I start my day with a breakfast smoothie sometimes and I blog about my smoothies every now and then. What I think about smoothies is that some work well as a meal replacement, and some others, especially if not homemade, are to be avoided (if your goal is weight loss). Let’s take for example the […]
Category Archives: Smoothies
Antioxidant Punch Beetroot, Strawberry and Apple Smoothie
This is the week of “smoothie cravings” for me. Whatever the reason is, I found myself fancying fruit during the whole week. Every evening, once at home and always before dinner so to soothe my hunger, I quickly prepared a shake by blending all the fruits on hand. Most of my smoothies comprised orange, apple […]
Dense and Nutritious Coffee Banana Smoothie
This year, the lengthening of the day surprised me as never before. Or maybe just like every year, when after a couple of hours of daylight more it feels like a new change is about to come. Many months of darkness and freezing weather made me feel like an automaton adapted to live in black and white, […]
Popeye Smoothie: a Spinach and Strawberry Shake
I’m Popeye the sailor man, I’m Popeye the sailor man, I’m strong to the finish because I eats me spinach Do you know Popeye the Sailor? I’m quite sure everybody knows this brusque and good-hearted comic strip character. The cartoon was born in the 30’s, in the midst of an economic crisis that strongly affected the american agriculture. […]
Quick Green Detox Smoothie for a Healthier Breakfast
Few months ago I would have ever thought of blending a kale and then drinking it. Entering the world of Pinterest enlarged my food horizons. Hundreds of pins and several visits to “stratospherically” beautiful food blogs after, I know that smoothies combining fruit with green vegetables are popular among girls with weight loss ambition (90% of us). Surprise, surprise, they can even […]
Creamy Orange Smoothie {all made in blender}
Orange is a fruit that symbolizes the growth and maturity in my life. Denied and mistreated during my childhood, when I was asked to eat it to get vitamin C, it is now one of the fruits I enjoy eating the most. When I first saw this push up orange smoothie I thought “Wow, I need […]