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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2013
I love smoothies, I have never been the kind of person who could easily eat solid food in the morning. It's just not my style. I prefer a liquid breakfast and while I'm fully capable of making my own very tasty and very healthy smoothies I find that after a period of time I get stuck in a rut of making the same one over and over again. It's delicious of course but lacks inspiration. So, having said that I'm always on the look out for a good book promoting a wide range of smoothies.
I first heard about "Superfood Smoothies" a while back, and thought it might be interesting to check out. When I finally got around to buying it I was pretty excited. It's is an absolutely beautiful book, with wonderful, luscious photography, an easy to read style, and a nice layout. I love the setup of this book, and I love the breakdown on smoothie information, as well as how the chapters are organized. I also love how it utilizes superfood ingredients. Superfoods are something I have on hand in my pantry anyway since I love them, but I don't always know just what to do with them, so I bought this book particularly for that purpose. Some people have complained about the lack of `common' ingredients and don't like the emphasis on the `exotic' but the book is entitled SUPERFOOD Smoothies, so that should have been a given right from the start. I knew just what I was getting into with this book and it's exactly what I was looking for.
I have not yet had the chance to try every smoothie in the book, but I have made quite a few so far. These are the ones I tried and what I thought.
Acai Pumpkin - Though a little strange I overall liked this combination.
Strawberry Kombucha - LOVED IT, love kombucha in a smoothie
Raspberry Peach - loved it
Coconut Goji - Pretty good
Mulberry Plum - LOVED IT
Mango Chili - LOVED IT
Ginger Pear - LOVED IT
Apple Arugula - LOVED IT
Mango Coconut - pretty good
Lucuma Lime - LOVED IT
Sweet Almond - loved it
Mint Chip - LOVED IT - seriously my new favorite!
Sesame Apple - Loved it
Citrus Aloe - Pretty Good
Lucuma Macadamia - Loved it
Blueberry Maqui - Loved it
Mayan Chocolate - LOVED IT
Pumpkin Pie - this was only okay
Banana Oat - Loved it
Pineapple Maca - LOVED IT
Cookie Dough - LOVED IT
Raspberry Almond - Pretty good
Creamy Orange - LOVED IT
Maqui Banana - LOVED IT
Tahini Mulberry - LOVED IT
Cacao Cream - LOVED IT - my new `go-to- pick me up
Cacao Mocha - LOVED IT - my other `go-to' pick me up
Coconut Spice - not for me
Sesame Hemp - LOVED IT
Chocolate Mint - LOVED IT
Vanilla Almond - Pretty good
I've had a lot of success with this book, I usually use the `boost' suggestions and find them to be really tasty. What I also like about this book is there is a bit of freedom, in the back she make suggestions for what you could use instead of say Chlorella powder or mulberry. I appreciate that because it makes it easier for people who may not have these ingredients easily on hand. Just by reading through this book I'm inspired to make my own smoothie's as well as follow as many of the recipes here as possible. Things to consider before buying this book is that there is no nutritional information given for any recipe in the book, this is a deal-breaker for some people. Also many of the recipes use nuts or seeds which makes the smoothies creamy and delicious but this also adds calories. These may not be the best smoothies for you if weight loss is your goal.
I would definitely recommend this book to other people. However I would be selective in making my recommendation for this book. If you love smoothies, love new ideas, culinary exploration and exotic foods then this is for you. If you're just looking for a generic book on how to make smoothies, or are in need of a little inspiration but don't really want to do that much work or do anything too out of the ordinary then this is not the book for you. Plain and simple. If all you're looking for are basic smoothie recipes with common local ingredients you could do a simple google search and find 1000's of them. You don't need a book for that. If however your interest is in being more adventurous then you should definitely check this book out.
I first heard about "Superfood Smoothies" a while back, and thought it might be interesting to check out. When I finally got around to buying it I was pretty excited. It's is an absolutely beautiful book, with wonderful, luscious photography, an easy to read style, and a nice layout. I love the setup of this book, and I love the breakdown on smoothie information, as well as how the chapters are organized. I also love how it utilizes superfood ingredients. Superfoods are something I have on hand in my pantry anyway since I love them, but I don't always know just what to do with them, so I bought this book particularly for that purpose. Some people have complained about the lack of `common' ingredients and don't like the emphasis on the `exotic' but the book is entitled SUPERFOOD Smoothies, so that should have been a given right from the start. I knew just what I was getting into with this book and it's exactly what I was looking for.
I have not yet had the chance to try every smoothie in the book, but I have made quite a few so far. These are the ones I tried and what I thought.
Acai Pumpkin - Though a little strange I overall liked this combination.
Strawberry Kombucha - LOVED IT, love kombucha in a smoothie
Raspberry Peach - loved it
Coconut Goji - Pretty good
Mulberry Plum - LOVED IT
Mango Chili - LOVED IT
Ginger Pear - LOVED IT
Apple Arugula - LOVED IT
Mango Coconut - pretty good
Lucuma Lime - LOVED IT
Sweet Almond - loved it
Mint Chip - LOVED IT - seriously my new favorite!
Sesame Apple - Loved it
Citrus Aloe - Pretty Good
Lucuma Macadamia - Loved it
Blueberry Maqui - Loved it
Mayan Chocolate - LOVED IT
Pumpkin Pie - this was only okay
Banana Oat - Loved it
Pineapple Maca - LOVED IT
Cookie Dough - LOVED IT
Raspberry Almond - Pretty good
Creamy Orange - LOVED IT
Maqui Banana - LOVED IT
Tahini Mulberry - LOVED IT
Cacao Cream - LOVED IT - my new `go-to- pick me up
Cacao Mocha - LOVED IT - my other `go-to' pick me up
Coconut Spice - not for me
Sesame Hemp - LOVED IT
Chocolate Mint - LOVED IT
Vanilla Almond - Pretty good
I've had a lot of success with this book, I usually use the `boost' suggestions and find them to be really tasty. What I also like about this book is there is a bit of freedom, in the back she make suggestions for what you could use instead of say Chlorella powder or mulberry. I appreciate that because it makes it easier for people who may not have these ingredients easily on hand. Just by reading through this book I'm inspired to make my own smoothie's as well as follow as many of the recipes here as possible. Things to consider before buying this book is that there is no nutritional information given for any recipe in the book, this is a deal-breaker for some people. Also many of the recipes use nuts or seeds which makes the smoothies creamy and delicious but this also adds calories. These may not be the best smoothies for you if weight loss is your goal.
I would definitely recommend this book to other people. However I would be selective in making my recommendation for this book. If you love smoothies, love new ideas, culinary exploration and exotic foods then this is for you. If you're just looking for a generic book on how to make smoothies, or are in need of a little inspiration but don't really want to do that much work or do anything too out of the ordinary then this is not the book for you. Plain and simple. If all you're looking for are basic smoothie recipes with common local ingredients you could do a simple google search and find 1000's of them. You don't need a book for that. If however your interest is in being more adventurous then you should definitely check this book out.
