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1 A Healthy Smoothie Recipe For Every Meal of the Day
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2 Sip on This: Green Juice Loaded With Antioxidants
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3 The Perfect To-Go Cups For Smoothies and Shakes
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4 5 Superfood Smoothie Powders to Give Your Body a Boost
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5 5 Ways to Enjoy Chia Seeds
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6 Taste Test: Jamba Juice's Fruit & Veggie Smoothies
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7 A Reader Recipe: Detox Orange Ginger Smoothie
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8 New "Make at Home" Jamba Juice Smoothies
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9 The Brazier: Vegan Chocolate Shake From Thrive Juice Bar
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10 From Chalky to Appetizing: Making a Good Powdered Smoothie
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11 Dairy-Free and Sugar-Free Mint Chocolate Chip Shake
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12 5 Ingredients to Give Your Smoothie a Health Boost
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13 Healthy Eating Tip: Add Greens to Smoothies
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14 Healthy Recipe: Peachy Keen Smoothie
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16 Healthy Eating Tip: Freeze Overly Ripe Fruit For Smoothies
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17 Freeze Fruits and Veggies Before They Spoil
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Gone are the days of taking a few basic ingredients and throwing them into a blender. Bananas, strawberries, and yogurt? So last year. Now that you've discovered the wonderful world of kale, chia seeds, and spinach, it's time to expand your smoothie-making skills even more. The following five food items are guaranteed to increase the nutrient (and flavor) quotient of your smoothies. Avocado: Read more
Though they are an ancient superfood, it seems like chia seeds are finally getting some attention! High in protein, fiber, calcium, antioxidants, and omega-3s — what's not to love about chia? Just one ounce (about two tablespoons) of chia seeds provides 11 grams of fiber, four grams of protein, 177 milligrams of calcium, and 4.9 grams of omega-3 fatty acids. Read on to learn ways to add more Read more
Holiday indulgences got you down? FitSugar reader JuicyNoelle has a detox smoothie for you. She posted the recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. Are you looking for ways to embrace a little holiday detox? If so, don't forget to incorporate a piece of ginger. Ginger is believed to fire up your body’s natural detoxification work. It also helps your body better absorb nutrients, and eliminate waste Read more
Cacao nibs and fresh mint leaves are blended together with nondairy vanilla ice cream to create a healthy twist to a classic favorite. This shake doesn't contain dairy and sugar (if you pick sugar-free ice cream like coconut-milk-based So Delicious), yet it's creamy and subtly sweet with a little bit of crunch from the raw cacao nibs. This shake makes a delicious dessert, or you can blend in a Read more
Fresh green juice might be the "next frozen yogurt" in terms of a trendy, healthy snack. What could possibly be better for you than a glass of homemade, fresh-pressed vegetables and fruits? This is a super easy, delicious, and addictive green juice recipe that you can happily indulge in to rake up your daily values. Apples are high in vitamin C and naturally sweeten the beverage. Read more
Powder-based smoothies are so convenient: add water, shake, and you're done. The problem is that these types of smoothies leave a lot to be desired in terms of taste — they're often chalky, tasteless, or, at worst, off-putting to the palate. To make these nutrient-rich smoothie powders more appetizing, try adding one — or a few! — of these mix-ins to your next smoothie. Fruit: Fresh or Read more
Whether it's for breakfast, dessert, or a post-workout snack, there's never a bad time to enjoy a smoothie. While a smoothie may seem overly complicated to make, it's not. Grab your ingredients, throw them in a blender, and go. What's so great is that the ingredient possibilities for shakes and smoothies are endless. Keep reading to see which healthy smoothies we're blending up! Read more
When I spoke to professional triathlete Brendan Brazier, he said that one of his readers was so inspired by the Thrive Diet (a vegan, mostly raw nutrition plan) that the reader opened a juice and smoothie bar dedicated to Brendan's book Thrive. Brendan added, "He's actually made my original smoothie recipes even better." In his latest book, Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health Read more
From Peruvian maca root to Indian turmeric, here are five interesting superfoods from around the world that you can add to your smoothies for added nutritional boosts. High in minerals, antioxidants, and vitamins, prepare for these powders to help you feel energized, invigorated, and cleansed. Source: ThinkStock Read more
Perfect for trips to the gym, reusable water bottles help reduce the amount of plastic bottles that end up in landfills, while also reducing exposure to BPA that is commonly found in plastics. But what do we do about our protein shakes and smoothies that often get made in a hurry as we're running out the door? The following to-go containers are rough, tough, and exactly what you need when taking Read more
