The Live Green Smoothie Diet

I can pretty much guarantee most of you have never tried something like this before (I never did)… A sweet, lemony Live Green Smoothie served warm, like soup or tea. It’ so comforting, soothing, and warming… and exactly the sort of thing your body needs when it’s battling a cold or flu or allergies. I [...]

I’m a bit puzzled as to what to call this drink. I mean, it’s creamy like hot cocoa, but warming and with the zesty heat of a nightcap. And it’s made like a Warm Live Tea… Well, it’s utterly wonderful for any of those purposes. And in fact, it’s absolutely delicious without being heated up. I wanted [...]

My son Curran’s comment while tucking into a second cup of this tea with a friend: “How many pink drinks do you know that are healthy for you? …Pepto Bismol does not count!” These new Warm Live Teas that I’m making are a big hit at home, and this one is just fabulous! Gorgeously colorful, [...]

(Above: Pear-Ginger Warm Live Tea) Warm Live Teas are similar to Warm Live Soups… they’re smoothies made from raw ingredients, then briefly warmed up without cooking them. But in this case, the teas are sweet. And so delicious. Instead of having a decaf herbal tea flavored with the essence of fruit, just make a warm tea [...]

This delicious raw shake is made creamy with avocado, and uses three different berries: blueberry, blackberry, and strawberry. But use whichever combination of berries is handy, fresh, and on sale! Loaded with antioxidants, naturally low-glycemic, and “rib-sticking” due to the avocado, remember the next time you’re feeling peckish for “I don’t know what”. It’s so [...]

The End of my Mono-Smoothie Recipe Series… For Now. This is the last recipe I have planned in my current Mono-Smoothie series. I’ve really wanted to drill into my readers that you can whip up a smoothie from ingredients so simple, all you really need is ONE kind of fruit, or vegetable, or fresh greens. [...]

You know you pass them all the time… exotic fruits and vegetables in your local grocer’s, so many of them you’re curious about but simply don’t know what to do with them if you should be so bold as to purchase them. They’re not necessarily expensive — in fact, some of them are quite cheap [...]

The beauty of zucchini used in raw smoothies really becomes apparent in this recipe! You will instantly experience how zucchini just disappears, providing a blank background for whatever else you’re pairing with it. In this case… mango… and you end up with a delicious glass of “Essence of Mango”, without any cloying sweetness or undertone [...]

All berries are very low in sugar, so I tell all my clients not to use them as the primary fruit in a Live Green Smoothie, because they just won’t have enough sweetness to carry through — they will be too tart. Paired with zucchini, however, and they seem to shine! The zucchini provides a [...]

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), beets are used to strengthen “spleen” energy, which enhances the ability to produce healthy blood and vital “chi”… certainly important for feeling well-being and energy. It’s the foods with earthy-sweet flavors that are said to enhance this quality, and beets rule this realm with their fabulous earthiness and natural sweetness. [...]