"Smoothies"

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cool Foods available at Publix. The opinions and text are mine. There's nothing like a good smoothie, especially when the warmer weather is on

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Aaaah, St. Lucia, Jamaica – that’s what this makes me think of! Smoothies are a delicious and healthy breakfast option. The original recipe is from Williams Sonoma…I’m starting to think they should pay me to be their official recipe tester or somethi...

When I was a kid, we never had smoothies in our house.  I don’t know why exactly.  I’m sure it never would have occurred to my dad to make them for us.  Anyway, this lack of smoothies meant that when I did finally get to have one, I thought it was li...

I’ve always been very good about eating my vegetables and I’ve never had a problem with spinach, but when I first heard of putting spinach in a smoothie it seemed like blasphemy.  Why on earth would anyone want to do such a thing to their smoothie?  ...

Oatmeal.  Eggs.  Smoothies.  Repeat.  This is the general breakfast routine in our home 90% of the time.  Occasionally we get crazy and make breakfast sandwiches or cinnamon rolls, but most of the time we need fast, easy, and relatively healthy.  We ...

In case you haven’t noticed by now, I kind of like smoothies.  They are a perfect breakfast or snack option when I want something light and quick.  Now, I think green smoothies are pretty great but sometimes I don’t have all the ingredients on hand t...

Father’s Day weekend was busy like whoa for us this year.  We hosted Andrew’s fifth birthday party on Saturday (more about that next week), and Sunday we spent the day at a lovely party celebrating Ben’s grandparents’ 65th wedding anniversary where I...

If you think pairing words “kale” and “refreshing” is a bit dubious, don’t worry. That’s right where I was a couple of months ago when I first came across this recipe. I’m a long time fan of green smoothies and I drink one almost daily. And I really ...

This post is sponsored by Almond Breeze Almond milk. All opinions expressed are mine alone. At Living the Gourmet, part of what we have always tried to do, by example rather than by statement, is to introduce people to healthier style of cooking, whi...