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A review by fbahram
Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko
3.0
I really enjoyed this quick read, especially with my recent health kick. It was a very good story about Victoria and her family, and the journey to health which arrives her at Green Smoothies, and I am most definitely going to try the Green Smoothies. What she has done here in terms of her Rosebug study is commendable, and the information about why you should incorporate green smoothies in your diet is tremendous.
What I was hoping to get was a more complete or comprehensive picture - she gives some recipes, and to my surprise, lettuce plays a huge part as a primary green in most of her recipes, with a huge selection of fruits to complete the picture. I did not think lettuce ranked that high in the nutrition factors among other green leafy vegetables but upon research, I see that indeed Romaine lettuce has amazing nutritional values.
However my real regret was lack of a more complete suggestion in terms of a daily diet with green smoothies - she mentions that it should accompany a raw diet. Plus the fact that her whole family eats or drinks NOTHING but green smoothies kinda makes me wonder if that is really a smart diet. What about chewing? How do you maintain teeth health? And many more questions.
I am a green juicer first, green smoothies second but still giving this book a 3 star as it did not go beyond green smoothies to talk about how you can be truly green for life if you want to eat/drink this way (And not eat green smoothies as your only source of food).
What I was hoping to get was a more complete or comprehensive picture - she gives some recipes, and to my surprise, lettuce plays a huge part as a primary green in most of her recipes, with a huge selection of fruits to complete the picture. I did not think lettuce ranked that high in the nutrition factors among other green leafy vegetables but upon research, I see that indeed Romaine lettuce has amazing nutritional values.
However my real regret was lack of a more complete suggestion in terms of a daily diet with green smoothies - she mentions that it should accompany a raw diet. Plus the fact that her whole family eats or drinks NOTHING but green smoothies kinda makes me wonder if that is really a smart diet. What about chewing? How do you maintain teeth health? And many more questions.
I am a green juicer first, green smoothies second but still giving this book a 3 star as it did not go beyond green smoothies to talk about how you can be truly green for life if you want to eat/drink this way (And not eat green smoothies as your only source of food).