Spring is finally here so its time for some refreshing juices and smoothies to get you out of winter mode. Your local farmer's markets will begin to start selling in-season produce such as nettles, watercress and spinach. These veggies are filled to the brim with nutrients and are designed to restore our bodiesenergise after winter. You’ll also find spring is when all the berries start to appear on the shelf.
Start your Morning with a Bang Juice
Serves 2
- 6 carrots
- 1 lemon (remember to peel before loading into the juicer)
- 2 apples
- 3 mint leaves
- 5 strawberries
- 1/2 peach
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
Juice carrots, lemon, apples, mint, strawberries and once juiced stir in the turmeric powder and cayenne pepper. You will be left with a very rich orange coloured juice that will be loaded with anti-inflammatory properties and an incredibly refreshing aftertaste.
Blood Juice
Serves 2
- 8 strawberries
- 10 raspberries
- 2 small beetroot
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 mango
Juice all of the ingredients and drink straight away. This juice is great for detoxifying the body and has a fantastic blood red colour. This juice is loved by kids and they won’t be able to taste the beetroot.
Green Juice
Now, this juice isn’t for the faint-hearted, so if you're not into your veggies your probably best of substituting SOME of the veg for your favourite fruit.
- 2 celery stalks
- 1/2 cucumber
- 2 handfuls of spinach
- 1 handful of kale
- 6 pods of green sweet peas (make sure to discard the pod)
- 2 green apples
- 1-inch ginger
- 1/2 a lime
Juice all ingredients together and drink up. This juice isn’t for everyone, but if you can stomach it you’ll be getting plenty of vitamins and minerals your body so desperately needs.
Peachy Sunrise Smoothie
Now this smoothie has NO alcohol in, but it still tastes delicious and refreshing.
- 75g frozen raspberries
- 220 ml almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 45g strawberries
- 1 peach peeled
- 1 orange peeled
Now to get that sunrise ombre effect you won’t be able to just put everything in the blender. First, you want to blend together the raspberries, strawberries, almond milk and vanilla extract. If the mixture is to thick for your liking add some more almond milk. Pour the mixture into glass and rinse out the blender. Blend together the peach and orange and pour on top of the raspberry mixture.
Blueberry Muffin Smoothie
Who doesn’t love a blueberry muffin, this smoothie tastes exactly like the popular muffin but is 10 times healthier.
- 60g frozen blueberries
- 360 ml almond milk
- 20 g Greek yoghurt
- 20 g of oats
- 4 dates pitted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- A small squeeze of lemon
- 1 tbsp of chia seeds
It's important to have frozen blueberries for this recipe as the consistency tends to be a little runny.
Add all your ingredients into the blender apart from the lemon juice. Blend all together until your preferred consistency. If its to thick add more milk and then add a splash of lemon juice.