Thanks for sharing.Meet our International Green Smoothie Day Sponsors!
Written by admin on August 18, 2009 – -We couldn’t have celebrated International Green Smoothie Day without our sponsors. Here’s a BIG thank you to our sponsors and an overview of what they’ve contributed to help make this the greatest green guzzling event EVER!
Check out the treats and remember to send us in your photos and recipes so that YOU can be entered to win our prizes.
**Important**
You have until August 23rd to submit your entries to win, then on August 24th, we’ll be announcing our winners!
All contest entries MUST be submitted in The Powder Room!
See you there and thanks for playing along!
**The Grand Prizes**
Excalibur Dehydrator 9 Tray 26 hour Timer
**Our Sensational Sponsors**
“LÄRABAR is a delicious blend of unsweetened fruits, nuts, and spices. Made from 100% whole food, each flavour contains no more than 2-8 ingredients. Pure and simple, just as nature intended.”
5 Variety packs of Larabar
*****
Victoria Boutenko
10 signed copies of Green Smoothie Revolution
*****
12 month subscription to Living Raw Magazine
The one year subscription includes 6 issues and postage anywhere in the world, valued at approx $50 USD.
*****
A free webinar on August 18th at 7 p.m.
*****
Steve Prussack
FREE e-book transcript
of an interview with Viktoras Kulvinskas
*****
RawReform – The Natural Way to Weight Loss
Angela Stokes and Matt Monarch donate a set of their 8 e-books
*****
One highly effective 1-on-1 Magick Power Session with Nathalie Lussier
*****
The Raw Vegan Network Member’s Recipe e-Book
A Collection of Our Favorite Raw Vegan Recipes from Around the World
*****
One pair of handmade earrings that I made from my jewelry company
*****
Raw Breakthrough/Elements for Life
2 Coaching sessions (a $200 value).
*****
3 raw cookbooks..”DINNER TONIGHT
*****
Paul Nisson
3 books of raw knowledge
*****
A bag of Fiesta Mole — a superfood seasoning mix that can be added into a smoothie with any type of vegetables to create an instant SAVORY smoothie!
*****
Wild Edible Book – Starter Guide
*****
1 Book Celebrating Our Raw Nature
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Hourly phone diagnostic consultations to assist people to understand their personal constitutional needs re nutrition and living foods. $150 value
*****
I Love Raw fridge magnets
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‘The Art of Stalking Parallel Perception’ the eBook version of the book It is in the genre of self-improvement and new age
*****
Jaydee Sperry
A raw, vegan pregnancy related consultation. This would be valid for pre-conception, pre-natal or post-partum and infant care/feeding. This service provides a comprehensive evaluation, with a one-hour long phone conversation and ’plan of action’.
*****
Val
Plans to build Automatic Sprouter which I sell for $9.95 at eatsprouts.com.
*****
15-page report called “Five Steps to Raw Success That Will Make Your Raw Journey a Breeze”
*****
Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods & Oils
A package. (A t-shirt or tank top and a product + literature and stickers)
*****
Bottle of Tropicana Body Milk
Value: $28:95 USD
*****
3 books (print) for people in continental U.S. And 3 Ebooks for others outside continental U.S
*****
Frederick Patenaude
Uncooking DVD’s
*****
Ebook titled: ‘Raw Radiant Health’s Favorite Summer Recipes’
*****
Free digital copy of ElixirCraft Mastery
*****
Fitness EBook
*****
4 One hour PC sessions valued at $295 or one one-hour session for $90.
*****
Two $25 gift certificates from Affordable Mineral Makeup
http://www.affordablemineralmakeup.com/
*****
Free “10 emails Holistic Stress Management coaching services” ($100 value)
http://holisticstressmanagement.com/
Thank you to everyone for joining in the International green Smoothie Day!
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Lambsquarter lovin’
The Green Smoothie Queen
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Victoria Boutenko For International Green Smoothie Day
Written by admin on August 14, 2009 – -
I am more than pleased to announce the fact that Victoria Boutenko will be joining us tomorrow morning for an exclusive (don’t you love that word!) teleseminar interview in honor of International Green Smoothie Day!
It’s coming up tomorrow and friends, family and frisky health-seekers around the world will be raising their glasses in celebration of the great, green health elixir: GREEN SMOOTHIES!
You’re more than welcome to raise a green glass with us and tune in for tomorrow’s teleseminar with Victoria. You can access the call information here! You’ll see when you get to the teleseminar page, there’s a place where you can leave comments, questions, etc. We’d love it if you put in your great, green greetings–tell us where you’re from and what your favorite green smoothie ingredients are. 
I’ll do my best to include pictures, feedback and success stories as they happen throughout the next few days!
I’m playing some groovy tunes in the background and getting excited!
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I’ve Been Osterized! Getting a Cheap Blender to Work Miracles
Written by Tera on August 12, 2009 – -In honor of our upcoming International Green Smoothie Day, this is another friendly hijacking courtesy of the ever-youthful, ever-green, Green Smoothie Queen:
In preparation for International Green Smoothie Day, I’ve been upping my green smoothie quotient.
This morning was a test.
I’ve always told people that you don’t need a fancy, shmancy blender to do the Green Smoothie Challenge. I’ve always told people that they can just use a cheap $10 Osterizer from a garage sale to do the trick.
But as long as I’ve been a raw foodist, I’ve always had a fancy, shmancy blender. So what did I know? Until, this morning!
I had spotted his Osterizer some time ago and decided that it would be perfect for trying out some kitchen experiments for raw foodists on a budget!
Well stocked with Swiss chard from our little garden plot, and oodles of fresh fruit, this morning I decided it was time to pull out the OSTERIZER!
I loaded it up with:
- 2 fresh bananas
- 2 frozen bananas
- 2 peaches
- 1/2 cup of Mr. Right’s Tropicana juice.
If you’re hard core, just add water. I was trying to impress the Prince of Prosciutto, so I sweetened it up with some of his favorite juice!
Then I got this whizzing, whirring, stirring and blending in the old Osterizer until there was a creamy smooth consistency happening. (Honestly, at this point I was already very impressed with the smooth texture.) I was expecting the peel of the peach to be a bit chuncky, but it was smoooth as smoothie gets.
That’s when I started adding the Swiss chard.
I don’t usually add the spine of the leaves. I suppose I added about 5 or 6 big leaves before I called it quits.
I was SHOCKED, AMAZED, IMPRESSED and sooooooo SURPISED that the cheap little Osterizer had pulled off a green smoothie of magnificent smoothness.
Could she have pulverized parsley with the same finesse? I’m not sure.
Could she have done it to grape skins, or think, curly kale? Hard to say.
But this morning’s ingredients were no competition to the persistent little blades of this blending beauty.
I still loooove my Blendtec. I don’t think this little Osterizer could ever pump out almond milk or other concoctions that I’ve come to love with my fancy, shmancy blender. But the proof is definitely in the green pudding this morning:
When you’re starting out on green smoothies
and managing a budget, you definitely,
definitely do NOT need to spend
a fortune on a blender!
P.S.
Aside from the 10 reasons I’ve written before about why I prefer Blendtec, and aside from the fact that Blendtec wins the banana ice cream making competition HANDS DOWN, E V E R Y TIME over other blenders that might attempt to compete against it, the BIGGEST reason I am fiercely loyal to Blendtec is because they have no quarrel with the fact that we tell people they do NOT need to buy a fancy, shmancy blender to make green smoothies.
When International Green Smoothie Day launched last year, we were actually approached by another company who offered to sponsor us. We politely declined when we were told that their sponsorship was conditional upon us removing all traces of garage sale/hardware store blenders from our site and instead telling people that they must buy their fancy, shmancy blender to make green smoothies.
Pshaw!
Money should NOT get in the way of your health!
Here’s a BIG Green Smoothie toast to Blendtec, and to Osterizer-uses everywhere and here’s to making due with what you’ve got when you’ve got it!
Because grass roots grow, Baby, and you’ve gotta start somewhere.
Now, I’m off this soap box and outta here to take on the day!
Charmed by chard,
Green Smoothie Queen
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International Green Smoothie Day is Coming!
Written by Tera on August 11, 2009 – -Okay, Divas! Prepare yourself for the greatest green extravaganza we’ve ever given. For the next week your friendly neighborhood Diva blog is going to be hijacked by the Green Smoothie Queen who is the smoooooth operator of some exciting plans for our upcoming International Green Smoothie Day on August 15th.
YOU can get onboard and join the celebrations and help make this an AMAZING event! Here’s the blog entry “The Queen” posted on The Green Smoothie Blog! We’ll be keeping you posted here, so stay tuned for some chard and parsley-inspired adventures!
Oooooh sweet, Swiss chard! I can’t believe our International Green Smoothie Day will be kicking off in just a few days! For those of you who haven’t yet registered, it’s not too late to jump on board for this adventure! You can sign up at our Green Smoothie Queen site.
When you check out that page, you’ll notice a whole lot of logo lovin’ going on. That’s because we’ve had scads of enthusiastic contributors joining in to help us with this event. Many of you are likely wondering:
How Can I Win That Spanky New Blendtec Blender??
Well, my little lambs quarter lover, I’ll tell you all about it.
You see, the tradition with our Green Smoothie celebrations is that we give away a Blendtec Blendter (sometimes two) to the person who makes the biggest impact on their social community. This program is all about making health and vitality accessible to EVERYONE! It’s about sharing wisdom, not profits. It’s about health, not Hallmark!
We’ve very lucky to be sponsored by Blendtec and Excalibur and we want to make sure that the winners of these prizes feel honored to be given these gifts! That’s why we invite participants of our Green Smoothie Challenge to host a Green Smoothie Party of some kind. The last time we did this event for St. Patrick’s Day, our winner was from Mexico, and she shared Green Smoothies with her entire school of elementary-aged children! You can check out the pictures and the submissions of our other winners here! We requested the most creative Green Smoothie photo, and the classiest Green Smoothie photo, too! We had all kinds of things and it was REALLY exciting to see everyone’s contributions. Our winner recorded a fantastic video and it was really an exciting thing to see.
Last year’s International Green Smoothie Day winner invited as many friends as she could over to her house. Cats and dogs included, the numbers were high enough that she won the grand prize! Another winner brought little handouts to work and shared green smoothies with her co-workers!
We’re not asking for the impossible, we just want to see some initiative and inspiration! Show us that you’re out there making a difference and we’ll acknowledge you for your efforts with accolades and express packages in the mail!
We have TWO grand prizes to give away this year. The Blendtec blender AND a 9-tray Excalibur dehydrator! There are LOADS of other treats, goodies, DVDs, books, ebooks, coaching and all kinds of surprises contributed by friends and associates, and those will be chosen by a draw. All participants of the program will be entered in the draw, but those who contribute to the Powder Room forum, those who send in recipes, videos, etc. will get their name thrown into the hat a few more times.
Contribution counts. What are YOU doing to get involved, inspired and sharing the good news with your community?
That’s what Green Smoothie Day all about!
If you’ve not yet read our announcement page, it’s worth checking out. Not just because it does a rather fine job of summing up my view on life as a raw foodist, but because it explains the purpose behind this event!
My garden is billowing with Swiss chard, fresh parsley and all the ingredients I need to make the best green smoothies ever!Prepare yourselves for the adventure! Stock up and get your blenders ready and revved for action! Saturday we kick off our International Green Smoothie Day Celebrations and want YOU on board making it all happen with us!
Okay, Sparkle Puff, my to do list is calling, but I’m excited to have kick started this Green Smoothie extravaganza and look forward to hearing from you! Just so you know, all Green Smoothie Day contest entries need to be submitted in the Powder Room this year! If you have any questions about how to get started and join in the fun, then contact me at:
thequeen at greensmoothiequeen dot com
Love and lambs quarters,
GSQ
*smooch*
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International Green Smoothie Day is Coming
Written by admin on August 11, 2009 – -Oooooh sweet, Swiss chard! I can’t believe our International Green Smoothie Day will be kicking off in just a few days! For those of you who haven’t yet registered, it’s not too late to jump on board for this adventure! You can sign up at our Green Smoothie Queen site.
When you check out that page, you’ll notice a whole lot of logo lovin’ going on. That’s because we’ve had scads of enthusiastic contributors joining in to help us with this event. Many of you are likely wondering:
How Can I Win That Spanky New Blendtec Blender??
Well, my little lambs quarter lover, I’ll tell you all about it.
You see, the tradition with our Green Smoothie celebrations is that we give away a Blendtec Blendter (sometimes two) to the person who makes the biggest impact on their social community. This program is all about making health and vitality accessible to EVERYONE! It’s about sharing wisdom, not profits. It’s about health, not Hallmark!
We’ve very lucky to be sponsored by Blendtec and Excalibur and we want to make sure that the winners of these prizes feel honored to be given these gifts! That’s why we invite participants of our Green Smoothie Challenge to host a Green Smoothie Party of some kind. The last time we did this event for St. Patrick’s Day, our winner was from Mexico, and she shared Green Smoothies with her entire school of elementary-aged children! You can check out the pictures and the submissions of our other winners here! We requested the most creative Green Smoothie photo, and the classiest Green Smoothie photo, too! We had all kinds of things and it was REALLY exciting to see everyone’s contributions. Our winner recorded a fantastic video and it was really an exciting thing to see.
Last year’s International Green Smoothie Day winner invited as many friends as she could over to her house. Cats and dogs included, the numbers were high enough that she won the grand prize! Another winner brought little handouts to work and shared green smoothies with her co-workers!
We’re not asking for the impossible, we just want to see some initiative and inspiration! Show us that you’re out there making a difference and we’ll acknowledge you for your efforts with accolades and express packages in the mail!
We have TWO grand prizes to give away this year. The Blendtec blender AND a 9-tray Excalibur dehydrator! There are LOADS of other treats, goodies, DVDs, books, ebooks, coaching and all kinds of surprises contributed by friends and associates, and those will be chosen by a draw. All participants of the program will be entered in the draw, but those who contribute to the Powder Room forum, those who send in recipes, videos, etc. will get their name thrown into the hat a few more times.
Contribution counts. What are YOU doing to get involved, inspired and sharing the good news with your community?
That’s what Green Smoothie Day all about!
If you’ve not yet read our announcement page, it’s worth checking out. Not just because it does a rather fine job of summing up my view on life as a raw foodist, but because it explains the purpose behind this event!
My garden is billowing with Swiss chard, fresh parsley and all the ingredients I need to make the best green smoothies ever!Prepare yourselves for the adventure! Stock up and get your blenders ready and revved for action! Saturday we kick off our International Green Smoothie Day Celebrations and want YOU on board making it all happen with us!
Okay, Sparkle Puff, my to do list is calling, but I’m excited to have kick started this Green Smoothie extravaganza and look forward to hearing from you! Just so you know, all Green Smoothie Day contest entries need to be submitted in the Powder Room this year! If you have any questions about how to get started and join in the fun, then contact me at:
thequeen at greensmoothiequeen dot com
Love and lambs quarters,
GSQ
*smooch*
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