SMOOTHIES FOR HEALTH
Marie A. Roy
Published by Marie A. Roy at Smashwords
Copyright 2010
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Writing necessitates a clear thinking mind. A clear thinking mind requires energy. Energy comes from eating those types of foods that provide the essential nutrients and vitamins our body requires.
I’ve put together 20 recipes for Smoothies that I think can help achieve the goal of staying healthy. Maintaining over all health can help the mind become more creative where we can start as well as successfully finish whatever goals we set for ourselves.
I hope you will try and enjoy some of the drinks I've listed below.
1. Smoothies for Health – Great when you’re approaching that deadline.
Energizer –
2 oz ready to eat apricots
10 oz orange juice
5 oz apricot yogurt
Roughly chop the apricots and place in a bowl. Pour over the orange juice, cover, and allow to stand overnight. Place the apricots, juice and yogurt in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Add a few ice cubes and drink immediately.
2. Ward off the Cold – If you feel one coming on, this will help, especially when trying to meet that deadline.
2 ripe kiwi fruit
9 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
Peel and roughly chop the kiwi fruit and place in the blender. Pour in the pineapple juice and puree until smooth. Pour into a glass, add ice cubes and enjoy.
Extra Vitamin C can reduce the length and severity of the symptoms.
3. Boost that Immune System – Counteracts stress that will lower the immune system defenses.
10 frozen strawberries
5 oz probiotic strawberry yogurt
5 oz orange juice
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
4. Calm the spirit and the Mind – Who couldn’t use some of this to help with a busy schedule.
10 large strawberries
1 small ripe mango
10 oz orange juice
Wash and hull the strawberries. Peel and roughly chop the mango. Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
5. Cranberry and Cherry Cooler -- Simply helps us to chill out.
7 oz canned pitted cherries, drained
10 oz unsweetened cranberry juice
Crushed ice
Place cherries and cranberry juice in a blender, puree until smooth. Add plenty of crushed ice to a tall glass, and pour over the ice and serve.
Cranberry juice has a natural antibacterial action and can help stave off urinary-tract infections.
6. Love bananas? You’ll love this one – A healthy alternative to comfort foods.
1 ripe banana
9 oz almond milk (Found with soy milk in health food section)
1 tablespoon ground almonds
Pinck of ground cardamom
Honey to sweeten
Peel and slice the banana, place into a freezer proof container and freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight. Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until thick and frothy. Pour into a glass and service.
Almonds are excellent source of Vitamin E and can help fight high cholesterol.
7. Here’s another Banana Smoothie
1 ripe banana
10 oz milk
1 tablespoon of smooth peanut butter
Cinnamon (pinch)
Peel and sliced the banana. Place all ingredients in a blender and process until thick. Pour into glass, add ice cubes, drink immediately.
8. Banana Energy Drink
5 fl oz low-fat milk
1 egg (free range is possible)
1 banana
2 tsp honey
Nutmeg or cinnamon
Pour milk into blender, add egg, banana, honey. Blend for about ½ minute…pour into tall glass, sprinkle nutmeg or cinnamon on top. A good way to get in your protein.
9. Glowing Skin
This next one is great for the skin as it contains Vitamin B6, zinc and antibacterial properties
1 mango
1 banana
Wedge of fresh coconut
1 orange freshly squeezed
Blend first three ingredients, then add orange and mix well and serve. This combo helps combat acne and blemishes.
10. Calcium Smoothie w/o Dairy Products – Good for those of us who sit at the computer all day.
3-1/2 oz frozen raspberries
7 oz vanilla-flavored soy milk
5 oz raspberry-flavored soy yogurt
1 teaspoon runny honey (optional)
Place all the ingredients in a blender or processor and process until thick.
Pour into a glass, add ice cubes and drink immediately.
Great way to boost calcium consumption the dairy-free way.
11. Got a Sore Throat – Raspberry and Cider Vinegar - Another way to stay healthy and productive.
2 ¼ pounds of fresh raspberries, washed.
2 ½ cups of cider vinegar
Place the raspberries in a large jar and cover with the cider vinegar. Leave to macerate in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. Strain though a nylon strainer and discard the raspberry pulp. Store the vinegar in a clean bottle. Dilute 1 teaspoon in 1 cup of water, or to taste, and drink 3 times a day. Can also be used as a gargle. The antiseptic and astringent effect ease soreness and protect the mucous membranes of the throat against infection. The acidity of the cider vinegar inhibits microorganisms, and cools heat and inflammation.
12. Headache and Migraines --- Who doesn’t get these when trying to draft up that new writing project?
½ cup carrot juice
½ cup celery juice
3 soft springs of fresh rosemary
Freshly ground pepper
Blend the carrot and celery juices and rosemary together in a blender and season with pepper. Drink 1 cupful regularly as a preventative
Why does this work? The rosemary with the carrot juice helps to detoxify the liver, dilate blood vessels and maintain good circulation to the head. Improving the blood flow relaxes tension, stimulates liver function, consequently a great remedy for headaches and migraines.
13. Blood-Building Smoothie – and this will help provide that necessary spurt of energy when we’re writing that last chapter.
6 prunes (pitted)
7 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon of plain live yogurt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
This is a remedy for anemia, in other words these ingredients can build up the blood. Rich in vitamin C which helps enhance the absorption of iron from the prunes and then restores the natural balance of bacteria in the stomach and bowel and provides an iron-rich tonic.
14. Low-Cal Pick Me Up – Celery/Grapes - Anytime, anywhere….
2 celery sticks
Handful of watercress
7 oz or 2 cups of green grapes
1 leafy celery stick as a stirrer
Crushed ice
Juice the celery sticks through a juicer, followed by the watercress and the green grapes.
Voila….that’s it. Pour over crushed ice. A real pick me up especially after sitting at the computer too long.
15. Sparkly eyes…glowing skin – Go pineapple, mango, papaya – A nice remedy for those who sit in front of the computer screen too long.
½ pineapple- peeled
1 small mango, peeled and pitted
½ small papaya, seeded and peeled.
Put fruit through a juice extractor, then because it will produce a thick juice, put it through the food processor or blender for 2-3 minutes….then pour into a glass and serve immediately. These fruits are good to help boost the digestive system as well as the kidneys and why it will help everything look better on the outside.
16. Get Going Smoothie – perfect for mornings – Who can’t use a boost like this?
5 strawberries, stalks removed
Handful of blueberries
Handful of raspberries
1 banana
1 tbsp yogurt
Handful pumpkin and sunflower seeds
10 fl oz apple juice
Add ingredients to the apple juice and blend until seeds are completely absorbed. Serve over ice.
17. Veggie Boost – One way to get your vegetables in.
3 tomatoes
1 fresh red or green chili
9 oz carrots
Juice of 1 orange
Crushed ice.
Push the scrubbed carrots through a juicer, then the quartered tomatoes, and roughly chopped chili…add the orange juice. Stir well to mix. Fill two glasses with crushed ice, pour mixture over.
18. Ultra Fast Energizing Smoothie
1 cup of organic live goat’s yogurt or 1 cup of unsweetened organic soy milk with a spoonful of acidophilus powder
1 handful of blackberries (fresh or frozen)
1 banana
Ice cubes
6 almonds
Put ingredients into a blender. Blend for 45 secs.
19. Unusual Combination Smoothie
2 seeded plums
1 large banana
Handful of strawberries
2 peeled kiwi fruits
Glass of soy milk
Handful of ice
Pinch of cinnamon powder
Put all ingredients into a blender, blend for 45 sec, serve over ice.
20. Another veggie combo ensuring we eat our veggies.
1 small, ripe avocado
9 oz tomato juice or V8 juice
Few drops of Tobasco sauce (optional)
Sticks of celery to garnish (optional)
Zest of ½ lemon (optional)
Peel the avocado, remove the stone and roughly chop the flesh. Place all ingredients in a blender or processor and process until smooth. Add ice cubes and drink immediately.
When we consume the recommended daily quota of veggies and fruits we can ensure that we are providing our bodies the nutrients it requires to build a strong immune system.
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