Smoothies: Fruit and Vegetable Cocktails from an American in Paris, Marc Grossman

A smoothie - from the English word "smooth," meaning velvety or creamy - is like a milkshake without the ice cream, or a thicker fruit juice. The instructions are simple: a few fruits or vegetables, juice or milk, a little sugar to taste, a spin in the blender and voilà, a super elixir, smooth, creamy, and very "healthy." Enjoy without moderation. Inspired by the menu at "Bob's Juice Bar" in Paris, here are 29 refreshing and invigorating recipes to help you embrace a "beach boy" lifestyle. Choose your ingredients carefully, follow the proportions (and Bob's tips), vary the formulas with frozen fruits to concoct your own versions... You'll definitely try them all. And, as Bob would say, don't forget to try the wheatgrass juice!!!