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What Color is Your Smoothie?: From Red Berry Roundup to Super Smart Purple Tart–300 Recipes for Vibrant Health
Author(s): Britt Allen Brandon (Author)
- Publisher: Adams Media
- Publication Date: 17 Mar. 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1440536163
- ISBN-13: 9781440536168
Book Description
Eating the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables isn’t always easy. Even if you do, you still might not be getting the wide range of vitamins and minerals you need. Each color group of fruits and vegetables offers different beneficial effects, so to get these essential nutrients, you have to eat the rainbow! What Color Is Your Smoothie? helps you do just that. Inside, you’ll find delicious, easy-to-make recipes, such as:
- Sparkling Strawberry Smoothiebright red strawberries are packed with vitamin C. They also contain heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and belly-filling fiber.
- Clever Carrots and Spiceorange carrots are full of beta-carotene, which helps prevent cancer, arthritis, and cardiovascular disease
- Pineapple Banana Creamyellow bananas are rich in carotenoids, which can decrease the likelihood of lung cancer
- Spicy Spinach Smoothiedark green veggies contain phytochemicals, which can protect your eyes by keeping your retinas strong
- Blueberry Blastoff Smoothieblue and purple foods contain flavonoids, which help prevent short-term memory loss
With more than 300 colorful, vitamin-packed smoothies to choose from, you’ll blend, smooth, and shake your way to a healthy new you!
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Cookbooks always make for a good gift idea, but this one is ideal for the healthy smoothie lover (and just about every fit foodie I know makes green smoothies!). With 300 recipes including everything from Clever Carrots and Spice to Pineapple Banana Cream to Spicy Spinach Smoothie, this is the holiday gift that keeps on giving. Slurp the rainbow to better health!” –Fit Bottomed Girls blog
About the Author
Britt Brandon is a an ISSA-certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist. She is a competitive athlete and award-winning competitive runner. Having written The Everything[registered] Green Smoothies Book, she uses her education and experience in fitness and nutrition to adhere to a clean, natural diet and share information and tips on the lifestyle with others. She lives in Jensen Beach, Florida with her husband and two children.
