Healthy Smoothie Recipes & Downright Delicious Salads!
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I had the opportunity to take a much needed “mom’s day” while visiting family in Toronto. One of the highlights of my day was a nourishing lunch at the award winning Fresh Restaurant. They have done a tremendous job of creating contemporary vegetarian and vegan recipes that are as much a delight to the eyes as they are to the taste buds.
This was especially exciting to me because a couple of years ago we received the first two Fresh Restaurant recipe books: Juice For Life and Fresh At Home as a gift. After two years of recreating the recipes, I was happy to finally dine in.
I also managed to crab a copy of their latest book release Refresh. In addition to great recipes like Sweet Potato Wontons, Morgan’s Samosas, Nepalese Dal (one of my favorites!), Butternut Squash and Pear Soup, Chocolate Brownie Cookies and some of the most amazing salads on the planet, it also contains about 70 pages of deliciously healthy smoothie recipes, juicing tips, juice machine recommendations and info about juice cleansing.
The recipes are separated into “Energy Elixirs”, “Immune Elixirs” including 3 hot drinks, “Wheatgrass Elixirs”, “Super Power Shakes”, “Espresso Shakes” (eat your heart out Starbucks!), “Fresh Fruit Smoothies” and “Vegetable Cocktails”. Yum Yum!
Vegan or not - Grab yourself a copy of Refresh. It’s a delicious option for healthy families looking to add some meat free options to mealtime.
In the meantime, try this healthy smoothie recipe from Refresh (the kids will love it!)
Dragonfly Smoothie - Simple, sweet and a pretty pink color.
4 red apples
2 tbsp raspberries (fresh or frozen)
1 Banana (peeled)
Juice apples first, then place in blender with raspberries and banana. Start on low setting and then switch to high setting for about a minute.
WIN IT: Want to win a copy of Refresh? I’m always looking for great ideas to refresh my energy after a long day. Leave me a comment and tell me what your favorite “refreshing” thing to do is. I’ll draw a name at random and announce it here on June 15. Contest open to Canadian and US residents.
Congratulations to comment #37 Emily B. - Now you can really refresh with this awesome book! I have contacted you by email.
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131 comments
the best way for me to refresh- especially after a long day of working on my feet- when I get home, rub some peppermint oil on my feet and then stuff them in some cotton socks. It’s a great pickup and gets me off the sofa and playing with the dogs!
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My most refreshing thing to do is relax after dinner with a good movie, my husband, and some white wine. cdziuba@aol.com
A cool shower on a hot day!
Run through the sprinkler with the kids
Eat Juicy vegan grub
I always have some cucumber water in a pitcher. I have a hard time drinking enough water but not when it’s cucumber water. This is especially great when I get back from the gym or hiking with the dogs.
a shower with lavender shower gel
My refreshing thing is to grab a cup coffee and head to the front porch to relax.
sit on my Lazyboy and knit
I live near a lake so i simply jump in for a swim.Now that’s refreshing.
Drink martinis in the bubble bath!
A cool shower at the end of a hot summer day feels great!
As above, a cool shower after a day at the beach, with a marguerita waiting for me in the fridge!
There is nothing more refreshing for me, than a large glass of ice cold water, with some fresh lemon squeezed in and of course a few ice cubes. Just thinking about it is refreshing actually…I’m off to get some!!
There can be nothing more refreshing than to jump in the pool of fresh water at the old mill below the dam in Damariscotta Mills!
Jump in the pool for a cool swim
a bike ride!
Fresh socks seem to put the spring back into my feet.
Also taking cat naps. Rest and activity.
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My favorite refreshing thing is to go swimming! Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite refreshing thing is to have a cold beer on a hot day
A nice relaxing bike ride.
Get in a cool tub of water with lots of bath beads and soothing lavender.
a cool stream in the poconos
Thank you for having this contest. I really appreciate it. I like a nice glass of iced coffee.
a bloody mary by the pool!
fishing for me
dance barefoot in the grass during a summer rain
I turn off my computer and have a cup of tea or a glass of lemonade.
My quickie refreshing thing to do is to hold my wrists under cool running water.
Yum!
My favorite refreshing thing to do is…
after mowing my lawn with our manual reel mower, I love jumping in our pool to cool off. No time to change into a bathing suit. I jump in with everything on.
Thanks for the giveaway!
a quick dip in the pool
I fancy a nice swim.
My favourite refreshing thing is to sit on the back porch with a few big slices of watermelon. Yum!
Cup of tea for me.
nothing more refreshing than to swim in the pool
my favorite thing to refresh is a quick dip in the pool in the summer and some herbal tea and a little Ellen in the winter (her show is on when I get home and she is always dancing and positive).
I like to take a brisk walk to refresh.
It is refreshing to keep your body lotion in the fridge and put it on still cold on a hot day.
i like to take a dip in the pool
Lemonade is just the thing for me on a hot day.
To refresh when I get home, I go out into my green and shaded backyard, sit on my cushioned love seat, and stay quiet for at least ten minutes.
An evening dip in the pool with a glass of wine.
Taking off my “work” clothes & getting into my sweats -aaah!
a popsicle after dinner!
sit on my Lazyboy and read
lime popsicles
I make a pitcher of cool ice tea and make a nice salad for me and my husband to eat outside on the porch. Thanks!
A glass of icy lemonade and watching the Red Sox with hubby…
go swimming
My favorite “refreshing” thing to do is to go downstairs in my chilly basement and scrapbook after a hectic day. Thanks!
Taking a swim!
popsicles!
relax and have a cup of tea
Refreshing? A cool shower and fruit salad for dinner.
Easy refreshment? Take off your shoes after a long day at the office. Walking around barefoot, especially in soft grass, really eases the day’s stress.
My favorite refreshing thing to do is to take a relaxing bubble bath! Oh, thanks for including the yummy sounding recipe from the book! (Please pick ME! ME! ME!!!! for this Giveaway!)
swimming
Walking the pool . Then sitting back with a watermelon smoothie.
taking a dip in the pool
Making some fresh lemon-limeade, then slowly sipping it.
I go for a 2 mile walk everyday.
I run my wrists under cold water. It really helps!
In the summer I love to make homemade peach ice cream over waffles, it’s a great way to cool off!
swim!
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What refreshes me is to spend some time scrapbooking! I forget about everything else and just enjoy my memories as I create my page designs. I love it so much!
refreshing to me is my local market…..with local strawberries…for the next 3 weeks at least!
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refreshing…that would be a cool shower, curtains blowing in the breeze and a good book while laying on my bed during the middle of the day!
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I always feel better after I wash my face and drink something tart, such as lemonade.
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That smoothie sounds delicious!! Refreshing for me is a long bath with a good book!
Go to a water park with my children! Thanks for a fun contest!
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I rub some mint lotion on my temples and drink a nice cup of iced green tea! Great contest; the recipes sound divine!
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Hide in the bathroom.. LOL
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A nice long shower with some sweet smelling shower gel!
Either swimming or drinking a nice cold glass of iced tea.
a glass of 100% grapefruit juice
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Icy cold Iced Tea!
Refreshing is coming home from work, changing into something comfortable, and taking a tall glass of iced tea and a good book out to the glider on the back porch.
Sounds good ~ really hope to win!
I run to the beach! Thanks!!
I like a nice cup of herbal tea and a chance to read a chapter of a book.
Having a nice ice cold drink and relaxing!
I find taking a shower to be refreshing.
Laugh with me kids - laughter is the best medicine and refreshes like nothing else!
Drink a tall glass of fresh squeezed lemonade
a tall cold glass of water sitting in the house with the air on.
under a fan drinking iced green tea
A walk by a tree-lined stream.
Lime sherbet and a lemon-lime soda float on a sweltering summer day.
Have a cool jamaica - chilled, sweetened hibiscus tea
After a trying day, I like to come home and have a cup of tea and put my feet up for a few minutes , before diving into the evening routine.
Sleeping
have a fruit smoothie and relax in the hammock!
I use rosewater toner on my face before bed. It’s very refreshing.
I always find a shower very refreshing!
To refresh, I like to run barefoot through a summer rain
going swimming
A 20 minute power nap and a cool shower after work has me ready for whatever else is in store for the night
Best way to get refreshed is a cup of herbal tea, ginger cookie and a walk with the dog.
take a shower
Drink icy green tea with pomegranate and lemon!
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I refresh with having a bis glass of water with a splash of lime and having a dish of melon
Go hiking and then reward myself with a long dip under the waterfalls
I love to plant kitchen spices and put them around me. I just planted a few days ago several pots of peppermint. It truly relaxes me.
I like to make (and eat!) a batch of cold, spicy watermelon gazpacho. Mmm.
a nap on a hammock in the shade
A nice walk in the evening cool is my favorite.
my favorite refreshing thing to do is to make/buy snowballs in different fruit flavors and eat/sip on them in the hot tub. or even better by the swimming pool. Thanks Happy Father’s Day to ALL
working out real hard and then taking a nice shower, that is the best!
Dive right into the pool!!!
Drink a ginormous glass of iced tea while sitting on the patio reading.
I love heading to the beach and grabbing a smoothie on the way!
A shower with my favorite peppermint soap!
sit on my Lazyboy and read! ty 4 the nice contest!
my favorite thing to do is have a hot cup of tea and relax
I LOVE to refresh with either a little cucumber or a cucumber scent.
On hot summer days I like to refresh with a chilly shower! Feel so good and it’s a nice wakeup!
Sounds just grand, hope to win, ty!
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I take a nap.
relax outside on the deck!
I like to take baths, and drink water, tons of water
Okay, this might not work for everyone, but I click on Wii Fit and hula hoop. It’s hilarious, plus you have this drive to beat your last score… Maybe I’m weird.
a cold shower, thanks for the contest
drinking a tasty smoothie
I have a fresh fruit salad that refreshes me.
Fresh veggies from the garden and ice water
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