What ingredients do you need to prepare a blueberry smoothie?

I’ve decided on becoming healthy and just bought a bunch of blueberries, but they taste a tad bitter alone. Anyone know how to make a BB smoothie?
- L. E. C.

How do you make a great smoothie?

Every time I make a pitcher of smoothie with my blender, it comes out bad. They’re grainy, rather than smooth and have no distinct taste. I want to know how to make a great smoothie. These’re what I have to work with: a pitcher-sized blender, low-fat milk, flavored low-fat yogurt, kiwis, bananas, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, crushed ice, apples, oranges, and honey.
- Jared W.

Why was my smoothie no good?

I thought I could throw some good stuff in a blender and it would turn out delicious, but the last smoothie I made was horrible! I put in strawberries, peaches, bananas, blueberries, rasberry yogurt, milk, juice, some honey, and ice cubes. What did I do wrong? What is the best way to make a good smoothie without having to always follow a recipe?
- browney

Blueberry Coconut Smoothie Video Recipe

Chef Keith Snow from http://www.harvestEating.com creates a delicious and healthy smoothie with milk, blueberries, and almonds.
- keithsnow

Raspberry Protein Smoothie

http://www.buybulkwhey.com – How to make a high protein smoothie that taste great. Ingredients are: Strawberries, Blueberries, Banana, Cran-Raspberry Juice, and natural pure whey protein.
- buybulkwhey

No matter how much temptation and cajoling, we couldn’t get her to eat an Easter egg. At work, Easter is another excuse to eat chocolate and for most of us, we unfurl the Easter egg foil and easily chomp on some chocolate. But the office health nut instead munches on a carrot – about as close to the Easter bunny as they’ll get. But what if they ate too many carrots? Or too many bran muffins? They are actually damaging their body in a way they may not realise; believing advice they read or heard and perhaps taking that advice too far. Yes, it is possible to be too healthy. There is a way though to have a healthy diet – one based on knowing what is reliable advice, and knowing how to follow it.

—-What is too healthy? Why go to extremes? —-

A diet that is too healthy means eating only a limited selection of foods specifically for their purported health properties. The lady who refused the Easter egg may be one who thinks that she will live happy and healthy in a body free from ‘bad food’ – she may even snack continually on carrots for better eyesight. Obsessive behaviour is one reason why people may go to extremes in their healthy eating. Other reasons include a health scare (at risk for osteoporosis), or an excuse to overindulge (red wine and dark chocolate). Many healthy eating extremes are also triggered by the concept of health-crazing.

—What is health-crazing?—

The evidence of health-crazing can be seen on checkout conveyor belts; punnets of blueberries, cans of salmon, and boxes of green tea. ‘So what?’ you might say, ‘What is the difference between the familiar food pyramid and the blurb on a box of tea about the powers of antioxidants?’ Basically, health-crazing is when diet is focused on one food rather than a total approach to health through a balanced diet. Health-crazing isn’t necessarily bad unless it influences the fundamental balance of nutrients within the body.

—When health-crazing goes too far—

Even those of us who aren’t strict with everything in their diet may tend to favour one food. Over a period of about eight months, Suzie* ate three bran muffins each day, and a bowl of bran cereal for breakfast. Sure, she was ‘regular’ but then she was too regular, causing a rectal tear, pain and lethargy. Bran also reduces iron uptake; an explanation for her low haemoglobin level. The solution? She cut down on the bran, and increased so-called ‘stodge’ foods like fats. But what drives the craze that made Suzie fixate on bran? Or an office colleague gulp down their morning blueberry smoothie? The answer is money. Why else would someone steal an entire blueberry field in Canada after the health craze for blueberries reached fever pitch?

The recipe for the smoothie may have come from a women’s magazine, a TV show, or any number of advertisements that bombard us with the latest in food with properties to burn fat, give youth, and arouse libido. But how can you tell if this advice is even genuine?

—What is genuine advice?—

Remember our office colleague at the beginning of the article? Eventually we got her to eat the Easter egg – we used the magic words: ‘Scientists say it’s good for you’. But who are these scientists and can we believe them? There are ways to recognise whether advice used in heath-crazing is genuine.

The hallmarks of dubious advice include…

++ vague source of information – common phrases are mentioned, such as ‘scientists say’ or ‘it has been proven’. There is no reference to who the scientists are, and whether they are from public or private enterprise.

++the entertainment angle – current affairs shows are notorious for their thinly researched stories of magic water and fat loss foods as they know that these topics have sure-fire ratings.

++ marketing angle/money to be made. For example, advertorials about the benefits of high calcium intake from a company that just happens to sell calcium enriched milk.

Genuine advice is…

++ sourced from a thorough study – peer reviewed, trialled and the product/thoery is used over a period of time.

++ endorsed – if a government body also endorses scientific findings then this adds credibility to the discovery. But be wary of endorsement that sounds important but is really just a front for commercial organisations eg the ‘Tobacco Information Service’ run by the Tobacco Merchants Association.

++ able to be researched for yourself – look for a source, such as in a medical journal. Then go and read the full article. Look for how the study was conducted, how many participants, what was the error margin, etc.

Does all this reading and double-checking sound like a lot of effort? Who do we believe? Thankfully there is an answer to a truly healthy diet and it doesn’t involve hard work or sacrifice; it’s about getting the balance right.

The Recommended Daily Intake - RDI – is a proven scientific analysis of all the nutrients the body needs to function at optimal level. Each macronutrient (eg carbohydrate), vitamin (eg Vitamin C) and mineral (Eg Calcium) has a measurement that the body must intake each day, ranging from micrograms to grams. But how do you know if you’re meeting this level, or exceeding it?

Read the labels on the packaging, for example, a slice of typical wholemeal and grain bread has 7% of the RDI for iron. Be aware of which nutrients have an upper limit that must not be exceeded or else adverse health effects may arise. For example, any more than five carrots a day (Vitamin A Carotene) will cause skin to tinge orange. Fat soluble Vitamin A Retinol found in liver and fortified milk, in the short term can cause headaches and vomiting and in the longer term, hair loss and liver damage if consumed in greater quantities than 3000 milligrams a day, which is approx three times the RDI usually caused by exceeding dosages in vitamin supplements.

Being too healthy can be harmful to your health unless you follow genuine advice within scope of the RDI. The key to a truly healthy diet is balance; never ever eat too much of one thing, and allow some indulgences like Easter eggs. After all, the Easter bunny eats carrots, but he eats chocolate too.

* Name changed.

And if you doubt the facts in I’ve written, then good, I’ve proved my point.

Go read more about where I got the information:

+++Carrots turning skin orange: www.dietitician.com/vitamina.html

+++Too much Vitamin A retinol: Department of Health and Ageing and Ministry of Health, 2006, Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand Executive Summary, Commonwealth of Australia. PDF From www.nhmrc.gov.au

+++Stealing a Blueberry farm: http://bluecrabbouevard.com, Sep 21 2006

+++What happens when you overdose on vitamins: Note, can you trust these sources?: LifeForce Hospitals, 1999, ‘Vitamin Overdose’ `http://chemo.net/newpage35.htm 1999 and

Changing Shape, ‘Vitamin, mineral, chart’, www.changingshape.com/resources/references/vmchart.asp

Tobacco Merchants Association: www.tma/org tobacco

Typical bread iron quantity: Burgen bread, www.burgen.co.nz

- Adrienne Gross

Acai berry, the fruit used for Acai Berry cleanse, is likewise known as Euterpe Oleracea. It is a little dark purple fruit with strong resemblance to grapes. The fruit yields very little juice, but the little juice extracted has immense goodness and can be added with smoothies, beverages and with supplements used for a variety of proposes, beginning with energy increase to weight loss. It is after particular study of Acai Berry and analysis of its medical medicinal properties that it was introduced into the market. Its presentation was successful, and soon many big companies added it to products to raise their benefits.

Scientists discovered Acai Berry to contain more than 300% more antioxidants than fruits like common grapes or blueberries. This high antioxidant content makes Acai Berry cleanse very beneficial for man. As we live and breathe, we take in oxygen. The iron present in our blood reacts with this oxygen to result in free radicals. The free radicals released this way speed up the aging process of our body. So, the more the number of free radicals in your body, the quicker you get old. Conversely, the less the level of free radicals, the slower you age. This is what Acai Berry cleanse does for our body – it represses the amount of free radicals and hampers the ageing process.

There are also various ways you can gain from Acai Berry cleanse. Rich in helpful fatty acids like Omega 6 and Omega 9, Acai Berries can also be useful in reducing the threat of heart problems. Blood cholesterol regulation and blood circulation also affected positively by Acai Berry cleanse. Your metabolism also benefits from Acai Berry cleanse, which in turn results in weight loss. Acai berry also helps in improving your reproductive health.

You will also find many more useful factors in Acai Berry – like phosphorus, iron, calcium, potassium, Vit-B1, Vit-B2, Vit-B3, Vit-C, and Vit-E – minerals and vitamins that are essential for the complete functioning of your body. There are few fruits that contain so many vitamins together.

Acia Berry cleanse is truly fantastic. One simple fruit and so many benefits! And the best thing is, there is no side effect connected with Acai Berry Cleanse. In the present day world of pollution, it is even more important to use safe health-friendly therapeutics like this. You can find the goodness of Acai Berry added in many smoothies, health drinks and other consumables. So what are you waiting for? Gain from the use of Acai Berry cleanse, and ensure yourself a better wellness today!

Get your Acai Berry Cleanse and start to lose weight and feel great Today.

- mike herring

Sunwarrior Protein Smoothie + Spirulina and Chlorella

Sunwarrior Protein Smootie with Sunwarrior activated barley, chlorella, spirulina, bee pollen, hemp seeds and blueberries by Mike Nash author of Aggressive Health from http://www.sunwarrior.co.uk
- aggressivehealth

Raw Cacao Smoothie Ideas

http://www.superfoodliving.com

http://www.superfoodliving.com/Raw-cacao-powder.html

Here are just a few ideas for using your Raw Cacao Powder. You can…
Add it to your favorite smoothies-elixir (one heaping tablespoon will do) and watch them instantly become Raw Chocolate masterpieces!
You can blend it with Virgin Coconut Oil and Agave — for instant Raw Chocolate Syrup! (Then put this on top of raw ice cream or fresh fruit —AMAZING!)
You can blend it in a food processor with raw nut butters and agave nectar, for the most delicious dessert you’ve ever had.
You can make any cookie, brownie or pie INSTANTLY more chocolaty and delicious — just add a level tablespoon or more to taste.
You can blend it with almond milk or hemp milk. This gives you a creamy dark chocolate milk that’s LOADED with antioxidant power and tastes out of this world!
Blend some cacao powder directly into your favorite herbal tea and make your tea into an alchemical warm chocolate beverage!
And so much more!
In fact, this product is my secret weapon in my smoothie-elixir-best drink ever recipes. Because it’s so easy to use and the Antioxidants can really help fight off the jet stress I get when I fly — I would never travel without it again!
Not only that — for the price — you’ll find it to be one of the absolute best values on the market. Here’s why:
Figure the Price Against Other Top-Antioxidant Foods One Cacao Powder delivers 433,570 ORAC Antioxidant units. To get that same amount of ORAC units from other foods, you’d have to buy:
* 80 — 6 oz baskets of Organic Blueberries, which would cost you at least $320 and as much as $560!
http://www.Superfoodliving.com
- superfood777

Artic Forest Smoothie Recipe

1 peach, frozen
10 blueberries, frozen
1 cup light (reduced sugar) fat-free vanilla yogurt, frozen
1/2 cups 1% milk
1/2 tablespoons crushed pecan
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached!

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