Slim Smoothies: Over 130 Healthy and Energizing Recipes Without All the Calories [Paperback]

Donna Pliner Rodnitzky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 2003

Great Taste Without the High Calories!
Looking for novel and nutritious ways to enrich your diet without adding too many calories or unnecessary fat? Well here you go! This tasty collection of more than 130 ultra-nutritious and energizing low-cal smoothies is the perfect complement to your daily meal plan. Smoothies are inherently healthy, but many include a high calorie count—especially when made with dairy products. Now you can enjoy the refreshing, delicious appeal of a smoothie, but with more healthful ingredients, such as fruit juice, fresh fruit, tofu, and fat-free yogurt. Sleek and simple smoothie recipes include:
·A Beautiful Rind
·Cherry Potter
·Melon Rouge
·Bing in 'Da Noise
·Thin City
·Meet the Pear-ents
·What a Waist!
·Berry Manilow
·Hawaiian De-Lite
·And many more!
With a nutritional analysis for each recipe, these revitalizing and delicious meals-on-the-go are the perfect choice for the calorie-conscious who don't want to sacrifice taste.

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Great Taste Without the High Calories!
Looking for novel and nutritious ways to enrich your diet without adding too many calories or unnecessary fat? Well here you go! This tasty collection of more than 130 ultra-nutritious and energizing low-cal smoothies is the perfect complement to your daily meal plan. Smoothies are inherently healthy, but many include a high calorie count?especially when made with dairy products. Now you can enjoy the refreshing, delicious appeal of a smoothie, but with more healthful ingredients, such as fruit juice, fresh fruit, tofu, and fat-free yogurt. Sleek and simple smoothie recipes include:
·A Beautiful Rind
·Cherry Potter
·Melon Rouge
·Bing in 'Da Noise
·Thin City
·Meet the Pear-ents
·What a Waist!
·Berry Manilow
·Hawaiian De-Lite
·And many more!
With a nutritional analysis for each recipe, these revitalizing and delicious meals-on-the-go are the perfect choice for the calorie-conscious who don't want to sacrifice taste.

About the Author

Donna Pliner Rodnitzky, author of Ultimate Smoothies, The Lowfat Grill, The Complete Indoor/Outdoor Grill, and 101 Great Lowfat Desserts, is a caterer who lives in Iowa City, Iowa, where she keeps a juicer handy at all times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter (January 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761520597
• ISBN-13: 978-0761520597
• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 0.5 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > Smoothies
  • #30 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Fruits

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177 of 179 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smoothies for the super health-conscious, April 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Slim Smoothies: Over 130 Healthy and Energizing Recipes Without All the Calories (Paperback)

This book is great for someone like me who loves smoothies but hates calories. The recipes are divided into those that are low cal (below 350) and others that are ultra low cal (below 250). I even found some that are down in the 160's. I have a previous smoothie book by the same author that is very good, but I was attracted to this book by an article about it in Shape Magazine, and I haven't been disappointed. The recipes are tasty and I feel like I'm doing something good for myself. Highly recommended!

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great smoothie recipes, February 20, 2007

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Karen Anderson (NW Arkansas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slim Smoothies: Over 130 Healthy and Energizing Recipes Without All the Calories (Paperback)

I reviewed a lot of smoothie recipe books before purchasing this one, based on its reviews. It has an amazing number of delicious recipes that don't require a lot of extravagant or hard-to-find ingredients, and that's important. If you can't find the ingredients in a recipe or they become too costly, you likely will not get much use out of a recipe, but that's not the case here.

There's a wonderful variety of recipes that are highly nutritious and they sound absolutely delicious too.

I recommend this book to anyone as a great introduction to smoothie making.

56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Smoothie recipes, February 6, 2005

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Liz (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slim Smoothies: Over 130 Healthy and Energizing Recipes Without All the Calories (Paperback)

Awesome smoothie recipes that are very healthy and low-calorie. The ingredients are easy to find, the smoothies are easy to prepare, and the results taste amazing! I highly recommend it.