When you’ve got amazing summer fruit, there are more ways to enjoy it than just eating it out of hand — one of the most fun ways is by making smoothies. It’s incredibly easy to take strawberries, blueberries, peaches, melon or cherries and blend them into a drink that’s creamy and satisfying. Plus there’s room […]
In the heat of summer, coffee drinkers throughout the world quickly shift their tastes to blended iced coffees which provides the flavor, caffeine and sustenance of roasted coffee in a more palatable form. Long popular among coffee enthusiasts blended iced coffee is quickly gaining popularity among the general consumer audience as evidenced by the fact that […]
Easy to make, ultra-healthy and tasty enough that kids will drink, those are the claims to fame of “green smoothies,” concoctions that combine a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits into healthy drinks. As someone who didn’t eat many vegetables, I see the smoothies as a good way to get in a lot of vegetables […]
There’s some physiology to it, having breakfast prevents you from bottoming out and getting too hungry. Psychologically, you know you started the day off right. When breakfast becomes part of your regimen and feel that you’re making a change for the better. Nutritionally, when you have breakfast, there’s more of a guarantee that you’re getting […]
The hot days of summer are coming and that calls for really cold drinks and no drinks get colder or yummier than a Caffe D’Vita ice blended beverages. Caffe D’Vita has a line of really good cappuccino drink mixes. Also I do absolutely adore their ‘guilt-free’ Sugar Free French Vanilla Cappuccino. Caffe D’Vita offers 17 […]
By: Sue Thoms The latest health news is a chocolate lover’s dream: People who eat chocolate regularly are thinner than those who don’t, a study shows. You can thank researchers at the University of California, San Diego, for this one. The authors of the study came up with the hypothesis that regular chocolate consumption was […]
Studies show that snacking is the key to keeping weight off, but only if you eat the right kind of snacks. While it might seem that cutting out snacks might be a good way to lose weight, eliminating them can mean being overly hungry at the next meal (which usually leads to overindulgence). There is […]
If it’s getting late at night or you’re just trying to change from coffee or cappuccino, there are plenty of delicious java substitutions. I have no desire to quit drinking coffee, I love drinking my favorite cappuccinos, and I enjoy a cup most days each week. But I’m a big believer in moderation and of […]
By Aimee Plesa Those of you who know me personally know how much I love getting freebies and reviewing products. Last week, Caffe D’Vita was sponsoring a small contest on their Facebook page in honor of St. Patrick’s Day and I was lucky enough to be one of the handful of lucky winners. My bounty? A sample […]
This drink is an alcoholic eye-opener with a sophisticated twist. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that espresso aficionados would somehow incorporate their favorite coffee products into at least one of its prepared drinks. We’ve gone right ahead and created the Espresso Martini. While obviously not for a martini purist, the Espresso Martini, chilled and […]