Healthy Smoothie
(reposted from Chat with Sandy 2/7/11)
Super Healthy Shake that taste good!
I’m like things to taste good, and often when I see or hear of “healthy” food, it doesn’t taste good. Here is something that that I like and is really healthy for me.
My sister gave me the recipe for this shake that she has been having in the mornings. She started drinking it in January of this year and has lost 11 pounds, just because she isn’t hungry during the day. She is still eating.. but she isn’t snacking. {perfect!!}
I made it again today, and other than my Lean Cuisine that I ate for lunch, I have been great with water and now a piece of gum. It is 3:54pm (and that 3:00 hour usually kills me) and I’m fine. So really hoping this works for me too.
Here is the recipe:
1) 1 cup Omega Orange Juice (you can use any juice here. My sister uses a juice with grapefruit etc..)
2) 1 cup Frozen Fruit (mixed)
3) 1 cup Greek Yogurt
4) 1 cup fresh spinach (I just use a big bunch)
5) 2 Tablespoons Flax Seed
6) 2 Tablespoons Metamucil (I didn’t have for first batch. My sis recommends the berry favored. I could only find orange)
7) ice – optional
Just measure everything out and put into the blender
Greek Yogurt
Frozen Fruit – My husband went to the store for me, and got blue berries instead of a mixed frozen bag of fruit. No complaints.. the blue berries are good. But next time I’m going to try the mixed fruit.
These are frozen.. not sugared as they appear
Next I added the Omega Orange Juice from Genesis Today. Love this juice! You can get it at Walmart. I drink it every morning, so I wanted to use it.
Add your fresh, washed spinach
My sister just said to take a big bunch of it. Hard to really measure a cup
Add your 2 T of Flax seed and 2 T of metamucil
Then you turn on your blender and blend it all together
I had to stop once or twice to get stuff off the side and move the spinach down, but it mixed pretty well.
You can add ice if you want. I don’t know that it needs it, but I did add a few cubes each time I made it. Of course you can add the ice in at the beginning.. I just forgot.
Then blend some more
I originally poured it into a 12 oz glass. That was too small. I needed a bigger cup.
I have had things with flax seed in them before… so I wasn’t too sure about this. I was a little scared to try it. I thought…. spinach, flax seed .. oh no. This shake did not have the metamucil in it.
But this really was good. I was so pleased! It wasn’t one of those that I had to hold my nose and force down. I enjoyed it.
I made it again today with the Metamucil. It was thicker. I noticed that right off the bat. If I would have taken a picture, you wouldn’t have seen all the bubbles, it was more like a thick milk shake. I got a straw. It was also very good. I didn’t really notice any change in taste adding in the Metamucil.
Some of it was left at the bottom of my cup.. maybe about 1/4 of a cupful… and I went to wash the cup out a little later and it had really thickened up. I defiantly think that was the Metamucil at work.
I’m going to keep drinking them. I’ll try some different combination’s with the mixed fruit, and maybe I’ll try another one of the Genesis Today juices in it… but for now I am wanting to stick with the Omega Orange.
Update: I posted this originally on my Chat with Sandy blog 2/7/11. I have not been able to find the Omega Orange juice for awhile when I go to Walmart. You can use any juice, and I’ve made it with Acai or Resveratrol from Genesis Today also. I’ve inspired myself by reposting this. I’m going to get these started again. They are good… and good for me.
Disclosure: I have done some work with Genesis Today in the past and love their products. This post was not done as a review, promotion or even the knowledge of GT.
Concoct a Cocktail with Genesis Today Contest!
Genesis Today is such a fun company. They want to create some excitement about their super juices and we thought it would be great to have some fun with all of you…creating recipes. There are 5 different blogs with contest running, but my contest isn’t just any recipe…..I get the Cocktails!! (yippee)
So get out your blenders, ice, glasses and any combination of party, cocktail or punches made with alcohol that you would like to make up. If you would like to participate but would prefer not to use alcohol in your drinks, at the bottom of the list you will find another contest with non-alcoholic drinks to enter. Have some fun experimenting on how you can make either Resveratrol, Acai or Goji berry Genesis Today juices into a cocktail that you will be happy to serve at your next evening get together.
Be sure to also check out Genesis of a Great Idea site to enter your social media idea and possibly win $10,000!! If you are one of the top 5 ideas chosen you will get to travel to Austin, TX and see the headquarters and meet Dr. Lindsay Duncan. I will also be going to Austin, TX (so I’ll get to meet you too!) The panel will chose between the top 5 ideas and the winner will receive $10,000 and will help to implement their idea. The other 4 people will still win their free trip and $1,000 each. (The Genesis of a Great Idea contest ends Nov. 15th at MN CT – so enter ASAP!!)
Genesis Today promotes health and wellness with their juices. They do not promote alcohol consumption as a source of health and wellness. But if you are going to have a cocktail party then using one of the Genesis Today juices as a mixer in your drink is a healthier drink than without it. So we thought we would add this category as something fun and playful.
Rules
1) You need to use either the Resveratrol, Acai or Goji berry juice in your recipe. (You can purchase at Walmart or Sam’s Club)
2) You can make either a party drink, punch or cocktail.
3) I have to see in your pictures or video which Genesis Today juice and ingredients you are using.
How to Submit Your Idea to Win!!
1. Do a blog post how you could use any of the three Genesis Today Juices in an cocktail. Link to http://www.genesisofagreatidea.com is required. Come back and leave a comment with your link.
2. Create a Whrrl story (www.whrrl.com) of your creative fun and how you are making your recipe, also be sure to take pictures of your shopping trip to buy your juice and include those. Use the #genesistoday hashtag in your story. Leave a comment here with the link to your whrrl story
Here is an example of a Whrrl Story.
4. Create a YouTube video of your shopping trip to buy your juice and then concocting your cocktail. Leave a comment here with a link.
You can do all 3 if you would like!
Some extra ways that can help you to win!
1) Go to Genesis Today and tell me 2 important health benefits each for the Acai, Goji and Resveratrol in your blog posts, vlog or whrrl story. Leave those in the comments. You can do a separate comment for each juice.
2) Set the scene for a party! Make me feel like I am really at a cocktail party. If you have done this in your pictures, vlog or whrrl then please leave a comment here and mention.
Be innovation and creativity how you use Genesis Today juices in your submission!
The winner will be chosen by random, but if you win – your blog, vlog or whrrl story will be displayed on both of my blogs. So please make it great!
What is in it for you? You will realize how healthy these juices are for you and you can win 3 month supply of the 64oz bottles (12 bottles) of your choice of Resveratrol, Goji or Acai berry juice.
Here are the other blogs that have different recipe idea contests going on. Be sure to visit: You can enter all our contest if you would like! (Links will be added as posts are live)
1) Crafty Mama of 4 – Smoothies, non-alcoholic drinks, healthy drinks
2) Mom’s Favorite Stuff – Holiday Dinner
3) Coupon Princess - Desserts / baking
4) Adriennes House – Dinner
Contest ends at 25, November, 2009 by midnight CT.
Genesis Today or Collective Bias are not choosing the winner of this giveaway. Genesis Today and Collective Bias employees are ineligible to enter. Entries that do not done by the entry requirements will not be considered. The winner will be notified and have 2 days to confirm receipt of the email. If no response is received within 2 days, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the U.S. 21 years and older. Full disclosure: I received a three month supply of Genesis Today Juices to test them myself.
Genesis Today Juices – Do they help?
I will let you know right off the bat that I have not been using the Genesis Today juices very long, so I am no expert and won’t claim I am. What I am is a woman who is almost 50 {gasp!} who is seeing the effects that aging is having on me and I don’t like it.
I have tried all 3 of the new juices they have in the Walmart stores. The Resveratrol, Acai and Goji berry juices.
They all do different things….and I have tried a big bottle of each. I know that isn’t much and I know I should pick the one that best fits me and stick with it for awhile to really get a true test…but I am having fun experimenting. (below is the information on each & what they do straight from the Genesis Today Web site)
Resveratrol – Cardiovascular health, healthy inflammatory responses, youthful energy and appearance.
Acai -Skin, hair and nails, Weight control, Energy and endurance, Aging and longevity
Goji -Mood, mind and memory, Eye health, Endurance
The main thing that I have noticed so far, and probable the only thing since I have only gone through one large bottle with each one is increased energy. Is it in my head….I suppose it could be, but I don’t think so.
I am currently drinking the Resveratrol berry juice, and after watching these videos….I know I will continue. I may add the Acai or Goji concentrates in with this if I find out I should be taking them too…but these is pretty powerful video. You can see several more videos on the Genesis Today Web site, where I got this one from.
I have to admit that I haven’t lost 10 pounds in the last month since I started drinking these juices (come on….it has been Halloween and there is good candy in the house!) and I do not look like I have just had an instant face lift because I have been drinking an anti-aging juice…but I do have increased energy and who can’t use that? Keep in mind that I have only gone through one bottle each of the 3 different ones. But I am going to continue with this healthy experiment! I’m excited to learn more and find out what else these juices can do for me. I’ll keep you updated as to my progress too.
