Superfood Smoothies: 100 Delicious, Energizing & Nutrient-dense Recipes - A Cookbook: Volume 2 (Julie Morris's Superfoods)

I read the reviews for this book and debated whether or not to get it. Quite a few reviewers were negative about the amount of ingredients that you need to get started. I decided to get it anyway. I am SO glad I did! I am having such fun making smoothies, and they are so tasty! My husband is delighted with my new hobby and we are both getting the benefit of the high nutritional value of the mixed ingredients in a very palatable way. The information at the beginning of the book is excellent. I have learned a lot about ingredients I hadn't even heard of, such as camu and acai and have invested in buying not just these ingredients but a range of other ingredients, such as cacao nibs and powder, hemp seeds, flaxseeds, chopped dates, etc. I have bought in bulk, mainly organic, from an online company, and it works out far cheaper than buying in the supermarkets or health food shops. Yes, the initial cost mounts up, but it is so worth it and the ingredients will last. (I bought some Kilner jars to store the products in.) I bought a cheap grinder from Amazon and am grinding the chia seeds, flaxseeds and hemp seeds. I am also making my own almond milk (so easy) and coconut milk/water, ingredients required for some of the smoothies. I have made several of the smoothies, in the short time I have had the book, and have made some adaptations here and there. So far so good. The book is inspirational and the high nutritional value of the smoothies ensures that they not only taste good, but they do you good too.

This book is jam packeted with helpful information about any smoothie you want to create. Love everything about this book, it a good read with great pictures to inspire you on your journey to a healthier lifestyle. Well worth the money paid, looking forward to working my way through this book. Recommend buying it, you won’t be sorry.

Julie's book was an eye opener. It's much better than her first book, in terms of form and narration. It's well written, concise but yet informative. I am buying a blender and going to improve my life style for the better after reading her book.

I love this book so much!! There is so much good info at the beginning to help you to get into the swing of how to go about making superfood smoothies and what all the different veg, fruit and powders have to offer! I have been using the book as part of a healthy lifestyle and vegan plant-based diet and I have tried at-least 12 of the recipes! I have to say I’m always a little sceptical when authors make healthy versions of classic recipes but honestly the “Key Lime Pie” smoothie was incredibly similar to the real thing! The cacao smoothies have been hitting the spot whenever I feel like chocolate and I am a big fan of the “Mint Choc-Chip” smoothie! You will not regret buying this book! I have been having so much fun with it! Some people have said it’s hard to get all the ingredients but I found most things locally in supermarkets and health food shops and then a couple things online! She uses a lot of common ingredients like fruits, veg and nuts so you can always skip something that you don’t have too! I have found my favourite powders to be cacao powder and maqui berry powder for their taste! I also think the hemp powder doesn’t taste bad at all and is packed with protein and goodness! Hope you enjoy the book as much as I have!

I love juicing and making Smoothies and am a Jason Vale devotee - so I am always on the look out for a new juicing/smoothie book. This book looks great - the photography is very appealing, colourful and appetising. The begining of the book was very informative and helpful from subjects such as how to 'build' your smoothie in the blender, to super food staples and a key to the benifts of the particular recipie such as detox, bone strength or heart health. The recipies can be a little left of centre however (Chocolate and Cauliflower anyone?) Also, I found I had never heard of some of the ingeridents. For example Sea Buckthorn Juice, Lucuma Powder, Mulberries, Maqui - all of which I am sure I can source, but it makes the cost, and the bother, start to increase. Saying that - there are some very nice recipies in the book that are more than accesible and appetising, for example - 1. Peaches and Cream 2. Grapefruit Pomegranate 3. Strawberry Cucumber 4. Mango Chilli 5. Pineapple Watercress 6. Green Protien 7. Lemon Lime 8. Pumpkin Pie 9. Creamy Orange 10. Chocolate Hazelnut ....and even a smoothie for Dog's! The author finishes by including a substitution chart (Mulberries = Raisins), Making your own nut and seed milks, weights and measure conversion chart and a smoothie by benifit section. As per some of my previous reviews, this is one for people who are already well into their healthy eating journey and who are prepared to go the extra mile and have the resources to locate less common ingredients. If you are just starting out with superfoods and juicing I would recomend starting with Jason Vale or Joe Cross.

Nice book

Excellent hard back book. Had a quick k glimpse through it. Can't wait to start using recipes.

Very good recipes, book well laid out and very informative.

Muy buenas recetas... el libro está escrito en inglés y es de fácil lectura, ha sido facilísimo preparar deliciosos smothies

Schöne, gut nachzumachende Rezepte. Allerdings sind die Mengenangaben immer für zwei.

Just happy to have ideas for smoothies

I love smoothies, I have never been the kind of person who could easily eat solid food in the morning. It's just not my style. I prefer a liquid breakfast and while I'm fully capable of making my own very tasty and very healthy smoothies I find that after a period of time I get stuck in a rut of making the same one over and over again. It's delicious of course but lacks inspiration. So, having said that I'm always on the look out for a good book promoting a wide range of smoothies. I first heard about "Superfood Smoothies" a while back, and thought it might be interesting to check out. When I finally got around to buying it I was pretty excited. It's is an absolutely beautiful book, with wonderful, luscious photography, an easy to read style, and a nice layout. I love the setup of this book, and I love the breakdown on smoothie information, as well as how the chapters are organized. I also love how it utilizes superfood ingredients. Superfoods are something I have on hand in my pantry anyway since I love them, but I don't always know just what to do with them, so I bought this book particularly for that purpose. Some people have complained about the lack of `common' ingredients and don't like the emphasis on the `exotic' but the book is entitled SUPERFOOD Smoothies, so that should have been a given right from the start. I knew just what I was getting into with this book and it's exactly what I was looking for. I have not yet had the chance to try every smoothie in the book, but I have made quite a few so far. These are the ones I tried and what I thought. Acai Pumpkin - Though a little strange I overall liked this combination. Strawberry Kombucha - LOVED IT, love kombucha in a smoothie Raspberry Peach - loved it Coconut Goji - Pretty good Mulberry Plum - LOVED IT Mango Chili - LOVED IT Ginger Pear - LOVED IT Apple Arugula - LOVED IT Mango Coconut - pretty good Lucuma Lime - LOVED IT Sweet Almond - loved it Mint Chip - LOVED IT - seriously my new favorite! Sesame Apple - Loved it Citrus Aloe - Pretty Good Lucuma Macadamia - Loved it Blueberry Maqui - Loved it Mayan Chocolate - LOVED IT Pumpkin Pie - this was only okay Banana Oat - Loved it Pineapple Maca - LOVED IT Cookie Dough - LOVED IT Raspberry Almond - Pretty good Creamy Orange - LOVED IT Maqui Banana - LOVED IT Tahini Mulberry - LOVED IT Cacao Cream - LOVED IT - my new `go-to- pick me up Cacao Mocha - LOVED IT - my other `go-to' pick me up Coconut Spice - not for me Sesame Hemp - LOVED IT Chocolate Mint - LOVED IT Vanilla Almond - Pretty good I've had a lot of success with this book, I usually use the `boost' suggestions and find them to be really tasty. What I also like about this book is there is a bit of freedom, in the back she make suggestions for what you could use instead of say Chlorella powder or mulberry. I appreciate that because it makes it easier for people who may not have these ingredients easily on hand. Just by reading through this book I'm inspired to make my own smoothie's as well as follow as many of the recipes here as possible. Things to consider before buying this book is that there is no nutritional information given for any recipe in the book, this is a deal-breaker for some people. Also many of the recipes use nuts or seeds which makes the smoothies creamy and delicious but this also adds calories. These may not be the best smoothies for you if weight loss is your goal. I would definitely recommend this book to other people. However I would be selective in making my recommendation for this book. If you love smoothies, love new ideas, culinary exploration and exotic foods then this is for you. If you're just looking for a generic book on how to make smoothies, or are in need of a little inspiration but don't really want to do that much work or do anything too out of the ordinary then this is not the book for you. Plain and simple. If all you're looking for are basic smoothie recipes with common local ingredients you could do a simple google search and find 1000's of them. You don't need a book for that. If however your interest is in being more adventurous then you should definitely check this book out.

I just received my copy of this book a few days ago and already I've tried 4 different smoothies. They all taste amazing! I also love the fact that a little symbol next to certain ingredients highlights what superfood is featured in the recipe and that each recipe also has a suggestion for adding another superfood ingredient if you want a "superfood boost". There's even a chart at the back that tells you how to substitute certain ingredients, in case you don't have them on hand. I normally have most of the ingredients such as lucuma powder, maca, chlorella, goji berries, almond milk, coconut water, rice milk, etc. Excellent book if you normally have these items because you can easily make a lot of these recipes. If you don't normally have these types of foods, using this book will certainly help you incorporate these amazing superfoods into your diet. I love this book. I highly recommend it.