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!
Frozen pineapple is my go to for smoothies
My favourite smoothie ingredient is spinach because I can disguise it with a whole bunch of other flavours. My 2nd favourite ingredient is supplements. I such at swallowing vitamins…but in my smoothie…pas de problem!
Hemp seeds
Frozen mangoes!!!! And spinach!
Love shredded coconut in my smoothies!
My favorite smoothie ingredient has to be a tie between spinach and chia seeds!
I love adding hemp seeds to my smoothies!
I’m fruit free so I use a cucumber with my favorite greens.
I have Two. Dark chocolate and ginger. I can put raw ginger in every smoothie
Blueberries!
Hard to pick one but I love Avocado for the creamy thickness yumminess
I’m on the frozen banay-nay train. NOM NOM!
Ch-ch-chia seeds! Who knew so much goodness could come from something so tiny!
I love to add bananas and peanut butter to my smoothies. 🙂
I use organic flax in every smoothie—lovely way to incorporate the rockin omegas!!
Oh Vitamix’s are the absolute BEST! I would love to win this refurbished one and promise to use it with love every single day, probably multiple times per day. I will clean it, and keep it shiny and beautiful. It will be poised and ready perched on my countertop.
From Canada & follow You continuiosly but upset I’m left out of ur draw for the vitamix blender! Love smoothies-kale,spinach,pineapple or any fruit r my favs!
Organic cacao powder adds a wonderful flavor and antioxidants to my favorite smoothie recipe. 🙂
My fave ingredient? A handful of organic baby spinach leaves of course!
I love flax seeds in my smoothies!