Zero Belly Smoothies: Lose up to 16 Pounds in 14 Days and Sip Your Way to A Lean & Healthy You!

This is the BEST smoothie book ever. Who needs extra sweetener when a touch of fruit takes care of that? There are 5 chapters/types of smoothies in this book: fruit, green, nutty/chocolaty, savory, and nutritionist favorites. Each smoothie has protein, fiber, and healthy fat, making it a healthy meal. Smoothies start with nut milk, coconut water, green tea or unsweetened liquid of your choice. Healthy fats include nut butters, avocado, or healthy oils. Vegan protein powder is recommended (I like Orgain chocolate from Costco). Fiber comes from flax, oats, chia, or fruits and vegetables. Boosts include ginger, cayenne, wheatgrass, Cocoa, cinnamon, fresh mint or basil, Matcha powder, turmeric, fish oil or a fiber powder. I really love to add turmeric to my smoothies (always add a little black pepper with turmeric) and if your avocado or fruit is frozen it helps thicken like pudding. These recipes are simple and because they follow the pattern of protein, fiber, and healthy fat, you can interchange your favorites. You will not run out of ideas with this smoothie book and you will find recipes that are satisfying and help you slim down. This book is not a gimmick, it's a teaching resource with wonderful recipes that will enhance your health.

I like this book. I am a novice at making smoothies but I was looking for something more healthy than ice cream. I gained six pounds over the summer because we were having ice cream delivered. It was time for an alternative and kick the ice cream habit. I have tried several of the recipes in this book, which have simple easy-to-find ingredients. They taste great and are simple to make. I liked it so much that I bought a second copy for my daughter.

The basis for the zero belly diet is pretty straightforward. Replace either one or two meals with one of the smoothies, and you'll lose weight. For the most part this is a recipe book, but the authors throws an abundant amount of research data at you as well. There's quite a variety of smoothies to choose from, but by far my biggest complaint is the protein powder he's suggest. I just can't seem to find a protein powder that I find palatable. There's no question if you can tolerate the protein powders the smoothies will give you tons of energy, and you will have no problem exchanging them for a meal. I found the protein powders disgusting, so currently playing around with the amount of powder + different brands trying to find one I can tolerate. In some ways I prefer plain old green smoothies, without the protein powder. Overall for the $14 I spent I think it's money well spent. While I'm just in the initial stages, I believe you can lose weight swapping out meals for smoothies. There's also lots of good data as well but not exactly a book you would want to read cover to cover, at least I sure didn't.

I've never been one to have to worry about my weight. Five foot tall with an athletic build (with little effort), hovering around 100 lbs for forever years. Then menopause hit. Over the last few years, I gained 20 lbs, most of it in my trouble area - the belly. Or so, it seemed. 120 may not seem overweight to some, but as a small boned/framed, petite lady, it was like being pregnant two times over. A little over four months ago I started to get a grip on it. Never a fan of diets (in theory), I started working out five times a week. A few Leslie Sansone walking videos three times a week and yoga/stretching on alternating weekdays. Since I've never really had to worry about what I ate, I didn't really make any major changes in my diet. It took me two months to snap out of that denial. So, it took me four months to lose 10 lbs. I was feeling and looking better, but still wanting to get to my goal weight of 100, which is where I feel most comfortable physically. And my belly was still very much my trouble spot. I started losing momentum on the motivation train. After doing some research, I saw that the Zero Belly Smoothies was coming out in a week. David Zinczenko has been in the belly business for years, so of course, I'd heard of his passion and even though, I've never even had a smoothie, I liked the idea of no focused shopping and eating, AND the possibility of losing up to 16 pounds in 14 days. It worked. Still working out five times a week (nothing hardcore) and replacing breakfast and dinner with Zero Belly Smoothies - eating pretty much what I wanted, yet sensibly, for lunch and on the weekends, I lost 10 lbs in 10 days, and my belly is as flat as its gonna get. The smoothies are quick, easy and delicious. My energy level is through the roof with out the jitters that comes with caffeine, and for you other meno's out there, the smoothies seem to alleviate other (struggling to lose weight) menopausal symptoms as well. For me specifically, maybe a coincidence, but I've not had any of the leg cramps from hell or scary heart palpitations I used to get prior to the smoothies. Highly recommended - give it a try weight warriors!

Our Nutritionist at Qua Nutrition love this book. Allows us to.make smoothies that are tasty and tested for weight loss.

Plenty information about healthy dieting, and great collection of smoothie recipes

Amazing book and very good quality. Excellent information and includes 100 + recipes. Each recipe includes the # of calories, fat, carbs, sugar and protein. Very informative, I recommend it.

Muy buenas recetas. Ojalá pronto salga en español mientras tanto no es difícil identificar los productos que se encuentran fácil en el súper

Good read n could be helpful to be healthy. However Most of the ingredients required for smoothies are not available in India, Mumbai for that matter.