Review: Great introduction to green smoothies
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2012
I've tried juicing before and have found that I like it. I am not a huge vegetable person and this is a great way to get more vegetables in my body than I normally would. But, I wasn't a huge fan of all the cleanup and prep work that you have to do for the juicer. So when Hilary sent me an email asking to review her new book I decided to jump on the offer. I have tried a few recipes from this book so far and I can't wait to try more.I have tried one smoothies that I wasn't at all thrilled with that called for a small head of lettuce. Maybe I added too much lettuce but all you could taste what the lettuce and I wound up dumping the entire thing out.This book is a starter for green smoothies. Hilary gives you tips for making your own smoothies that are geared towards your needs with the ingredients that you love. So I like that you don't have to follow the recipe to the T. I might try the lettuce smoothie again but use spinach instead. Either way I look forward to trying more recipes.So far my favorite smoothie is the Morning Zing that has spinach, avocado, lime, blueberries, banana and an orange in it. When I saw the energizing smoothie in the book, I decided it would be my first test victim. I tend to drink coffee in the mornings before work because if I don't, I don't usually get my motor running until about 2 hours in and even then I am scolding myself for skipping my caffeine fix. So I was pretty surprised when I skipped the coffee and brought a smoothie to work instead and found myself wide awake and peppy... and I am never peppy in the morning. It reminded me of the smoothies I would get at a local smoothie bar here called "Juice it up!". You can't taste the vegetables in this smoothie and with the avocado and banana it is a really thick and filling smoothie.