Golden Tropical Turmeric Smoothie
Used for more than four thousand years as a food and medicine in the South Asian countries, the active ingredient in turmeric has the potential to ward off cancer and dementia.
Recipes
Satisfying Tomato Juice
Regardless of whether you call a tomato a fruit or a vegetable, the fact remains that this is one nutrient rich food that people should use more liberally.
Fast & Easy Strawberry Smoothie
Strawberries are known as the “queen of fruits” in Asian countries due to the large variety of health benefits they offer. When compared with other commonly grown fruits like bananas or apples, they deliver the greatest amount of nutrients.
Green Spinach Smoothie
Juicing spinach or consuming it in a smoothie is one of the best ways to benefit from its purifying and cleansing properties. To ensure maximum absorption of valuable nutrients like iron combine it with fruits and vegetables having high vitamin C content like tomatoes or oranges.
Pearly Pear Juice
Homer described pears as the “gift of the gods” and this is not without reason. Pear juice is delicious on its own or combined with other fruits and vegetables. It is mild enough to be introduced to infants yet full of vital nutrients, fiber and antioxidants.
Pineapple & Beetroot Juice
A native of South America, pineapple is a low calorie food with an array of unique health endorsing components. Once a rarity that only adorned the tables of royalty, it is now easily accessible for all to enjoy.
Radish-Apple Juice
Radishes don’t generally rank very high on most people’s list of high priority vegetables, but this little nugget delivers a goldmine of health benefits and nutrients.
Exotic Mango-Raspberry Smoothie
The addition of raspberries to your diet means acquiring the benefit of a wide range of nutrients. Furthermore the delicate, juicy fruit also delivers innumerable health benefits.
Minty Sweet Onion Juice
Onions have been used as food and medicine around the world for nearly five thousand years. In the middle ages they were used for just about everything from headaches to snake bites and hair loss. Current research shows they can provide relief from a variety of ailments.
Green Parsley Smoothie
Parsley is a perennial plant known for its exceptional content of flavonoids and antioxidants which afford it some amazing disease preventing capabilities. It also adds a good flavor to numerous dishes.
Minty Mango Smoothie
Medicinal properties of mint have been used in traditional medicine to treat everything from stomach pain and indigestion to whitening teeth and freshening breath. In modern times fresh mint makes the perfect condiment for great tasting, healthy drinks.
Sweet & Sour Lemon Smoothie
Lemons are one of the few natural products capable of serving not only culinary or aromatherapy advantages, but medicinal, health and disinfecting purposes as well. Hardly any other natural product serves such a wide variety of purposes.
Wholesome Kiwi Smoothie
Kiwifruit has been used by the ancient Chinese as a health tonic since ancient times. The emerald colored fruit contains a large variety of health promoting phytonutrients.
Sunny Orange Smoothie
Full of natural sweetness and free from saturated fats, cholesterol and sodium, oranges provide an abundance of healthy nutrients. They are equally good when juiced with other fruits of choice or on their own.
Bone Forming Kale Smoothie
Kale has been treasured for its highly nutritious properties since the ancient times of Greeks and Romans. It has gained greater popularity in the last few years as a green juice and smoothie ingredient and is a favored drink of many health conscious celebrities.
Recharging Lettuce Juice
Lettuce has been known since ancient times for its purifying and refreshing benefits. In modern times, lettuce has become a well loved ingredient in green juices.
Nutty Jicama Juice
This, not so common an ingredient in the U.S, is a delicious option for juicing with a flavor that is a cross between an apple and a potato. Rich in nutrients, its juice compliments a range of flavors.
Deep Cleansing Jerusalem Artichoke
The Jerusalem artichoke can never achieve star status in juicing recipes due to its bland taste; it does however make an exceptional additive so you can take full advantage of its valuable nutrients.
Sweet & Sour Grapefruit Juice
Grapefruit is claimed to be a fruit of “paradise” due to the unique health-enhancing and disease fighting properties it possesses. A versatile gem, its peels are used as garnish for dishes while the fruit itself may be juiced or enjoyed whole.
Green Bean Juice
Frequently called “poor man’s meat”, this fat-free, nutrient rich food should really be called “healthy man’s meat”. The tiny beans hidden inside an edible pod provide a wealth of health benefits.