Cooking Light Chill: Smoothies Slushes Shakes Juices Drinks & Ices

About this book

Whether youre looking for the ultimate healthy smoothie a quick on-the-go breakfast or a delicious snack or dessert youll find something to suit your tastes among the more than 125 recipes in this book. Reliable test-kitchen-rated recipes using easy-to-find ingredients tips on equipment and step-by-step techniques for creating a variety of healthy smoothies slushes juices and ices that dont sacrifice flavor or texture. Cooking Light Chill is a playful book full of smoothies and juices lighter slushes and cool ices packed with fresh fruits and vegetables nuts low-fat dairy and utilizing natural sweeteners. Healthy cool treats that are indeed healthy. Example: Smoothie Kings Shape Up Strawberry Smoothie packs in 964 calories 13 grams of saturated fat and 125 grams of sugar. Cooking Lights version: 200 calories 2 grams of saturated fat and less than 25 grams of sugar from naturally occurring sources like fruit low-fat dairy and honey. "To Your Health" tips that share the health-boosting science behind the flavor and Tasty Twist boxes that offer suggestions for varying the flavors. When it comes to fruits and vegetables volume is a good thing but getting in all the vegetables and fruits you need each day can be challenging. Cooking Light Chill offers a fun and varied way to help readers meet their "eat more fruits and vegetables" goal. Recipes in Cooking Light Chill support a healthy lifestyle-smoothies can be a quick and refreshing meal (such as Cooking Lights Banana Breakfast Smoothie full of the protein you need to power your morning). Fresh juices celebrate seasonal fruits and vegetables are a great pick-me-up after a workout and give parents options for giving children juice while controlling sugar. Every recipe is professionally developed and rated in our Test Kitchen and meets Cooking Lights nutritional standards.