Showing posts with label detox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label detox. Show all posts

Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Recipe #21 Vegan Smoothie 200 calories

Shopping list


  • 1 cup of almond milk
  • 1 passion fruit
  • 1 banana (you can cut 50 calories if you use only 1/2 banana)
  • 3 stems with cranberries
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 100 gr of raspberries


Method
Place everything in the blender and mix for around 2-3 minutes.
Yummy and good for you! Packed with vitamin C, potassium, fiber and antioxidants, see below !



Bananas: good source of vit B6, potassium and fiber. A medium-size banana contains about 3 grams of total fiber. Fiber is a nutrient that helps regulate the speed of digestion.

Raspberries: great source for vit C and known for their Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Benefits

Cranberries: have vitamin C and fiber, and are only 45 calories per cup. In disease-fighting antioxidants, cranberries outrank nearly every fruit and vegetable!

Passion fruit: contains high amounts of iron - around 20% of daily required value. Along with iron it is a rich source of Vitamin C - contains 50% of daily RDA value. Vitamin C increase the absorption capacity of iron. So it prevents loss of iron and increase the production of blood. 

Monday, 1 September 2014

Recipe #18 Detox Green Ice Tea

Shopping list


  • 1 lemon
  • 4 bags of green tea
  • Fresh Peppermint
  • 2-3 tablespoons of sugar (or honey if you like)


Method

Place the 4 bags of green tea into an empty pitcher. Cover with boiling water up to half the pitcher. Place your sugar in now (while its hot and it will melt) and the juice of 1 lemon.
Wait 5-7 min and then remove the teabags, stir it well and cover with cold/regular water. Add the peppermint and let it cool in the fridge.

Serve with lots of ice cubes :)