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The 10 best smoothies and juices to make at home this summer.
Peanut Butter Cacao So So Smooth Smoothie
Craving something sweet? Get what you want and what you need. This smoothie is loaded with healthy fats and proteins.
Ingredients:
1 serving vanilla protein powder
2 tablespoons peanut butter (or almond butter)
1 to 2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 cups unsweetened nut milk
1 teaspoon cacao nibs
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C.R.E.A.M Cauliflower Smoothie with Blueberry and Cinnamon
The addition of cauliflower will not only make this drink super creamy but it will also give you a boost of Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and folate. Both this cruciferous vegetable and blueberries contains sulfuric compounds called glucosinolates, which have been found to be protective against multiple types of cancer.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup frozen cauliflower
1/2 cup loosely packed greens of choice
3/4 cup frozen blueberries
1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
2 heaping tablespoon hulled hemp hearts
Generous pinch salt
Splash vanilla extract
1 ripe banana
1 cup of water
Once blended, add more water until you reach desired consistency.
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Stay Woke Brain-Boosting Morning Tonic Juice
This pretty green ‘ting has great anti-inflammatory ingredients that support a healthy brain and nervous system.
Ingredients:
One whole lemon with peel cut off
One whole cucumber with peel
One 2-inch root of ginger (if you're not a fan of ginger, cut this amount in half)
Two 3- to 4-inch roots of turmeric
One whole pear
One yellow or red beet
Photo by Cameron Whitman
The Remedy: Anti-bloat Tonic Juice
This juice recipe is for the ladies! It will reduce water retention, help your liver break down excess estrogen, and actually increase mood-stabilizing hormones.
Ingredients:
1 beet
1 carrot
1 green apple
4 celery stalks
½ cucumber
2 stalks kale
½ bunch cilantro
Juice of 1 lemon
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Shake It Off Anti-Stress Juice
This juice is packed with green veggies and herbs and gets a balancing boost from powdered ashwagandha —an adaptogenic herb that has long been touted for its anti-stress properties.
Ingredients
½ cup pineapple
1 bushel of cilantro
1 bushel of parsley
1 cucumber
1 beautiful stalk of fennel
2 lemons
Add after ingredients are juiced:
1 to 3 pinches of ashwagandha root, powdered
6 drops of liquid chlorophyll extract
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I C U Carrot Ginger Juice
Get your super dose of beta-carotene, which can help the health of your skin, eyes, heart and more.
Ingredients
4 navel oranges, peeled
6 medium carrots, peeled
1-inch knob fresh ginger, peeled
Photo by Tatjana Zlatkovic / Stocksy
Kan I Get A Keto Green Smoothie w/ Matcha + Mint?
The matcha will provide a small hit of caffeine and a dose of antioxidants, making it the perfect way to start your day.
Ingredients:
2 cups baby spinach
½ cup raspberries
½ cup cashew milk
½ cup ice
½ avocado
1 tbsp. collagen powder
1 tbsp. coconut oil
4 mint leaves
½ tsp. matcha powder
Photo by MBG Creative
Stop Dragon Me On
Dragon fruit is packed with antioxidants and Vitamin C. This drink is high in fiber as well as low in calories which is great for helping to slim that waist.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup light coconut milk, freeze into cubes overnight
1 dragon fruit
1 cup blackberries
Photo by Lorena Grater
Call Me On My Cel-ery Juice
Get your energy up and improve digestion with anti-inflammatory properties that can relax the nerves and clear up skin problems, as well.
Ingredients:
1 head of organic celery
Splash of filtered water
photo by Tatjana Zlatkovic / Stocksy
C’d Up
The Immune Boost Smoothie
Drink this and feel like a superwoman or man as your body defends itself from the invasion of harmful organisms. Sorry, it doesn’t work for people.
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen pineapple
1 banana
2-3 cups organic spinach
1 knob fresh ginger, peeled (about 2 inches of ginger)
1 knob turmeric root (about 2 inches fresh turmeric)
1/2 tablespoon manuka or raw honey
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (or a just couple grinds)
1/2-3/4 cup almond milk or coconut milk
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