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Introducing Smoothie Wizard. The magic of eating healthy!

For some time now, I thought it would be really helpful if there was a place I could go to enter the ingredients I have in my kitchen, click a button, and various smoothie recipes I could make would appear out of nowhere. “Someone really needs to build that,” I thought to myself. Well, that [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Blueberry, Raspberry, Brocolli, and Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Blueberry, Raspberry, Broccoli & Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Organize your kitchen pantry with these 7 golden rules

Organize your kitchen pantry

As the first step to good kitchen organization, I want to encourage you to organize your kitchen pantry. It can be the difference between preparing healthy meals and unhealthy ones, between a happy cooking experience and a frustrating one, and between a high-speed clean up and a lengthy clean up. Not sure where to begin? [...]

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Summer Squash Spaghetti

Can spaghetti still be spaghetti without spaghetti noodles? In our house, the answer is now “Yes!” Presenting summer squash spaghetti. We recently signed up for our first community supported agriculture (CSA) through Maple Morning Farm here in Kentucky. CSA’s are an excellent way to get fresh, local produce while supporting farmers in your area. And the [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Mixed Berry, Tomato, and Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Mixed Berry, Tomato, & Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Grape, Pineapple, Spinach, and Carrot

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Pineapple, Grape, Carrot & Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Strawberry, Grape, Raspberry, and Mixed Veggie

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Strawberry, Grape, Raspberry & Mixed Veggie

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Grape, Strawberry, Zucchini and Eggplant

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Grape, Strawberry, Zucchini, & Eggplant

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Peach and Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Peach and Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Banana, Peach, Tomato, and Carrot

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Banana, Peach, Tomato & Carrot

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Vitamix Smoothie Recipe - Apple, Strawberry, Carrot and Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe: Apple, Strawberry, Carrot & Spinach

Vitamix Smoothie Recipe Requirements I require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have at least one vegetable for each fruit, otherwise there is just too much sugar (though we will occasionally make a fruit-only smoothie as a dessert on a designated dessert day). I also require every Vitamix smoothie recipe to have some kind of protein component, [...]

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Vitamix Review: Forget what you thought you knew about blenders

Vitamix reviews are everywhere, but none with Paul Hogan in them. “Paul who?” you say. Does Crocodile Dundee ring any bells? If not, then either you’re too young or you’re not getting enough ginkgo biloba (just kidding). Paul Hogan is the actor who played the character of Mike “Crocodile” Dundee in the quite forgettable but [...]

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