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Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2013
Since my Ninja Mega Kitchen System took a while to ship (back ordered) I wanted to spend some time reading up on smoothie-making and Superfoods in order to educate myself before I just jumped into my "Green Drink Detox." And after reading David Wolfe's book on Superfoods, I got an education I would not soon forget. Then I read Gabrielle Raiz's wonderful book before I read this Julie Morris book.
While shopping on Amazon a few weeks later, I spotted this Julie Morris book - that wasn't even released yet, but that I could buy for $4.95 as an advance copy. Having read four books prior to this one, I can honestly say this is, BY FAR, the best and most complete book I have read to date.
About the Author: The first thing that struck me are the images of the author. She's angelic... That is to say, she has the face of an angel. The reason for her glow is probably due to her diet. Los Angeles-based natural food chef and advocate of whole, plant-based foods and superfoods, Julie Morris has worked in the natural food industry for close to a decade as a recipe developer, writer, cooking show host and spokesperson and executive chef for Navitas Naturals. Interesting that she grew up in the San Fernando Valley - as did I. She also wrote "Superfood Kitchen" and based upon my experience with this book, I'm sure to purchase that book as well.
Nested between the hardcovers are 194 pages of the most complete information you could ask for - with the possible exception of the natural sugar content of each recipe.
PART ONE: Glowing by the Glassful
Smoothies: The perfect form for function ....... pages 2-3
Superfood Smoothie Principles
Smoothie Basics ................................................ pages 7-14
Creating the Best Smoothie
Smoothies vs. Juicing
Building your Smoothie
Superfood Smoothie Essentials ..................... pages 16-36
The Super "15"
Adventurous Superfoods
Cost-cutting Techniques
Tools
The Nutritional Rewards of Smoothies .......... pages 38-40
Built-in Benefits
Bonus Benefits
PART TWO: The Smoothies
How Much Smoothie Should I Drink? ............ pages 44-176
Recipes
Fruity & Light
Green & Creamy
Rich & Creamy
Stealth Blends
Premium Blends
Superfood Shots
What Happened to my Smoothie? .................. page 180
Storing Smoothies
PART THREE: Extras
Charts, Guides and Resources ....................... pages 182-188
Making Nut & Seed Milks
Superfood Substitution Cheat Sheet
Conversion Charts
Resource Guide
References
BRAVO! Author Julie Morris did 99% of the homework and research. She even shot the vivid photographs of all the drinks and ingredients.
She offers, "To date, no one yet has succumbed to cliche and actually asked me if my cup was half empty or half full. If anyone ever does, and I happen to be lucky enough to be holding a superfood smoothie, I have the perfect retort: My dear, this cup is packed." I like the way she thinks.
Like Gabrielle Raiz, Morris asserts that counting calories is not important because all of us have a different metabolism rates. Nutrient density comes first and I agree.
I also agree with her that sweeteners like Splenda, aspartame, saccharine, etc are known neurotoxins and carcinogens that should be left out of any smoothie recipe. Though she suggests if you can't sweeten your smoothies with things like dates, agave, figs, raisins, etc, the use of Stevia is okay.
FINAL WORDS:
What I find astounding about this particular book is that the author really created a complete smoothie book. She gives you important information about superfoods, some recipes for specific ailments and each recipe has symbols coding it for heart health, low calorie, bone strength, immunity, protein, cleanse/detox and beauty. About the only information missing is natural sugar content.
If you take the more important information from David Woilfe's Superfood book and mesh it with the practical information found in Gabrielle Raiz's Smoothie Magic book, the end result would be this well-crafted book.
Whether you're just starting a smoothie detox or a daily smoothie routine or you're a seasoned smoothie-making veteran, you should own this book. If you buy just one book on healthy drinks - make it this one!
I only wish I had been able to buy this book first because it renders most of the other smoothie books secondary and almost moot.
I rate this book 4.75 out of 5 stars.
CHEERS!
Printed in China and published by Sterling Publishing, New York
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NOTE: I wrote this review for Epinions.com as well.
While shopping on Amazon a few weeks later, I spotted this Julie Morris book - that wasn't even released yet, but that I could buy for $4.95 as an advance copy. Having read four books prior to this one, I can honestly say this is, BY FAR, the best and most complete book I have read to date.
About the Author: The first thing that struck me are the images of the author. She's angelic... That is to say, she has the face of an angel. The reason for her glow is probably due to her diet. Los Angeles-based natural food chef and advocate of whole, plant-based foods and superfoods, Julie Morris has worked in the natural food industry for close to a decade as a recipe developer, writer, cooking show host and spokesperson and executive chef for Navitas Naturals. Interesting that she grew up in the San Fernando Valley - as did I. She also wrote "Superfood Kitchen" and based upon my experience with this book, I'm sure to purchase that book as well.
Nested between the hardcovers are 194 pages of the most complete information you could ask for - with the possible exception of the natural sugar content of each recipe.
PART ONE: Glowing by the Glassful
Smoothies: The perfect form for function ....... pages 2-3
Superfood Smoothie Principles
Smoothie Basics ................................................ pages 7-14
Creating the Best Smoothie
Smoothies vs. Juicing
Building your Smoothie
Superfood Smoothie Essentials ..................... pages 16-36
The Super "15"
Adventurous Superfoods
Cost-cutting Techniques
Tools
The Nutritional Rewards of Smoothies .......... pages 38-40
Built-in Benefits
Bonus Benefits
PART TWO: The Smoothies
How Much Smoothie Should I Drink? ............ pages 44-176
Recipes
Fruity & Light
Green & Creamy
Rich & Creamy
Stealth Blends
Premium Blends
Superfood Shots
What Happened to my Smoothie? .................. page 180
Storing Smoothies
PART THREE: Extras
Charts, Guides and Resources ....................... pages 182-188
Making Nut & Seed Milks
Superfood Substitution Cheat Sheet
Conversion Charts
Resource Guide
References
BRAVO! Author Julie Morris did 99% of the homework and research. She even shot the vivid photographs of all the drinks and ingredients.
She offers, "To date, no one yet has succumbed to cliche and actually asked me if my cup was half empty or half full. If anyone ever does, and I happen to be lucky enough to be holding a superfood smoothie, I have the perfect retort: My dear, this cup is packed." I like the way she thinks.
Like Gabrielle Raiz, Morris asserts that counting calories is not important because all of us have a different metabolism rates. Nutrient density comes first and I agree.
I also agree with her that sweeteners like Splenda, aspartame, saccharine, etc are known neurotoxins and carcinogens that should be left out of any smoothie recipe. Though she suggests if you can't sweeten your smoothies with things like dates, agave, figs, raisins, etc, the use of Stevia is okay.
FINAL WORDS:
What I find astounding about this particular book is that the author really created a complete smoothie book. She gives you important information about superfoods, some recipes for specific ailments and each recipe has symbols coding it for heart health, low calorie, bone strength, immunity, protein, cleanse/detox and beauty. About the only information missing is natural sugar content.
If you take the more important information from David Woilfe's Superfood book and mesh it with the practical information found in Gabrielle Raiz's Smoothie Magic book, the end result would be this well-crafted book.
Whether you're just starting a smoothie detox or a daily smoothie routine or you're a seasoned smoothie-making veteran, you should own this book. If you buy just one book on healthy drinks - make it this one!
I only wish I had been able to buy this book first because it renders most of the other smoothie books secondary and almost moot.
I rate this book 4.75 out of 5 stars.
CHEERS!
Printed in China and published by Sterling Publishing, New York
[...]
NOTE: I wrote this review for Epinions.com as well.
