Sally's smoothies and flavoured water recipes!
Much has been discussed about the new sugar tax on fizzy drinks. Sugar is a huge problem for our health but it shouldn’t end there. So-called diet fizzy drinks can be just as damaging to health with their high chemical sweetener content.
You need to understand why you are drinking. If it’s because your mouth is parched, it is telling you that you are dehydrated and the healthiest option is water. Of course our palettes are incredibly sophisticated these days so I have some wonderful ways to spruce up any humble glass of water. This is what I call ‘Fruish’. Fizzy or still water flavoured with fresh fruit, and sometimes a slurp of chemical free elderflower cordial or runny honey. It’s as easy as that!
Make drinking water exciting again by following one of these simple and delicious recipes!
Gingerlicious – 1cm grated fresh ginger and a teaspoon of runny honey - stirred well
Cucumber, mint and lemon – 3 ingredients squished together in the glass of sparkling water with a teaspoon of runny honey
Red berry virgin sangria – Red/blue berries squished together in the glass of water with squirt of Elderflower Cordial
Pink grapefruit – 2 chunks of grapefruit, with 3 strawberries and a squirt of elderflower cordial
Smoothies:
Each recipe will make enough for 4 smoothies
Green raw food smoothieThis tropical smoothie is packed full of all the nutrients our bodies love! Using frozen fruit means it is fresher than fresh! (Frozen fruit is picked and frozen so quickly, it maintains more nutrients than fresh fruit that has been hanging around on the shop shelves!)
Ingredients2 cups fresh spinach1 cup cold water1 orange, peeled2 cups mango, frozen1 cup pineapple, frozenJuice of 1/2 lime, plus lime slices for garnish
*Blend all the ingredients together and serve
Red raw food smoothieBite for bite, berries offer a higher concentration of antioxidants than most other foods, and summertime is the best time to enjoy the gorgeousness!
Ingredients1 cup apple juice½ cup water1 banana1 cup frozen strawberries1 cup frozen raspberries
*Blend all the ingredients together and serve
Yellow raw food smoothie And last but certainly not least, why not try whizzing up the yellow raw food smoothie ...
Ingredients:½ cup frozen mango½ cup frozen pineapple½ cup yellow cherry tomatoes1 cup orange juice½ cup water
*Blend ingredients together and serve