Smoothies

Strawberry Kale Smoothie

April 17, 2013
Strawberry Kale Smoothie via InspiredRD.com

Lately we’ve been soaking up as much of our beautiful Arizona spring weather as possible.  I spend the early morning reading on the porch, covered in a thick blanket, sipping hot coffee.  The kids spend early afternoons in the shade coloring and playing.  But already by late afternoon, the temperature in the house is creeping [...]

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Just do something.

April 8, 2013
Beet Greens Smoothie - InspiredRD.com

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get back into an exercise routine.  What should it look like?  What kind of workouts should I start with?  Should I unfreeze my gym membership, and how often should I go?  Should I workout in the morning or afternoon?  Should I train for a race?  How should [...]

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Animal crackers in my soup…

January 5, 2013
"Stay Healthy" Juice from InspiredRD.com

Joe finally woke up without a fever this morning, but he passed it right along to Leila.  So we started out another sick day at home with some Shirley Temple.  Unfortunately for all of us, the song she sings about animal crackers in her soup will be forever stuck in our heads. We took a [...]

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Juicing under quarantine

February 27, 2012
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Have I mentioned that we have been sick lately?  First Leila, then me, then Joe, then me again, now Leila again.  This time around the kids are going through 4 full days of fever, and I had pink eye.  All of that means that we are under quarantine.  Up until today, we had at least [...]

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Healthy Chocolate Shake

February 20, 2012
Healthy Chocolate Shake from InspiredRD.com #glutenfree #dairyfree

Welcome to this month’s Recipe ReDux!  When I found out that our theme is chocolate, I was pretty stumped.  I’m not much of a baker, so chocolate chip cookies were out.  A healthy recipe using chocolate?  Hmm….. Inspiration hit me last week when a friend mentioned that she thought of me while sipping a smoothie [...]

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Banana Berry Green Smoothie

January 20, 2012
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It’s Recipe Redux time once again!  I missed last month because of poor planning the holidays and traveling.  I’m excited to be back this month for the “fresh starts” theme! One of our fresh starts began with finally spending money on a good blender.  We have been experimenting with all kinds of smoothie combinations using fresh and [...]

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Blackberry Banana Swirl

July 21, 2011

It’s Recipe Redux time again!  Last month the challenge was grilling.  This month we are sharing summer drink recipes. To be honest, I had a hard time coming up with a summer drink idea.  That’s probably because I tend to drink water, water, and more water in the summer.  I don’t get very fancy with [...]

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Smoothies 101 – Guest post by Andy Bellatti

March 23, 2011
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Photo by talkoftomatoes I have been interested in making and drinking more smoothies lately, especially as the temperatures start to heat up outside.  I don’t have much experience in making my own, and I needed some creative tips along with basic advice for smoothie-making.  I asked nutrition guru Andy Bellatti for his tips.  The following [...]

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