7 Fabulous Gluten Free & Dairy Free Healthy Shakes

We all strive to maintain a balanced lifestyle – whether it’s keeping a healthy work/life balance; finding the perfect balance between being a couch potato or a gym rat; or eating a balanced diet. Juice Plus+ Complete helps you achieve a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, providing whole food nutrition in convenient shakes. Much more than a protein shake, Complete Shake Mix provides the benefit of whole food nutrition through nutrient packed pumpkin and pomegranate powders, our blend of ancient grains, and more nutritious ingredients. The shake mixes are as tasty as they are healthy and are available in two delicious flavors - French Vanilla and Dutch Chocolate. Gluten-free, Dairy-free and 100% vegan, Juice Plus+ Complete is for anyone and everyone.
Ideal for fitness nutrition or as part of your everyday health routine, our Complete shake mixes have the nutrients, protein, and fibers of whole foods to keep you going all day long. If you need a quick breakfast or a healthy alternative snack, Juice Plus+ Complete is the perfect solution for balanced nutrition on-the-go. Try our Complete Shakes for a natural protein boost around workouts or to fuel up after a long day.  Check out some of these shake recipes below.


Chocolate-Covered Cherry Shake

• 1 cup frozen pitted cherries 
• 1 frozen ripe banana
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 scoop of Juice Plus Chocolate Complete          

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. If it's not thick enough throw in some ice cubes or add some non dairy milk if it's to thick.  Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Creamy Kale Smoothie

• 2 cups raw kale
• 1/3 cup fresh raspberries
• 1/3 cup fresh strawberries
• 6oz of dairy free yogurt
• 1 scoop Juice Plus Vanilla Complete

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. If it's not thick enough throw in some ice cubes or add some non dairy milk if it's to thick.  Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss

• 1 frozen banana chunked
• 1 tbsp all natural peanut butter
• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 scoop Juice Plus Chocolate Complete

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. If it's not thick enough throw in some ice cubes or add some non dairy milk if it's to thick.  Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Chocolate Peppermint Grinch

• 2 tbsp non-dairy dark chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp cocoa
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
• 1/3 cup ice
• 1 scoop Juice Plus Vanilla Complete

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. If it's not thick enough throw in some ice cubes or add some non dairy milk if it's to thick.  Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Breakfast Cinnamon Roll

• 1 cup almond milk
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 scoop Juice Plus Vanilla Complete
• ice as needed

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. If it's not thick enough throw in some ice cubes or add some non dairy milk if it's to thick.  Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Chocolate Banana Breakfast Frappuccino

• 1 frozen banana chunked
• 1 cup of ice
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 cup black coffee
• 1 scoop Juice Plus Chocolate Complete

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. If it's not thick enough throw in some ice cubes or add some non dairy milk if it's to thick.  Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Apple Crisp

• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/2 cup gluten free old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 medium apple, cored and roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 scoop Juice Plus Vanilla Complete
• ice as needed

Combine all ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. If it's not thick enough throw in some ice cubes or add some non dairy milk if it's to thick.  Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy

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Importance of a Healthy Diet

The best way to reduce your risk of disease is to eat healthy. The right fuel in your body makes it run better. Fruits and vegetables are two key food groups known to contribute to better health. Juice Plus+ puts more of the valuable nutrition from fruits and vegetables back into your diet to improve health and wellness. Give yourself a better diet and a healthier lifestyle. Try Juice Plus+.

Whole Food Based Nutrition in a Capsule

We enjoy the juicy burst of an orange, the sweet nectar of an apple, and the succulence of a red, ripened tomato. Remove the H20 from fruits and vegetables and what do you have left? Nutrients including healthful antioxidants in the form of juice powders that can be put into a capsule. Juice Plus+ Orchard, Garden and Vineyard Blend capsules contain juice powders from 30 fruits, vegetables and grains that offer whole food based nutrition, which is the core concept behind Juice Plus Research that shows Juice Plus+ can lead to a healthier lifestyle. And, in addition to convenient capsules, Juice Plus+ also comes in a tasty, soft chewable form.

The Decline of Nutrients in Our Produce

Have you heard about the decline of nutrients in our produce today? It's mind blowing! That's why we need to flood our body with more fruits and veggies than you can even eat in a day! That's why Juicing has become such a popular solution. Have any of you tried juicing? Juice Plus+ is juicing made EASY and it has advantages over juicing like more variety, no sugar, probiotics, plus they use more nutritious produce since its vine ripened!

Get More Exercise

Most people look at exercise as a means to burn energy and lose weight. Instead, think of exercise as a great way to gain energy and stimulate your body and mind. With so many demands fighting for your attention every day, it may be a challenge to find time for an hour trip to the gym. Start with simple activities you can incorporate into your daily routine. One simple change can make a big difference in how you look and feel.     

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

Studies show that a plant-based diet reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers— most notably colon cancer. A 2013 study of over 70,000 Seventh-Day Adventists, who are encouraged to eat a whole food, vegetarian diet, found that those who followed the church’s advice to avoid meat were less likely to die of any cause than the meat-eaters. But what if you really like meat? The good news is you don’t need to make a choice. Centering plant foods with smaller than normal servings of meat, dairy, and eggs can lead to better cardiovascular health. A study by the American Heart Society found that a flexitarian diet consisting of 70 percent plant-based foods reduced the risk of dying from heart disease or stroke by 20 percent! This is because fruits and vegetables are so good for you. When you base your meals on plant foods, you’re packing your diet with the fiber, vitamins, minerals and healthy fats that most Americans don’t get enough of. If you’ve decided you want to eat a more plant-based diet, there are lots of ways to go about it:

1. The simplest way is to eat more fruits and vegetables, even if you don’t really cut back on meat. The key is to include fruits and veggies at every meal and snack. And that includes breakfast! So if your eating yogurt for breakfast, add fresh strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries. If your making eggs, throw in some fresh or frozen spinach.

2. De-center meat. Make vegetables the stars of your stir-fry, even if you include some beef or shrimp in it. The key is using the right spices. Try using flavored salts like chipotle, black garlic, and coconut-lime flavors!

3. Think about the kinds of meat you’re eating. The basic idea here is your meats should be whole just like the rest of your food. So keep the chicken breasts, New York steak, pork chops, and lamb kabobs but cut out the processed stuff — hot dogs, sausages, bacon, and lunch meat.

4. Eat more fatty fish like salmon, which is high in healthy omega-3 fatty acids. An interesting finding of the study of Seventh Day Adventists cited above was that the pesco-vegetarians, those who ate a vegetarian diet plus fish, had an even lower rate of mortality from all causes than the vegans.

5. Meatless Mondays. (Yes, it’s as simple as it sounds. Go meatless one day a week.) or Vegan Before 6 p.m., in which you eat no meat, fish, dairy or eggs for breakfast or lunch, but include them at dinner.

Nutrition for Picky Eaters

Adventurous eating tends to lead to better nutrition, but not everyone is open to trying new foods. Picky eaters miss out on many essential nutrients because they are scared to venture off from their favorite comfort foods. It can be a challenge to introduce healthy fruits and vegetables into a picky eater’s diet. Luckily, I have a few tips to help you incorporate healthier ingredients into your picky eater’s diet and make sure their diet is just as healthy as adventurous eaters! 

Our Childrens Health is Important

More than ever, our children’s health is at risk because of what they eat - too much processed food, too much junk food, too much fast food. When Mom and Dad say “eat your fruits and vegetables,” it’s an unappetizing prospect to a generation fueled by sodas, fries, and candy bars.
Our Children's Health Study proves what we knew to be true all along: Juice Plus+ makes a real difference in family health and wellness. It’s the result of whole food based nutrition from 30 different fruits, vegetables and grains. It helps bridge the gap between what you should eat and what you do eat every day.

Established in 1999, the Children's Health Study has surveys from over 150,000 parents that shows that children who take Juice Plus+ are:

• Eating less fast food and more fruits and vegetables
• Drinking fewer soft drinks and more water
• Visiting the doctor less and attending school more

Findings from the Children’s Health Study after only one year on Juice Plus+, parents reported that their children and teenagers were…

56%  taking fewer over-the-counter and/or prescription drugs

60%  missing fewer days of school

61%  eating more fruits and vegetables

66%  vising the doctor less

71% were consuming less fast food and soft drinks

71% were drinking more water

89% were more aware of their health

96% were reaping a positive benefit of some kind

If you need a healthier lifestyle for your children, try Juice Plus+. 

Complete Nutrition For a balanced life

We all strive to maintain a balanced lifestyle – whether your keeping a healthy work/life balance; finding the perfect balance between being a couch potato or a gym rat; or eating a balanced diet. Our shakes helps you achieve a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, providing whole food nutrition in convenient shakes and nutrition bars. Ideal for fitness nutrition or as part of your everyday health routine, our shake mixes and nutrition bars have the nutrients, protein, and fibers of whole foods to keep you going all day long and are Gluten and Dairy Free. If you need a quick breakfast or a healthy alternative snack, our shakes are the perfect solution for your balanced nutrition on-the-go.

Happy 4th everyone!! As we celebrate today lets makes sure we are drinking plenty of water. It's so easy to get carried away when we're busy and having fun. So don't forget that our bodies get thirsty and will dehydrate especially in this heat. We don’t function at full capacity when we’re dehydrated. The Institute of Medicine recommends roughly 13 cups (3 liters) of water per day for adult men and 9 cups (2.2 liters) per day for women. There are many simple ways to make sure you and your family are drinking plenty of fluids each day. Remember, food provides about 20 percent of water intake as well and many fruits and vegetables are more than 90 percent water by weight. Make an effort to monitor your fluid intake and you’ll be functioning better in no time.

Immerse Infused Water into Your Routine

Need to spruce up your hydration game? Sometimes all we need is a change of scenery and let’s be honest here, drinking water every day can get mundane. Thank to a new trend that has caught some attention that can fulfill our nutritional needs: infused water. So, this summer, instead of reaching for a soda, try infusing your water with fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs!
Infusion will not only diversify your water, but will also help you pull out some of the great vitamins and minerals these fruits and vegetables have to offer. If you like to try new things, we have great news: There are hundreds of combinations you can experiment with while using your favorite produce!

The best part about naturally flavored water? How easy it is to make! All you need is a pitcher or water bottle and your ingredients, simple enough, right? After you’ve added all of the ingredients to your pitcher, let them sit for a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator to ensure that the flavors from the fruits, vegetables and herbs have time to fully release into the water. Then enjoy!