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Sneaky Blends: Supercharge Your Health with More Than 100 Recipes Using the Power of Purees
The New York Times bestselling author of The Sneaky Chef brings us the next trend in healthy eating with delicious and easy recipes whipped up with nutrient-dense purees to create leaner, cleaner yet ridiculously tasty meals.BLEND (blend) a combination of different tastes made from superfoods, like blueberries, kale, and broccoli that are packed with disease fighting phytonutrients, fiber, and low in calories. When the New York Times bestselling Sneaky Chef took off, Missy Chase Lapine knew parents were finally getting their kids to eat healthy with hidden veggie purees (a.k.a. Blends). What surprised her, though, was that those same parents were using Blends in their own recipes and feeling more energized. Taking her cue from those parents, Missy is on a mission with Sneaky Blends to show how anyone can eat healthy without sacrificing taste. Starting off with fifteen signature Base Blends, such as Butternut Squash-Apple, Black Bean-Blueberry-Baby Kale, and Carrot-Sweet Potato, Missy shows you how these nutrient packed blends can kick start your healthy lifestyle. When these blends are added to your favorite recipes or one of Missy’s delicious recipes like Zucchini Pasta Piccata, Chai Tea Smoothie Bowl, Cheesy Kale-Basil Soufflé, Meaty Mushroom Bolognese, or 45-Calorie Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, they instantly become healthy. This is healthy eating without deprivation! Missy also has created the Blends Cleanse™, a 3-day Body Reboot that you can tailor to your own lifestyle, giving you a diet do-over and setting you on the path to weight loss. Full of gorgeous color photos and tips and tricks to start blending, this is the only cookbook you will need to detox and transform your overall health while still enjoying delicious meals.
446 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2016
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January 3, 2017
In an effort to embrace a more plant-based diet, I took an entire day to whip up some of these purees. Other than exploding a blueberry concoction all over my kitchen just before leaving for work, this was a satisfactory process.
Lapine presents a new way of incorporating fruits and vegetables into ordinary cooking. By having purees on hand, they can easily be added to both sweet and savory recipes, thus cutting the fat and sugar which then reduces calories.
In a sense it requires more work from the conscious cook, but it is not difficult and they are surprisingly good. Book is supported by a good web site at https://www.thesneakychef.com .
Lapine presents a new way of incorporating fruits and vegetables into ordinary cooking. By having purees on hand, they can easily be added to both sweet and savory recipes, thus cutting the fat and sugar which then reduces calories.
In a sense it requires more work from the conscious cook, but it is not difficult and they are surprisingly good. Book is supported by a good web site at https://www.thesneakychef.com .
July 10, 2017
It looked promising but more geared to more affordable people. I will give it a shot next month. More money and time!
September 29, 2017
This seems very useful. I will come back to this at a later date.
September 19, 2018
Well it got me using butternut squash and I am going to try cauliflower in my smoothie so that is worth the library wait. I am not so sure I want to do the detox or try the other recipes.
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some truffle treats - cookies & brownies
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October 28, 2016
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If your trying to incorporate more fruit, veg, or super foods into your diet this is a great book. If you are already a healthy eater the innovative blends with pretty great recipes will keep you satisfied. There is a weight loss bend to the book with information on preblend (traditional recipes) and the new, with blend recipes. A blend is what the author calls her purees.
There's a nice introduction and How the Plan works chapter. This includes the how to, equipment needed, what ingredients to stock up on, tips, an organic ingredients recommendation list (full page of information), when froze is a-okay, and details about the ingredients used with health information. Which brings me to the one big compliant I have about this book.
The complaint I have is there are not enough citations for the information given. It's becoming a sad trend in health books :( Some claims were not presented as out right truth in most cases. Instead using words like "may also help..., may regulate, etc" and some serious health claims are referenced (though not well enough, article name please) like "A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that just 2 baby carrots (25 grams) contain enough of this good-for-you phytonutrient to reduce the risk of heart disease by 32 percent-and the more you eat, these farther your odds drop." It this statement is not clear as to which nutrient it references to in the paragraph that proceeds it.
So now some more good stuff. A fair amount of photos. Each labeled with gluten free, vegan, dairy free, or low carb. The blends are good baby food, the recipes are nutritious, detailed 3 day blend cleanse (with menu and guidelines to help you through and a shopping list), charts and tips (including 40 ways to slip blends into your everyday meals. I really liked this because your not stuck with only these recipes and the list is organized by blend color i.e. green try the Broccoli-Pea-Spinach, Sweet Pea-Baby Kale, it Sweet Pea blend in meatballs, gravy, green smoothies, and omelets.
The chapters are untraditional but easy to understand. Wake (morning food and fast easy fair), Plate (main courses), Nibbled (snacks and dips), Sip (smoothies and drinks), and Indulge (sweets).
Worth owning. This would easily work for vegetarians, vegans, gluten free, parents, and everyone trying to fit more fruit and vegetables into their diet.
Happy Reading :)
If your trying to incorporate more fruit, veg, or super foods into your diet this is a great book. If you are already a healthy eater the innovative blends with pretty great recipes will keep you satisfied. There is a weight loss bend to the book with information on preblend (traditional recipes) and the new, with blend recipes. A blend is what the author calls her purees.
There's a nice introduction and How the Plan works chapter. This includes the how to, equipment needed, what ingredients to stock up on, tips, an organic ingredients recommendation list (full page of information), when froze is a-okay, and details about the ingredients used with health information. Which brings me to the one big compliant I have about this book.
The complaint I have is there are not enough citations for the information given. It's becoming a sad trend in health books :( Some claims were not presented as out right truth in most cases. Instead using words like "may also help..., may regulate, etc" and some serious health claims are referenced (though not well enough, article name please) like "A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that just 2 baby carrots (25 grams) contain enough of this good-for-you phytonutrient to reduce the risk of heart disease by 32 percent-and the more you eat, these farther your odds drop." It this statement is not clear as to which nutrient it references to in the paragraph that proceeds it.
So now some more good stuff. A fair amount of photos. Each labeled with gluten free, vegan, dairy free, or low carb. The blends are good baby food, the recipes are nutritious, detailed 3 day blend cleanse (with menu and guidelines to help you through and a shopping list), charts and tips (including 40 ways to slip blends into your everyday meals. I really liked this because your not stuck with only these recipes and the list is organized by blend color i.e. green try the Broccoli-Pea-Spinach, Sweet Pea-Baby Kale, it Sweet Pea blend in meatballs, gravy, green smoothies, and omelets.
The chapters are untraditional but easy to understand. Wake (morning food and fast easy fair), Plate (main courses), Nibbled (snacks and dips), Sip (smoothies and drinks), and Indulge (sweets).
Worth owning. This would easily work for vegetarians, vegans, gluten free, parents, and everyone trying to fit more fruit and vegetables into their diet.
Happy Reading :)
February 2, 2017
My new favorite cookbook! I love this concept: eat more vegetables by sneaking them into your favorite recipes. You get better health without having to deny yourself anything, and I find that the sneaky-blends versions of recipes are even tastier than their traditional versions. I particularly recommend the carrot-sweet potato mac and cheese and the raspberry-beet devil dogs.
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