Best juices & smoothies books according to redditors
We found 88 Reddit comments discussing the best juices & smoothies books. We ranked the 21 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
8. 365 Days of Delicious and Healthy Smoothies: 365 Smoothie Recipes To Last You For A Year
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Welcome to the best kitchen purchase you'll ever make! I got mine 5 years ago, and I still use it at least 3 times a week. I absolutely love it.
Smoothies are obviously amazing in the Vitamix. My mom has a Ninja, and I've made green smoothies with it and could never get it smooth enough. Green smoothies in the vitamix are completely smooth and creamy without any green bits to chew on afterwards. I bought vegan food blogger Kathy Patalsky's cookbook 365 Vegan Smoothies, and I've made about 50 recipes from it so far. All are unique and fun combinations I wouldn't think to try; definitely worth the investment if you're a smoothie fan! You can throw in whole fruits (with peel removed as required) and it saves you a lot of chopping.
Cashew-based creams and sauces blend instantly without any pre-soaking required. I make the cheese sauce recipe from Julie Hasson's cookbook Vegan Diner in the Vitamix; just throw all the ingredients in and blend for 7 minutes until you have a nice piping hot cheese sauce to smother all over cooked noodles.
I like to make easy hot soups in the Vitamix too. I think it's awesome to throw a bunch of veggies in and have a hot nutritious soup 7 minutes later when you're in a pinch, but I will say that there is a mild raw taste to it still. If you have time, it's much tastier to cook the veggies on the stovetop or roast in the oven first, and THEN transfer to the vitamix to make a smooth soup. The flavor profile is much more complex and tasty this way.
Steaming hot cocoa can be made in a Vitamix too. Throw in all the ingredients and let blend until piping hot. No need to dirty a pot. More instructions/inspiration here.
Once you make homemade almond milk in a Vitamix, you'll never be able to tolerate the store-bought stuff again. It's otherwordly. Oh She Glows has a great primer here. Make chai with fresh almond milk - it's the only thing I've found that is not just equal in taste to dairy chai, but actually much better.
Also: blender waffles. Toss in oats, bananas, and a liquid, and you have instant waffle batter.
You can make oat flour instantly with rolled oats in the standard Vitamix container. I personally have the dry container as well to make flours from sturdier sources like chickpea flour, corn flour, spelt flour, whole wheat flour, etc. I like to grind my own whole grain flours from the whole grains themselves, that way I can make the quantity I need without having 15 different bags of flour sitting around going rancid. Apparently the dry container can knead dough too, but I haven't tried it yet.
Sadly, I haven't tried making nut butters in it yet, as I'm afraid of how I'd scoop it all out of the container. That's my one major gripe with the design, it's not easy to get a thick recipe out out without losing a bunch of it at the bottom.
Obviously, banana soft serve is super easy to make in a Vitamix, particularly if you're making a larger quantity to feed a crowd (or your hungry self). I actually prefer to use my food processor for banana soft serve because it's easier to get out a smaller quantity.
Make sure you clean it IMMEDIATELY after using, clean-up is much quicker and better this way. It's harder to clean the bottom corners if it's left dirty for a while.
I'm sure you'll love your Vitamix as much as I love mine! Hope I didn't sound too much like an infomercial, I just love it so much. Happy blending!
Edited to add links.
Aquafaba (the liquid you drain from a can of chickpeas) is a magical substance that can be substituted for eggs! It even whips up like egg whites do for meringues and mousses. Or you can just lightly froth it and use in place of whole eggs for scones, cookies, etc. This book is full of vegan dessert recipes that use it.
This chocolate cake is vegan and doesn’t contain any “weird” ingredients that you don’t usually have on hand. It’s so moist you don’t even need frosting, but you could make a vegan buttercream using vegan butter.
Woo, I've now got the I'll be there for you song stuck in my head!!
What are you doing at uni?
I am, coincidentally, trying to do so uni work now/this weekend so I need...
aaaand all that should come to less than £20 :) Amazon is awesome :D
It really depends on the pancake recipe you are using. Powdered egg replacer is one option. I've also seen people use mashed bananas, sweet potatoes, apple sauce, flax seeds (which take on a gelatinous texture when soaked in water), and aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) as an egg replacer, again depending on the recipe.
Look up "aquafaba" when you have a chance. This aquafaba cookbook was one of my best vegan purchases.
Congrats! I hope everything goes amazingly for you!
I'd love to have this off the "For a healthier me" list! Thank you for the contest!
A whole new you
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1615192727
A bit of ginger, like 1/2", works well in beet juice, which you can also add kale to. The burning sensation is okay and many people also make 'ginger shots' which are usually a lemon and ~1/2" of ginger. I forget why, but ginger is good for you.
This is a fantastic book that has a lot of good recipes and a section that describes the health benefits of different ingredients.
https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Vegan-Cookbook-Favorite-Recipes/dp/1578267129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549673650&sr=8-1&keywords=dirty+vegan
I'm doing this as well, so I'll be stealing some of these ideas for my own WL! I have this on my wish list that I really want, and this book of smoothies to go with it.
Also little things like using cooking spray instead of loads of oil and fat can help :)
if they're vegan tacos.
here is the highly recommended taco cleanse :
https://www.amazon.ca/Taco-Cleanse-Tortilla-Based-Proven-Change/dp/1615192727/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481455661&sr=8-1&keywords=the+taco+cleanse
http://www.amazon.com/The-Taco-Cleanse-Tortilla-Based-Proven/dp/1615192727
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> Louise Parker's 6-Week Programme is a guided, motivational programme for transforming your body and enjoying the results for life. Week by week, you'll follow each of the four pillars of Louise's Method: eat beautifully, live well, think successfully and work out intelligently. You'll experience a complete mind-body reset and focus on acquiring the habits key to long-term success.
https://www.amazon.com/Louise-Parker-Method-6-Week-Programme/dp/1784725374/
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> 5.0 out of 5 stars - I’m starting on week #4, of 6
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> February 10, 2019
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> Format: Kindle Edition
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> Love this program. This book spells out what specifically to do week to week, both meals and exercise. It took me 2 weeks to ‘start’ as I just wasn’t sure I’d be committed enough to dive in. I agree, LPM suggests lifestyle choices that actually do make for a positive re-set of routine habits around eating and exercise. Her recipes are easy, and generally my experience has been that they are very good (which is why I did commit to ‘start’), even my husband likes them, and has adopted several of the suggested ‘snacks.’ And the exercises? HIIT was never my thing, I am a runner... yet these have really helped me begin to gain a better overall level of fitness, which has helped my running.
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> So, it’s not really a diet, it’s a program. It clearly is a different way of thinking about nutrition, health and fitness. I don’t intend to stop after week #6, it has begun to ‘click’ and for the 8 bucks that the kindle version cost me, the program really punches over its weight.
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> It is written in LP’s British ‘voice.’ So some colloqialism’s are left to the imagination... and there is a UK app that is not available currently in the US store. Anyway, I’m making better choices so it’s helping me.
May I present to you [The Taco Cleanse] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1615192727?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1615192727&linkCode=xm2&tag=thewaspos09-20)
I bought the "smoothie bible" and it's great.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/156975974X
Thank you for the advice, /u/Sepplinn! I recently purchased The Ultimate Book of Modern Juicing: More than 200 Fresh Recipes to Cleanse, Cure, and Keep You Healthy by Mimi Kirk. This book has some amazing recipes! I can not wait to use pulp to create dog treats!
I came across Komboucha in the book. I didn't know what it was, so I ran off to Whole Foods to purchase a bottle. It's delicious, so I want to use the recipe to create my own. Aside from Mason Jars, what are the best types of air-tight bottles? I need to purchase some to make the Komboucha, but I have no idea what to buy.
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Just wanted to give a shout out for her results.. More background info: She did several things to make this happen: Dieting using an app called www.myfitnesspal.com, exercising with baladea (the product mentioned above) and also adding healthy vegetable smoothies from this book http://www.amazon.com/Green-Smoothie-Recipes-Weight-Detox-ebook/dp/B00CXTMZWC/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422483352&sr=1-7&keywords=weight+loss
I'm not very strict in my paleo diet. My girlfriend wants to eat at least a few days every week without meat, and she thinks too much fat isn't healthy and maybe more importantly, doesn't like too much fat either.
We had some arguments about this, the best advise I can give you is to put in some effort. Find recipes that you both like, try to cook for her every once in a while. I gave my girlfriend this book that lies somewhere in between vegetarianism and Paleo (it's got some things that match both and some that don't):
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Simple-Recipes-Well-Thrive/dp/1101905506/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=hemsley+hemsley&qid=1554382194&s=gateway&sr=8-2
We still make a few of the recipes from this book, I wouldn't say it's a great book that will solve your problems, but finding a book that makes a compromise between your diets and gifting that to her, that gives off a signal that you take this seriously and want to work on it with her.
Green Smoothie bible
To think that I wasted $12
Get you some vegan taco recipes.
The Thug Kitchen Books are also great.
Go get Joe Cross’s book on juicing, Reboot With Joe (
https://www.amazon.com/Reboot-Joe-Juice-Diet-Healthy-ebook/dp/B00I4C4548) as it’ll have literally everything you need for a healthy, sustained juicing.
I'm just going to leave this here...
https://www.amazon.com/Taco-Cleanse-Tortilla-Based-Proven-Change/dp/1615192727
Maybe put together a gift bag of cool healthy/active stuff.
Water bottle
Some sort of diet/healthy eating book
Herbal Tea
Granola bars
Motivational poster
Check out the book written by a guy who spent 18 months in the Craigie kitchen.
http://www.amazon.com/Back-House-Secret-Life-Restaurant/dp/0425256103
The TLDR is that Maws is a driven perfectionist and that hasn't always made him pleasant to work for.
This on the "For a healthier me" list is drinking-related!
Really, on a Monday?
Thank you for the contest!
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To buy her book: http://www.amazon.com/Giadas-Feel-Good-Food-Healthy/dp/0307987205
you could try the master cleanse! you might want to get this book if you decide to do it http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Master-Cleanse-Step-Step/dp/1569756139/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265411321&sr=8-1
also, do a search on youtube and view peoples reactions that have been doing it.