Hello Glorious You,
I’m smiling from ear to ear over here. Today we’re talking about one of my favorite topics, I’m sharing a recipe from my new book (!) and I have a crazy-awesome giveaway for you (!!)…
Ya know I love my green juice. But there’s another biggie in my regular super-drink repertoire that doesn’t get quite the fanfare my juicing habit does: smoothies! In a typical week, I drink almost as many smoothies as juices, so today I wanna shine a light on these blended superstars and hook you up with a chance to win a Vitamix blender!
Why smoothies?
When you go the blended route, you get to pack in a boatload of fruits and veggies like you would for a juice, but you also keep all the fiber—and man oh man, is fiber fabulous! From “sweeping out” excess cholesterol and harmful bacteria to keeping the poop train moving, fiber is most certainly our friend. And although it’s totally possible to keep your juices low-sugar, smoothies are a great choice for people who need to watch their blood sugar—the fiber slows sugar absorption into the bloodstream.
Another marvelous smoothie benefit? You can add ingredients to your drink that your juicer wouldn’t be able to handle, or that just don’t belong in a juice. Sprouts, nut butters, superfood powders? Load it up! And with those added, heartier ingredients, smoothies can even replace snacks or meals. Score!
Alright, so we all agree: Smoothies are incredible and we need more of them in our lives. What’s our first step? Get a blender.
I’m giving away a Vitamix blender!
In celebration of my new book, Crazy Sexy Juice—which is packed with amazingly yummy and nourishing juice, smoothie and nut milk recipes—I’m giving away the ever-popular Vitamix blender! The Vitamix is one of my favorite machines. It’s versatile, powerful and super easy to use. Though a Vitamix can be pricey, there’s another way to get this bad boy onto your counter. It’s called certified reconditioned blenders, and since I’m a thrifty gal myself, I wanted to share the low-down on this awesome alternative—and what better way than to just give you one?!
Now you may be thinking, wait, Kris, you’re giving me a used blender? Like from the back of your closet? Ha! I thought that, too, when I first heard about these models. But here’s the deal: “reconditioned” is almost a misnomer. These aren’t refurbished (or broken) machines; they’re simply returned machines that have undergone an intense inspection as part of the Vitamix Certified Reconditioning process. With a 5-year warranty and No Risk Guarantee, they gotta make sure these blenders are in tip-top shape. Reconditioned Vitamix blenders also come with a brand new container and cookbook package.
I like to think of purchasing reconditioned appliances like adopting pets—there are wonderful blenders out there that need a new home and some love.
Okay, wanna get your hands on one of these fancy-pants machines?
Great—I’m giving away one certified reconditioned standard 5200 Vitamix Blender today!
I love adding ground flax meal to my smoothies! It’s much less expensive than flax seed oil and you get a subtle nutty flavor AND fiber!
Cinnamon!
My fave smoothie ingredient is frozen fruit. Especially frozen cherries!
I think my all time favorite smoothie ingredients are bananas and strawberries. I honestly love all sorts of fruits and veggies in my smoothies. 🙂
I love a quarter piece of lemon, rind included!
Turmeric
Just did this for the first time today: about 10 mini chocolate chips. My son loved it in his banana smoothie!
I love doing a mix of veggies & frozen fruit. I’m partial to raspberries with a bit of mangoes or banana to add some sweetness & creaminess. Some grated ginger can spice things up
Coconut oil….. about 1 tablespoon. It smoothes the rest of the ingredients together 🙂
favorite smoothie ingredient is chia seeds or avocado!!!
chia seeds
Blueberries!
I love some PlantFusion protein powder. My blender is so bad though that I have chunks of spinach in my teeth every morning! Yuck!
Avocado please!
I love adding spinach!
Frozen bananas!!!
Fresh Ginger!
Banana and ginger are my smoothie staples, but I just love strawberries!
I like to kick up my fall Power Green smoothie with a few good for you, fresh ingredients: 1) Hemp Hearts Seeds (complete vegan protein).
2) Pc of Lemon-Skin On (full pack of vitamins and flavornoids to help fight infections). And my surprise add-in is;
3) Fresh Basil (for that secrect fresh taste). All worthy for a high power blender!
I use strawberries, almond milk, kale, blue berries, collagen powder, tsp MCT oil, Jay Rob or Trim Healthy Mama Isolate Protein Powder and Ice…sometimes add green food supplement.
Banana ups my blood sugar…so do not use that any more.