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Fill your glass with one of our shake-and-sip smoothie mixes and get healthy without having to wash blender blades.
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It took 7 blenders and 3.5 hrs, but the folks in Kitchener, Ontario did it - in 2006 they made the world's largest smoothie at 195 gallons.
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Wanna "remix" your morning smoothie routine?
The Bite
Shake it on down to your local natural foods shop and pick up some of the new easy-does-it shake and smoothie mixes, offering new flavors and more health benefits than your current employee package.The Benefits
- Healthier. Smoothies and shakes are a great way to get your daily dose of many different nutrients, and antioxidant-rich acai and hemp, and protein-rich spirulina up the ante.
- Organic and non-GMO mixes are healthier for you and the earth, forgoing pesticides and encouraging sustainable farming practices.
- No blender required. Shakes are more convenient than blending a zillion different types of fruit together.
- Cheaper. Mixes save you a couple dollars over a trip to Jamba Juice.
Personally Speaking
Jen's had days where she's had a smoothie for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and no, it's not some fad diet). A scoop of Spiru-Tein keeps her energy level high.Wanna Try?
- Nature's Plus Vanilla Spiru-Tein - uses non-GMO soy and tastes almost as good as a McD's vanilla shake... check Jen's famous 5-minute smoothie lunch recipe in the blog ($20).
- Amazing Grass - thumbs up: wheatgrass that doesn't taste like chalk when mixed with juice ($26).
- Nutiva HempShake - loads of fiber and protein - go for the chocolate ($6/sampler).
- Living Harvest Hemp Protein Powder - try their amazing "vanilla spice" flavor ($3).
- Sambazon Acai Packets - organic acai packs major heart-healthy Omega-6s and antioxidants. Also check their yummy recipes ($3).
Feb 07,2007
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This one is short and sweet, just like my lunch:Get bags of frozen fruit. I buy the berry medley version at Costco which says “all natural” and so I figure that is better than “all-chemicals.” And honestly, I am not a millionaire so I am not going to buy the bags of organic fruit at the CO OP for $8 a piece for about 1/10 the amount of fruit that comes in the $10 power bag from Costco. I splurge for organic... don't get me wrong. However, that price differential is just OTT. (over the top, Kristin. ;-)
Fill fruit in the blender – a beer mug’s worth. Poor in organic orange juice (I use Horizon) to right above the berries. Then, from the big container of Stonyfield’s vanilla yogurt, just pour some in. (about 2 blops – you can see, I am not a fan of measuring and I am REALLY not a fan of all the clean up for the measuring cups.)
I just saw a homeopathic doc, and he reco'd cod liver oil for me, so that goes in. As does a B-vit and liquid iron supplement, since I am sure i am not getting enough iron - being a veg head but skipping beans too often.
Lastly, one scoop of Spirutein. Let ‘er rip. Oh, don’t run the blender for more than a minute. These things were only made for short bursts. Enjoy your very creamy, nutrious, protein packed lunch. Promise, everyone in the Bozeman office is totally jealous, and they beg me for sips.
On a plane... can't wait to get home to my smoothie, my horsie, the Cricket, my two cats, and a hot date. - Jen
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Posted by: Kris | February 07, 2007 at 06:36 AM