Month: October 2016

    If you’ve read many of our posts you’ll see we are not fans of protein powders and always try to recommend alternatives. One of the things I’ve developed a love for over the last few months is cottage cheese – straight, and as a protein-rich addition to my smoothies. It’s funny how our…

  Yuck! Winter is not even close yet and I’ve got a cold! It must be all the school germs coming home again. Time to dose myself up with ginger, vitamins, greens, pineapple and coconut … Hey, wait a minute! Doesn’t that sound just like a smoothie ingredients list? There’s no cure for the common…

    Smoothies can be great to help you lose weight as part of a healthy eating plan. As I’ve said before this is how I went down 3 dress sizes. However, you do want to be careful you include the right mix of ingredients that will give you a smoothie that is filling enough…

    Should I drink it or rub it on my skin? This decadent smoothie would be excellent either way. We usually strongly recommend including some healthy greens in your smoothies. But sometimes, just like Dawn Gifford at SmallFootprintFamily who’s recipe this is, there are days when we have a glut of fruit and no…

    This is a lovely twist on a ‘traditional’ smoothie recipe. I’m a recent convert to adding cucumber to my smoothies. It was surprising that what I think of as a pretty tasteless veggie can make such a difference to my smoothie. We know to put cucumber on puffy eyes and on sunburnt skin…