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Green Smoothie Revolution: The Radical Leap Toward Natural Health |  | Author: Victoria Boutenko
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Category: Book
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Pages: 184
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 1556438125
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.87
EAN: 9781556438127
ASIN: 1556438125
Publication Date: August 4, 2009
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Thanks to processed and fast foods, being overworked, and feeling stressed while eating on the fly, it is increasingly difficult for most of us to eat anywhere near a balanced diet. We may not be obviously sick, but may suffer from lack of focus, insomnia, sluggishness, or any host of symptoms caused by nutritional deficiency. Green Smoothie Revolution takes aim at this silent epidemic by restoring balance to our diets.
Combining nutrition and know-how with recipes that pack a powerhouse punch, Victoria Boutenko reintroduces long neglected fruits, vegetables, and greens in the most persuasive style for our busy lives: with fast prep and delicious results. Featuring 200 recipes, Green Smoothie Revolution offers both simplicity (4 ripe pears, 1 bunch parsley, 2 cups water; blend well) and enough variety to keep taste buds happy and nutrients coming from a wealth of options.
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 Awesome Little Book! November 11, 2009
Nathan Bales (Wilmington, NC USA)
I have been a strict vegetarian for 24 years and this is one of the best books I've come across to make being healthy really easy! So simple and loaded with facts and research to back it up. Great receipes and fun to read! Thanks for sharing your life with us!
 3.5 Stars November 9, 2009
A. Ko (Houston, Tx)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The GOOD and BAD:
* luckily, the first smoothie i made was tasty sweet. i was happy i could eat kale in raw form without having to spend an hour cooking it and seasoning it to make it edible to me. the second smoothie i made was also edible and pretty tasty for being green. unfortunately, the last two i made were NASTY. i drank them to avoid wasting food and did not let my husband drank them.
in summary:
Sun Green Pudding - tasty, had kale, dates and raisins made it sweet.
Banacado - tasty. lots of dates. beware if you are sensitive to carbs. dates have lots of carbs and bananas as well.
Basic Balance (in the green smoothie for beginners section) - GROSS.
Morning Zing Smoothie (in the green smoothie for beginners section) - GROSS. too much ginger!!!
i advice probably staying away from the beginners chapter and sticking to the other sections. perhaps it's just that section that has bad luck
* if you are sick with the flu or something and need an immunity boost, i think green smoothies are a good way to go. just hope you get a tasty one or well, you may feel more nausea after
This is too easy ... November 8, 2009
Curly Mayne (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I know I need more vital nutrition in my diet. I've tried raw, vegetarian, master cleansers; I just find it difficult to continue things long term with my busy work and life schedule and my completely carniverous husband. I'd experimented with this "green" smoothies in the past, but this book surpassed my imaginations on what you could do with a few leafy veges and some fruit - that can literally change your life. In just a few easy minutes I can have an absolutely delicious drink that's extremely filling, energizing, cleansing, and clarifying. I take to work and now several coworkers are starting thier own green smoothie revolution. I'm starting to experiment on my own now ... like adding whole golden flax seed to my blender before the vege/fruit - and grinding for 20 sec - then adding all the other ingredients ... or adding different spice blends for say umm - apple pie green smoothies. What's even more amazing is that my husband is becoming a fan - he actually is starting to make them on his own even when I am not around.
Tasty Recipes that Converted a Hard Core Carnivore October 29, 2009
C. Cheng
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a carnivore and the idea of eating a salad and all that chewing is for the cows as far as I'm concerned. But this book changed my entire outlook on eating green. The recipes are simple and tasty, I've tried other books that have too much talk and not enough recipes.
I'm still a carnivore but have easily augmented my diet with green smoothies. I'll drink one 8-12oz glass of tasty green smoothie either for breakfast or dinner, and eat regular meals the rest of the day.
I didn't experience the miraculous extra energy others have but I can tell you that the green smoothies makes me very regular! No more bloating or constipation, which runs in my family. Amazing!!!
What also amazes me is that one green smoothie contains so much veggie and fruits, it's very difficult to eat that much green in a day otherwise! I use this book together with the "Superfoods" book, with great discussion on more unusual superfoods and how to add these superfoods to your diet. Maca, fresh bee pollen, chia seeds, rejuvalec...a whole new vocabulary of things to try and love.
This is the answer to my big question October 3, 2009
Timothy B. Riley (San Antonio, TX USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I loved Michael Pollan's book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" in which he summed up his research into what we should really be eating by saying "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." I then thought, O-K, that's great advice but how do I do that? Salads?
Victoria Boutenko's book answers my question so completely that you would think that she was wondering the same thing. Many of the plants that are the healthiest for you (the dark green types) are difficult to eat raw in any meaningful quantity; kale, mustard greens, spinach, collard greens, etc. This is why so many people either cook them to death or smoother them with high calorie dressings. The Green Smoothie Revolution book showed me how I could add all of things that I believe are healthy for us (leaves, fruit, and berries) to my diet in an easy and fun way.
I was introduced to the Green Smoothie by a friend who had been eating this way for a while. I have to admit that when I made my first one I looked at it and said "Really?" It looked like something Yoda, the swamp dwelling Jedi master from the Star Wars movies, would eat. Green, thick and kind of bubbling. I pride myself on my cooking abilities, especially in making a dish look appetizing by skillful plating. This did not look good; as a matter of fact my other friends used quite a few "colorful" expressions to describe my concoctions, none of which are appropriate here. The taste however is an entirely different matter. The simple blend of bananas, strawberries and kale was sweet, earthy and fresh. I was hooked!
In addition to the wonderful recipes for green smoothies (with alluring names such as "Hawaiian Hibiscus", "The Laughing Gorilla" and "Green Monkey Face") the book also offers moving testimonials and, most importantly, sage advice from Mrs. Boutenko. I have grown to really enjoy mustard greens as a part of my smoothie meals but she gives a great reason to "rotate" your choice of greens. It seems many plants have ingredients in them (including alkaloids) that could become slightly toxic if eaten in large quantities in order to encourage animals to vary their diet so that the plant would not be eaten to extinction. By regularly changing my choice of greens I can avoid this problem as each plant has a different chemical make-up. Another thing that surprised me is that pets enjoy this type of food as much as people do.
I will have to admit that I am not planning to eat 100% raw foods. I believe that humans are omnivores and that a varied diet is a good thing. However, I feel much better now that I have made my daily Green Smoothie my major meal of the day. I still enjoy my cheeses, breads, butter (I LOVE good, cultured Vermont butter) and meat, but I am eating much less of each of them. Thanks to a great friend and this book I have finally learned a practical way to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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