"Stay far away, Cold." Green/Brown Smoothie

There is some sort of summer cold going around and I decided I had to make a smoothie that would beat up any cold viruses before it entered into my body. Garlic, Onion, Lemon, and Honey are the most amazing foods to put in your body when and before you become sick. They help boost the immune system and kill those buggers. If I catch a cold I will eat all four constantly and in about 2 days I will be healed. HEALED! No masking up the symptoms with cold medicine. CURED and Healed. That is the way I like to be. This smoothie does though have a sweet onion flavor and a garlic after taste (which I LOVE). 

 

Ingredients:

1 Banana
1 cup of Carrots
1/4 cup of Broccoli
1 1/2 cup of Spinach
1/2 cup chopping local grown onion (can be whatever onion you have in your house)
1 clove of Garlic
1 cup of frozen Blueberries
Half a Lemon
1 tablespoon of Honey
1 teaspoon of Chia Seeds
1 Teaspoon of Bee Pollen
Oat Milk

Place all the ingredients in your #Vitamix. Blend for 20 seconds. Pour into a cup and or mason jar. Enjoy!

 

"Happy Liver" Green Smoothie

Today's Green Smoothie has an awesome mustache!

Ingredients:
2 Bananas
Handful of Carrots
2 cups of Watermelon
4 big leaves of Kale
1 teaspoon beepollen
1 teaspoon chia seeds

Directions:
Blend, pour, and enjoy! Simple as that!

Benefits of eating Bananas: helps fight depression, helps cure anemia, lowers blood pressure, and many other benefits.

Benefits of eating Kale: detoxifies your liver, gives skin a healthy glow, helps improve eye sight, and many other benefits.

 

 

"Diabetes Killer" Green Smoothie 8 Jul 13

Green Smoothie Ingredients:
One Apple
One Banana
Half a lemon
Half a cucumber
1 cup of Black Grapes
2 leaves of Kale
2 cups of Watermelon
1 teaspoon bee pollen
1 teaspoon chia seeds
Hazelnut milk

Blend, pour, and Enjoy!

Benefits of eating Black Grapes: improved regulation of insulin, can drastically reduce heart disease risks, improves brain function, and many other great benefits.

Benefits of eating Cucumber: strengthens immunity,reduce risk of Diabetes Type I ,reduce stress, and many other benefits.

 

"Disease fighting Lung Cleasner" Smoothie 24 Jun 13

Blend all the ingredients together, Pour into a cup, and Enjoy!

Benefits of eating/consuming blueberries: Wards off disease, Reduces belly fat, Protects your vision, and many other benefits.

Benefits of consuming nectarines: Fights cancer, Helps reduce asthma, Destroys kidney stones, and many other benefits.

Benefits of consuming lemons: Boost your immune system, Fight fatigue, Improves circulation, and many other benefits.

Sexy Iron Healthy Smoothie

Benefits of eating Beets:

• Beets contain high amounts of boron, which is directly related to the production of human sex hormones.
• Beets are high in potassium, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, iron; vitamins A, B & C; beta-carotene, beta-cyanine; folic acid.
• They are a wonderful tonic for the liver, works as a purifier for the blood, and can prevent various forms of cancer.
• Beets contain betaine, the same substance that is used in certain treatments of depression

Benefits of eating Maca:

• Provides vitamins B1, B2, B12, C and E.
• Maca is widely used to promote sexual function of both men and women.
• It supplies iron and helps restore red blood cells, which aids anemia and cardiovascular diseases.
• Maca is known for increasing your energy levels and increasing your stamina.

My Smoothie Drinking Her-story

Screw History (His-story) this is my Hertory (Her-story).

This is a post that really is meant for chitter and chatter. It is more like the her-story of my smoothie drinking life. Do you still want to continue?

 

 

Once upon a time I made a huge move all by my lonesome to the great big state of Texas (which is not bigger than the state of ALASKA (just saying)). I was following a boy that I met after my second deployment. He was, or I thought he was, the best man for me. He wasn't. I am getting a divorce. Long story short:

 

While I lived in Texas I found it hard to make friends or just have a good friendship with someone. So I went onto Craigslist.org to look for platonic friends. Who would have thought that I meant the most amazing woman that still holds a special part of my heart. When we first met I thought she was so out there with her vegan, vegetarian, raw, smoothie ways. Her youngest child at the time was stark naked and later became my girlfriend just like her mother had become in my life. She taught me things about food I never knew before and allowed me to stay with her for like 2 or 3 months in her home while her husband deployed. It felt like forever. She was one that introduced me to the Vitamix.

Every morning before work we made smoothies and went for our morning runs. When I moved out I was saddened because I didn't have a vitamix (I also didn't have my red-headed hippie friend either) so I had to replace it with a crappy blender and a juicer. Gross. I searched far and wide for a vitamixer on ebay since I was way to cheap to pay $425.00 for a brand new one.

I waited, and waited, and waited. I waited 4 years till I purchased my first ever Vitamixer from ebay. I was so excited because I got if for $170 even though it was used I knew I was going to love it.

I started making smoothies the day the package came in the mail. I was so excited that I went to the store to get some fruits and veggies. Mixed it up in the blender and took my first taste. Let me tell you now, that was one disgusting smoothie. I don't even know what I mixed but I wasn't ready for how green and gross it had tasted. Do you think that put a stop to the smoothie making? Hell NO!

I decided about a week after I got my Vitamix that I would do a smoothie detox. Everyday for a week I drank smoothies for breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner was well dinner not smoothie. I felt week, tired, grumpy, and in shock. I was shocked how much my body wanted sugars and carbs. Those feelings lasted three days and then after the week of the blessed torture I craved fruits and veggies. Imagine that. After that I read a book about food, and became a clean eating fanatic.

Now clean eating is a different story and this one is about smoothies. I make a breakfast smoothie everyday except Saturdays. That is the day I go to the coffee house and enjoy a hand made breakfast with some hot tea and a good book. It is my alone time. I am thankful for being introduced to the Vitamix and smoothie making. If it wasn't for that I wouldn't be eating the best foods for my body and I would be stuck in sugar/carb hell.

Thanks for reading this super long Her-story of my smoothie drinking/making adventures. I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you read it, if not I hope you enjoyed the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



My "Healthy Gum Calcium Rescuer"

Mix all the ingredients for the Healthy Gum Calcium Rescuer smoothie in the blender for about twenty seconds. I used my Vitamix. You are welcome to use your Blendtec and or your Nutri-bullet. Pour into your drinking container and enjoy! This tastes a bit green so I would either add more dates, or apple, or pineapple to make it a bit sweeter and less spinach/broccoli tasting.

The benefits of eating Greek Yogurt:

•  calcium due to live cultures in the yogurt
• improves intestinal health
• helps prevent vagina yeasts to form
• contains about 15 grams of protein.

The benefits of eating Pineapple:

• rich in vitamin C which helps prevent coughs and cold viruses
• strengthens bones
• keeps gums healthy
• lowers the risk of Muscular Degeneration
• alleviates Alzheimer's
• improves digestion

Skin Healthy Immunie Boosting Smoothie

Yesterday one of my co-workers came in sick and droopy, so I had to make a great smoothie that would combat whatever she left behind in my office. I don't need some stinkin' virus in this body. A clove of garlic was added to give a boost to my immune system. I am a fan of adding garlic or lemons to my smoothies.

What are some weird or unusual food that you mix in your smoothies?

My Cancer Fighting Happiness filled Smoothie

Today's Smoothie was super yummy.

Did you know that eating an Apple will help you avoid Alzheimer's, protect against Parkinson's, curb cancer, reduce cholesterol, beat constipation, boost your immune system and many other benefits.

Eating Carrots help provide eye health, prevent cancer, protects your heart, is a natural detox, among other benefits.

Eating Watermelon helps keep your heart healthy, prevents cancer, helps stir sexual juices, reduces infections, cleans the liver, and many other benefits.

Eating Spinach helps ward off cancer, is an anti-inflammatory, contains loads of antioxidants, provides eye health, is a skin healthier, creates stronger bones, and many more benefits.

Eating Pumpkin Seeds protects the prostate, improves bladder functions, is effective against depression, treats parasites, prevents cancer, and many other benefits.


Fruits and veggies are so amazing. They are made with only one ingredient and their benefits are quite amazing for our bodies, yet we eat all that dirty food. The food with labels that have weird "monster" words for this fake food. Look up the benefits for your favorite dirty food and see what it really does to your body. I am a big lover of clean eating since it really follows my blood type the best.

Research, Read, and Empower.

Green Smoothie Tastes Green

Sometimes I just need more green then anything else. If you make this smoothie be informed that it tastes like greens and almonds. If you want it to be sweeter please add more fruits or less veggies. I now am running high on energy that will last till I crash at 1230am due to Karaoke. I forgot to tell you it's KARAOKE Night. I am so getting me some horribly delicious wings!

 

Hulk Juice Smoothie:

 

One Apple

One half Zucchini

two medium Kale leaves

One Bok Choy leaf

1 1/2 cup of frozen Blueberries

1/3 cup of Almonds

1 teaspoon of local Bee Pollen

1 1/2 teaspoon of Vitacost's Whole Food Shake

1 1/2 teaspoons of Chia Seeds

Rice Milk and Water

 

Chop up Apple, Zucchini, Kale leaves, Bok Choy leaf. Add all the ingredients into your vitamix. Add Rice Milk and water to whatever consistency that you crave. I like mine in between thick and thin. Pour into a mason jar and ENJOY.

 

Green Smoothie: Spinach Time

It's Spinach time Smoothie:
One banana
one apple
handful of baby organic carrots
lots of spinach
one tablespoon Greek yogurt
handful of frozen blueberries
1 teaspoon bee pollen
1 teaspoon Vitacost whole food shake
1 teaspoon chia seeds
About 1 quart of Rice Milk and 1 quart of Water

Blend all ingredients in Vitamix or blender. Pour and enjoy. I couldn't stop drinking this smoothie it was sweet and tart. I had to remind myself to take a photo and as you can tell this was the photo you got. SO DARN GOOD!

Shakeology vs. Green Smoothie vs. Vitacost Whole Food Shake

How many of you have had some great Beachbody Coach suggest to add Shakeology to your green smoothies? I receive questions and comments all the time about buying or why I don't use shakeology. I am tired of it. I don't use it because it cost too much. I also feel that my green smoothies are just enough. Have you ever why Beachbody Coaches are the ones that are always pestering you?

Here is the answer: THEY GET PAID WHEN YOU BUY THE PRODUCT. They are trained to sell sell sell. Just like any great marketing gimmick will ever tell you. You as the customer WANTS this so very bad in your life. This product offers 70 ingredients and well apparently saves you money on buying foods. It is supposed to help suppress your appetite, lose weight, make you green like a leprechaun. Okay the later of that isn't true. I do have to agree the ingredients are good. You can find all the ingredients here.

The real issue I have with this product is the COST. It runs about $129.99 a pop and that is just for a 30 day supply. Which comes to 4.33 a day. Trust me I know the daily price because those awesome coaches (which I have met some awesome coaches) need to sell you this product. They need to get paid. That to me is not even worth it. I don't even spend that much on my SEAWEED and I love seaweed. That price is about what my grocery bill is for a month. Hmm... to buy shakeology and never eat real food again or to buy food and never drink shakeology. I LOVE to eat, hence the blog name. I also love my green smoothies and would choose that over any of that shakeology stuff. My green smoothies are more real to me than that green powder stuff.

I did lots of research as to finding a "dupe" for this shakeology because I will not pay that price for something that will give me more energy and help me lose weight. I am not looking for a diet pill or plan. I am not looking for that magic weightloss tool. I am looking to be healthy and awesome. I searched far and wide on this thing we call the internet. After about 3 monthes of research and taste tests I finally found my so called "dupe". Here it is:

It is so simple and sweet. It doesn't really have a taste when I add it to my smoothies. It does have a light vanilla scent. Thank you Vitacost for making this Whole Food Shake. This product runs about 13 to 15 dollars depending on the deals that Vitacost is having. The ingredients are almost the same as Shakeology they are missing a few ingredients. A FEW so few it really doesn't matter. Check out the ingredients here. I love this product so much. First of all I make it last 2 months because I add only half the scoop that they provide in this product. If you drink this everday for 30 days it will cost you .50 cents. Oh man this product is just right in my price range. There are no hard sellers or coaches telling you that there is another option, NO they want you money they want to get paid.

So now I add only half of one scoop into my REAL fruit and veggie smoothies. I doesn't change the flavor of the smoothie. It doesn't even have a chalky taste to it. It is like I stated before one of the best things I have tasted in my smoothie. I want to taste my fruits and veggies not a flavored shake mix. Blah.

What do you think? Are there Beachbody Coaches hating me for blogging about this? Are you going to tell me that your product is so much better, you hard seller you. I know how it is to hard sell to folks and as long as you sound like you believe that product you can SELL it. <--- Look at that I just gave you a little hint on how to sell.

I do love beachbody videos. I love P90X, Instanity, and Yoga Booty Ballet. I love how easy and intense they are. If you follow the program you will see change. So note that I am not hating on the great products that can be life changing just the price of shakeology.

Thanks for reading. Leave a comment and tell me your feelings if you dare. I am going to drink my awesome green smoothie which isn't good enough without some shakeology mixed in it.

You NO good Green Smoothie you.

 

Candy Sparks 3 Apr 2013

 

This Lady Eats Green Smoothies

I am in love with green smoothies and my Vitamix loves them just as much. What is your blending tool when it comes to smoothies? I post a lot of my smoothie's on instagram since there is a huge Vitamix community on there. They give me ideas on what to create in this awesome blender.

This Lady Eats "This Green Fruit Smoothie" :

Ingredients:
1 Apple cubed
1 Banana peeled
1 Kiwi peeled
5 Strawberries
1 Orange
Handful of Kale
Handful of Spinach
1 teaspoon Chia Seeds
1 teaspoon local Bee Pollen
1 teaspoon of Vitacost's Whole Food Shake
Water

Place all the Ingredients in your blender. Blend for 20 seconds. Taste. Add honey or Agave if need be. This smoothie is so nicely sweetened by the strawberries I didn't need to use any. Once fully blended pour into your mason jar (or whatever cup you have) and enjoy!