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2.0 out of 5 stars
Please don't waste your money, April 12, 2010
This review is from: How Green Smoothies Saved My Life: A Guide for Using Green Smoothies, Uplifted Thinking, and Live Food to Enhance Your Life (Paperback)
I ordered this book after purchasing a Blendtec blender. I was looking for some good green smoothie recipes. Well, I counted a total of nine. I should have realized The quality of this book from the silly cartoon picture on the cover. This book is 109 pages long with really large print. It really is more like a pamphlet than a book. This "book" should be priced at $2.99. So there is two and a half pages of recipes and at least 7 testimonials and the rest of the book is summaries of other books I own. I won't name them but if you already own any books on healthy living, positive thinking, or just plain old common sense don't waste your money on this book. Here are just a few of the topics covered:
DRINKING MORE WATER IS AN EXCELLENT HABIT
AN APPLE A DAY
TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES AND RELAX
Every time I order a book from Amazon I check the reviews. I am surprised that this book has any positive reviews at all. It makes me question the helpfulness of the ratings system. I have ordered a library of books from Amazon and this is the first negative review I can remember writing.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading, redundant, May 4, 2010
This review is from: How Green Smoothies Saved My Life: A Guide for Using Green Smoothies, Uplifted Thinking, and Live Food to Enhance Your Life (Paperback)
The title of this book is very misleading. Green smoothies did not SAVE the authors life, it merely improved it, as she admits in the text. And not green smoothies alone, but a host of other, generic, ordinary improvements we've all heard a thousand times... think positive, breathe, green tea, eat organic, drink more water, love yourself, etc, etc. I found this book TOTALLY redundant and uninspiring, a waste of my money. I agree with an earlier opinion, this is more like a glorified pamphlet with not much substance.
I recommend "The Green Smoothie Revolution" for many great recipes, classified in groups called "beginners", "children's", "adventurous", etc, so you know what you're getting into. I'm still in the beginner's group, and am winning skeptics right and left, with my samples. (I haven't yet tried the 9 recipes in this book "How Green Smoothies Saved My Life".)
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Are you ready to make a change?, October 24, 2009
This review is from: How Green Smoothies Saved My Life: A Guide for Using Green Smoothies, Uplifted Thinking, and Live Food to Enhance Your Life (Paperback)
If you are ready and willing to make a difference in your health, in your life - this is the book for you! Kim Caldwell outlines for you how you can live a happier, healthier life and it all begins with green smoothies. Try it for yourself and see! After my first green smoothie I immediately felt energized! It was if my body said, "THANK YOU SO MUCH!" I felt great. The recipes are easy. I like to alternate which fruits I use to give myself a little variety in flavors.
But it's so much more - you'll read testimonies from others who have made this lifestyle change. You'll find yourself identifying with others and be comforted to know that others out there suffer from the same things you may suffer from (ie fatigue, obesity, even psoriasis). You'll understand completely why Green Smoothies benefit your body so well. And the second half of the book - when you read it, I hope that you embrace the activities the author encourages such as daily reflection, positive thinking, and taking daily walks. It's a choice you can make that you won't regret!
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