Vitamix offers a high-end line of fully automated blenders, perfect for making smoothies, soup, salsa, and just about anything other healthy meal requiring quality blending. The following Vitamix recipes were created to maintain health, lower cholesterol, lose weight, and to fill you with an abundance of energy and vitality … and, they actually work. Once … [Read More]

Protein shake recipes have long been used by peak performance athletes as good-tasting nutritional supplements to build muscle and reduce post-workout recovery time. Popularized more recently by celebrity diet successes, protein shakes have become popular weight management tools that facilitate weight-loss and help reduce total fat mass. Also, protein supplementation is necessary for vegetarians and … [Read More]

Weight loss smoothie recipes are typically designed to accomplish two goals: 1) suppress appetite and 2) increase calorie burn. While substituting a healthy smoothie for unhealthy meals will passively help you to skinny up, active weight loss management through targeted smoothie ingredients is more effective and decreases the amount of time it takes to drop … [Read More]

Jamba Juice was founded in 1990 by Kirk Perron, in San Louis Obispo, California, under the name Juice Club. Jamba Juice’s original vision was “to inspire and simplify healthy living.” In 1999, Jamba Juice purchased the Zuka Juice chain, propelling the franchise to its current status as the world’s premiere provider of great tasting fruit … [Read More]

Smoothie King was founded in 1973 by Steve Kuhnau, as a side business in his health food store. Juice King’s Mission Statement says it all, “To relentlessly influence and help more & more people achieve a healthier lifestyle.” According to its website, in 1989, Smoothie King was named the #1 smoothie franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine. … [Read More]