Power Smoothies: All-Natural Fruit and Green Smoothies to Fuel Workouts, Build Muscle and Burn Fat

I admit it, I love smoothies that are “bad for you”. Jamba Juice? Yes please! So I picked up this book because while my smoothies are delicious, I know there are better options for me, especially when I’m working out. This book gives so much information. I love the information about the nutrients, and what kinds of ingredients are best in a smoothie for which person. Besides information about the foods that go into smoothies, but there is also information about protein supplements. This was great for me, because I had no idea about any of this before going into it! There is information for smoothies to lose weight or to gain muscle, which is great. Each of these has information on how to prep, which I always appreciate. And finally, the best part- recipes for smoothies! These recipes are single-serve smoothies, which is great. For breakfast, my favorite is the apple-cinnamon oatmeal smoothie, yum! For a post-workout smoothie, my favorite is pomegranate punch (I’m a sucker for pomegranates). Did you know there are evening smoothies? My favorites include chamomile crush and strawberries ‘n cream. If any of this sounded good to you, please pick up this book! It’s so chock filled with good information and delicious recipes!

My son is a workout junkie. He goes to the gym every day. The main source of his nutritional diet is a protein shake. He has preached to me when to have a protein shake, before a workout, after a workout, how long before a work out and how long after a workout you should drink one. Sometimes I don’t think he even eats food, just a protein shake. He has always proclaimed that they are a complete meal. He has told me about what fats are good for you and the different types of carbohydrates. This book explains all of it, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, fibers, vitamins and has all the nutritional information on everything you might put in a smoothie. It even tells you how to grow your own garden.This book is organized well from beginning to end. It has different smoothie based diets for carb-boosting for a work out, to a weight lost, an immune-boosting smoothie and so much more. I really bought this book for just a couple of different smoothies’ recipes, hoping I could mix up my son’s smoothie diet. This book gave me more than just recipes.

This book was recommended to me by a running friend who knows I like to fuel my workouts as greenly as possible, and she couldn’t have made a better suggestion. Not only is there a seemingly exhaustive list of possible smoothie ingredients and all their nutritional benefits, but my favorite part about Power Smoothies is that the recipes (and there are A LOT of them) are broken down by suggested use or function—there’s everything from morning and nighttime smoothies to smoothies that are better for pre- or post-workout or that are carb-packed for when you’re leading up to a big race or event. That’s what I find is missing from a lot of other green smoothie recipes: I want to know why a certain smoothie is good for me or what it will help me do. After a recent long training run, I came home and whipped up a “Nectar of the Gods” smoothie with nectarine, bananas, kale, honey, and protein powder. It had a great balance of protein and carbs to help with recovery—and it tasted great!Now I just need to upgrade my blender to really improve my smoothie game.

This book has a great angle on the smoothie trend. I bought this because I’ve been trying to work out more at home, trying to lose weight, and I finally accepted that I needed to change some of my eating habits. I’ve tried making my own smoothies in the past but they end up being too sweet or too repetitive and I lose interest in them. But this guide really reinvigorated my love of smoothies.I think it’s really helpful that the book isn’t just recipes but about how smoothies can either help you lose weight or add more muscle. Plus the recipes do look delicious!There are some great tips on organic foods and how to be practical about when to buy those pricey organics. The breakdowns on each specific food and its nutritional value seems a bit unnecessary but the write-ups that go with them are full of really helpful information and how they work well in smoothies. I also really like high anti-oxidant food chart that helps break down options for smoothie ingredients.Next step though is upgrading my cheapo blender…

Acceptable addition to collection.

I love this book!! My boyfriend and I have both a juice and a blender and constantly struggle with knowing what's the best thing to put into our smoothie that will also help us hit some of our healthy goals- this book was great for that. It really helped explain what our body needs, why it needs it and how to accomplish it. I highly recommend this book

good book nice reipes