SS&GF: Simply Sugar and Gluten Free

Meet Tess! She’s the mastermind behind Healthy Blender Recipes. We met on Facebook. I was so impressed with her creativity and energy from the very beginning. When we started The Balanced Platter, I knew I wanted her to be part of it. She’s got the most innovative blender recipe site in the blogosphere today. Stop [...]

I saw Maggie’s gluten-free pumpkin pie smoothie last week and, being pregnant and hungry, I couldn’t resist making a version of my own. Not only do I love pumpkin, but this smoothie is packed with good-for-the-baby foods. Orange foods contain the phytonutrients carotenoids and bioflavonoids that can boost immunity, promote heart and eye health, and [...]

Try this healthy naturally gluten-free and sugar-free smoothie instead of your morning cup of coffee or as a mid-day pick-me-up. I’ve always been a ‘just add water’ kind of green smoothie girl, never really wanting to add the extra calories or fat from milk, dairy-free or not. And then I saw unsweetened So Delicious Coconut [...]

Joe got up on Sunday and asked me to make him a smoothie.  I almost fell over.  I’m the smoothie drinker at our house. Being a wise wife, I didn’t act surprised or even make a smart remark.  Instead, I quickly rattled off some options – he went for blackberries, frozen tropical fruit, and kefir. [...]

Green smoothies have become a staple in my daily diet – at first out of necessity.  Today I wouldn’t want to go without one.  I experienced severe digestive issues for quite some time.  After trying the more conventional recommendations of eating more fiber, more whole grains, acidophilus, and increased water intake with no success I [...]