars in fruit [...]
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