The New Green Smoothie Diet and a GIVEAWAY!
Mar 27 2012 by
Back in January of this year my husband and I embarked on a 5 day juice detox. It was the first time either of us had done any type of juice fast and we ended up loving it. To this day we still begin each and every morning with a green smoothie. So you can only image how excited I was when Hilary Greenleaf contacted me about her newest book – The New Green Smoothie Diet. She was kind enough to send me a copy to review and it was love at the first chapter!
If you have ever wondered about juicing all your questions are answered in this book. The beginning gives you a very thorough introduction to what green smoothies are, basic ingredients, how to make them, how often to drink them and much more. If you’ve been juicing for awhile then you’ll probably know most of this information but I still enjoyed reading about the benefits that green smoothies offer and it was a great way to keep my motivation going.
I think the breakdown of this book is one of it’s finest features. Instead of just throwing a bunch of recipes together it breaks it down for what goals you’re looking to achieve. It has specific sections for weight loss, detoxifying, increasing energy, fighting heart disease, preventing certain cancers, boosting the immune system and more. In each section it talks about key ingredients to use and why they are useful for that particular cause. At the end of each section you’ll find some recipes that feature the key ingredients previously mentioned.
I have to admit that I’m pretty boring when it comes to my smoothie/juicing drinks. I usually make an apple/spinach/kale drink each and every morning. The recipes in Hilary’s book made me break out of my mundane box and it tasted so good. One of my favorite recipes in the book is in the Increasing Energy section. It’s a combination of spinach, pomegranate, frozen berries and ice. It was AMAZING! I could have had one of those smoothie’s with every meal. I’ve tried just about every recipe in the book and there wasn’t one that disappointed me.
Hilary knows how much we appreciate our readers and she didn’t want any of you to lose out on all the fantastic benefits that drinking green smoothies have to offer. She was awesome enough to let us giveaway 2 of her books to 2 lucky readers. You can enter below and it’s soooo easy!
Now, if for some reason you aren’t one of the lucky 2 don’t fear, I have great news! Head on over to amazon and pick up a digital copy of The New Green Smoothie Diet for only $2.99 – that’s not a typo people!!! Click here to check out all the details!
We will announce the winner this Friday, March 30th on our Facebook Page. Everyone is eligible to enter so tell your friends and family and let’s get the word out on how healthy and nutritious green smoothies are!
~Sarah
I’ve just started making Green Smoothies and would love to learn more about them and try new combinations of ingredients.
My favorite smoothie is a banana berry smoothies with spinach oats and protein powder.
I love a smoothie with just strawberries, peaches, banana and pineapple juice.
I love anything with Mango!
My favorite smoothie drink used to be vanilla yogurt with frozen berries. I would make them for my kids several times during the week during the summer. Now we are eating vegan, I welcome other options for great tasting healthy smoothies.
I love a good mango smoothie!
I would love some new smoothie ideas! I have one that I make over and over and over….green tea, a little lemon juice, greek yogurt, a little honey, and mango slices. It’s yummy, but I’d love to have some more ideas at my fingertips!
My husband and I have been having such a hard time finding healthy alternatives for breakfast – this would be perfect!! We LOVE smoothies! Now I’ll just need a good blender! : )
i love a pineapple/banana smoothie!
I LOVE a chocolate mint green smoothie! Spinach, frozen banana, a date or two, cocoa powder and mint extract!
My current favorite smoothie is carrot juice, a big ol’ handful of spinach, and a frozen mango/peach/strawberry/pineapple blend. It’s like a mini tropical vacation every morning :)
I just love your website!! Would love to
Learn more about making healthy smoothies!!
I love to throw whatever I can find in for a different smoothie every time…but a favorite combo usually includes – greek yogurt, banana, berries, & spinach
I have one for breakfast everyday: 1-2 cups spinach, cup of kefir, 6 frozen strawberries or 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, and sometimes a bit of banana. I love it and it keeps me full well past the morning snack time.
Thanks for your great website and this great post!
I am still trying to get in the habit of making a green smoothie every morning. So far I really like blending Kale, blueberries and banana!
Strawberry and blueberry smoothies, with a banana and OJ!
peach banana all the way!
I make a smoothie with orange juice, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries. I call it the “Four Berry Shake.”
berries, kale, vanilla!
I love any smoothie with blackberries in it!
I don’t have a great blender/juicer. Our favorite smoothie at our house is just a mix of nonfat greek yogurt, half frozed banana and a handful or more of frozed berries (whichever berry we have on hand), and 1 or 2 tablespoons of ground flax seed. Sometimes this smoothie is the only way I can get my sons to eat breakfast.
Would love to get this book! Just found out I have an autoimmune disorder and my nutritionists is recommending that I begin juicing and drinking a smoothie every morning. It would be great to have some of the tips and recipes
I like a banana, frozen berries, a handful of kale with almond milk.
My favorite at the moment is kale, cucumber, apple and carrot.
I am in love with Green Monster smoothies from OhSheGlows.com
I love banana, mango smoothies with kale
I would love this book. I just do the basic smoothies though lately using coconut water after a workout. I really want to get into juicing.
i’m new to smoothies and juicing so I would love this book!
I’ve been trying to get more veggies and fruit into our daily meals. This would be a great way to that!
I’ve actually had a smoothie only once in my life! Can you believe that?! I really hope to make more… I don’t have a real blender, only a hand blender, but I recently made a wonderful strawberry banana protein smoothie, using a coffee grinder! haha
My morning smoothie each day is spinach, almond milk, banana, and frozen strawberries (or blueberries). I love it!!
I <3 smoothies with bananas and mixed berries!!!
I just started enjoying smoothies for lunch and would love new ideas!
Okay, you can take me out of the running for the book! I couldn’t wait so downloaded it to my Kindle Fire from Amazon. This morning I made the Berry Healthy Smoothie. Wow! That was amazing! I didn’t tell my husband there was spinach in it until he got it all down… and he had no idea. Thanks!
LOL! Glad to hear you enjoyed the book. I’m not usually a fan of smoothie/juicing books but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I’ve made many of the recipes and each was fantastic. You really can’t go wrong with this book – it’s got great info and the price can’t be beat!!!!
~Sarah
We love spinach, pineapple, strawberry, banana sweetened with a little stevia.
A smoothie or juice with spinach is always a great pick me up!
I love my green smoothie. I make one with spinach, spirulina, chia seeds, fruit, and coconut milk. Have that almost every day. I’d love to get some variety though, and this book sounds like just the ticket! Thanks for the post!
My favourite juice is beet, carrot, apple, ginger and either kale or swiss chard.
My absolute favorite is mango, spinach, and banana with a few mint leaves :D
I love making smoothies with either unsweetened coconut or almond milk, a scoop of chocolate whey protein, a HUGE fistful of spinach, stevia, and a packet of Emergen-C.
I havn’t made many different green smoothies. I know I can add spinach to just about anything and it will taste good! I mostly make and enjoy all kinds of fruit smoothies! I definitely want to get more into juicing/smoothies, so this book would be very helpful :)
I am all about my 1 standard – almond milk, banana, frozen berries & spinach, but I think I’ve gotten scared to venture out. I would absolutely love to find a combo that even my son would be on board with!
I love anything with banana in it. Oh heck I just love Bananas
I would LOVE this book!! I just bought a new blender and I am in great need of ideas!!!!!
I have also thought about adding greens to my daily smoothie, which often includes some or all of the following: peach, mango, strawberries, raspberries, along with orange juice or almond milk and flax.
I got the bug to try a green smoothie for the first time in January of this year. I was a little worried about it being really gross. My nine year old son thought I’d lost it completely when I grabbed the spinach out of the fridge and started shoving it in the blender. It turned out great though and we have it at least 3 times a week for breakfast. I haven’t tried any others yet so the book sounds great!
I make green smoothies with kale and spinach everyday
Pineapple and greens!
Sounds super tasty, fresh and healthy, exactly what I need :) I’ve recently read about the 5 day juice detox and now I’m dying to try it out!