The Live Green Smoothie Diet

Yah, I know… who thinks about Broccoli and Vanilla in the same breath? Hah, well… clearly I do! This is a great combination, and there’s a sizeable amount of raw broccoli in this! But when broccoli is raw in a smoothie, it doesn’t have the rather potent sulphuric taste not uncommon when it’s cooked. And [...]

I want to continue adding some “zero-point” Live Green Smoothie recipes (pretty much “blended salads” without fruit or fat) as an option for my readers who are partial to Weight Watchers. These smoothies are of course all going to taste a bit better with some sweetness and/or some fat, so customize however you’d like. But [...]

Who knew that raw broccoli could be so tender? And when paired with this slight sweet Creamy “Ranch” dressing, it’s sweet and almost juicy. And you can make the dressing by itself and use as a dip or sandwich spread. My 20-yr-old enjoyed nibbling this right along with me. So much for raw green vedge [...]

Click here to see more fabulously healthifying Mono-Smoothie recipes! I happened to catch a bit of the Dr. Oz show earlier this week and saw him speaking on the subject of the list of foods he has assigned to his “Anti-Cancer Diet“, and he was highlighting three foods I’ve mentioned more than once here on [...]

Did you know that, calorie-for-calorie, broccoli has a bit more protein than steak? Yep. And one of the nice qualities that high-protein foods (such as goji berries, hemp seeds, and… broccoli) contribute to smoothies is that they make them unexpectedly slight creamy. In addition, broccoli is famed for its cancer-fighting power, and by adding it to [...]

How can a smoothie with these ingredients be creamy?? Because broccoli is so dang high in protein, and high-protein foods seem to add a creamy quality to Live Green Smoothies!  A bit of broccoli, a couple wee tomatoes, a bunch of grapes, and an apple (peeled because, alas, not organic, but complements of Panera and [...]

It may be humble in appearance, but it’s simple, sweet, tasty, cheap, healthful… and another way to drink your broccoli! A giant bunch of red grapes, a medium-ish chunk of broccoli, two stalks of celery… and water, of course. Delish! My oldest tucked a bottle of this into his lunch bag before heading off to [...]

… and anyone who loves yummy drinks and feeling great! I saw an article in today’s USA Today about how kids just aren’t getting enough fruit and vegetables in their diets. Well… duh… we all know that. And we also know it’s not just the kids! I created this smoothie for all those kids who [...]