Here are 5 wellness shots that are easy to make in minutes, using simple ingredients, and helpful for gut health, weight loss, to boost immunity, fight inflammation and provide overall better health. No juicer needed. Just stir or blend to make these inexpensive shots.
Here are 5 wellness shots that are a great way to boost your immune system, fight inflammation, support your gut and digestion, and boost energy. These small powerful shots are packed with antiviral properties, antioxidants, antimicrobials, vitamin c, zinc and other immune boosting components. Just in time for cold, flu and Covid season!
Made in your blender or even a jar, these wellness shots will cost you pennies to make, a bargain compared to the expensive single shots for sale at the grocery store. Like my potent immune-boosting Ginger Shots, and my anti-inflammatory Turmeric shots, these wellness shots can be made a week or more in advance and stored until you need them.
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Why You'll Love These
Depending on the shot you choose, drinking a wellness shot a day can improve gut healthy, boost energy, detox, support fat burning, boost immunity and support better skin, muscle replenishment and basically support every bodily function.
Mine are made with ingredients you probably have on hand, including ginger, apple cider vinegar, black pepper, beets and fruits. I also have a two unusual shots that are strong on removing stress and decreasing inflammation using tarragon herb and goji berries.
Wellness Shots Benefits
Wellness shots are a small amount of liquid - 2 ounces typically - that contain various blends of fruits, vegetables and herbs that when taken daily can help:
- Control weight
- Boost immunity
- Fight inflammation
- Support joints
- Ward off disease
- Clear skin
- Support digestion
- Boost brain powder
- Increase energy
Ingredients Needed
Stock your refrigerator with these ingredients to be able to make my 5 wellness shots:
- ginger, fresh or ground
- lemon juice
- cayenne pepper
- apple cider vinegar
- turmeric, ground
- pineapple
- beets, fresh/raw, precooked
- tarragon or mint
- parsley
- goji berries or raspberries
Equipment Needed
- A blender.
- A fine mesh filter.
- 2 ounce shot glasses. These glass vials work perfectly. Don't freeze these bottles or they might crack; use ice cube trays to freeze.
- ice cube trays. Here are bpa-free ice cube trays to freeze shots in bulk.
Steps to Make
Here are general steps to make wellness shots in a blender. For detail and specific ingredients per shot, refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Step 1: Either stir up a shot in a glass, or if the ingredients need breaking down, blend for 30 seconds.
Step 2: If you blended it, pour that mixture through a fine mesh strainer, and reserve the liquid for your shot.
Step 3: Whether you stirred up your shot, or blended and strained, if need be, add more water to bring amount up to ¼ cup so you end up with two (2-ounce+) shots per flavor.
5 Shot Flavors
1. Apple Cider Vinegar Shot (Immunity & Weight Loss)
Ingredients: Lemon juice, turmeric, cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar, water
Benefits: The apple cider vinegar in this wellness shot suppresses appetite, soothes aches and pains, and boosts mood within seconds after you drink it. Lemon juice supports immunity boosts, digestion, turmeric plus pepper eases inflammation, and hikes metabolism.
How does this shot taste? It has a strong sour flavor and will need to be chased with some plain water.
Steps to Make: Stir ingredients together.
2. Pineapple Ginger Shot (Muscle Repair)
Ingredients: Apple cider vinegar, pineapple, ginger, water
Benefits: This wellness shot has gut-supporting apple cider, as well as ginger which contains gingerol which calms the stomach, and pineapple with bromelain which eases inflammation and flushes toxins. This wellness shot also restores and repairs muscles after exercise.
How does this shot taste? This is a great beginner shot as the pineapple makes it sweet and takes the edge off the apple cider vinegar and ginger.
Steps to Make: Wash the ginger root and chop it or measure out ground ginger. To a blender, add the ginger, fresh or frozen pineapple, ACV and water. Blend and strain the mixture.
3. Tarragon Shot (Vitamin Boost)
Ingredients: Tarragon, parsley, water
Benefits: Tarragon is an excellent source of magnesium, iron, zinc, calcium, as well as vitamins A,C and B-6, and a potent source of antioxidants that help to neutralize disease-causing free radicals. Parsley is a hydrator. Take this shot to replenish missing nutrients and hydrate.
How does this shot taste? This wellness shot has a green taste, similar to strong herbal tea served chilled.
Steps to Make: Wash fresh tarragon and fresh parsley, chop roughly and add to a mug. Then pour ½ cup of hot water, steep for 20 minutes and then strain. Let it cool before drinking.
4. Beet Shot (Energy & Blood Sugar)
Ingredients: Beets, black pepper, water
Benefits: The beets in this wellness shot boosts blood flow, stamina, lowers blood pressure, fights inflammation, and detoxes. Take this shot for an energy boost.
How does this shot taste? This wellness shot has the earthy flavor from the beets, and heat from the pepper.
Steps to Make: Use pre-cooked beets or raw, cleaned, peeled and chopped. Blend the beets, black pepper and water. Strain.
5. Goji Berry Shot (Mood & Digestion Boost)
Ingredients: Goji berries, lemon zest, water
Benefits: Goji berries boosts endorphins so you'll feel happier after drinking. The berries are also high in antioxidants, boost immunity, eye healthy, balance blood sugar, cleans liver, boosts energy and fertility. Lemon juice also boosts immunity. Use dried Goji berries or find a goji berry powder where supplements are sold.
How does this shot taste? Sweet from goji berries, with a citrus punch from the lemon.
Steps to Make: Steep dried goji berries in ½ cup of hot water. Stir in lemon juice and strain. Drink the shot cold.
Substitutions
Tarragon. Use fresh mint leaves instead.
Goji berries. Use frozen raspberries instead.
Water. Use coconut water instead to boost electrolytes and sweeten the shots.
Storage
Refrigerate the shots last 5 days in a covered container.
Or make them in bulk and freeze in ice cube trays. To thaw, drop cubes that equal 2 ounces in a glass the prior night, refrigerate it so it thaws overnight, and your shot is ready for you in the morning.
Ways to Drink Wellness Shots
1. Drink one 2-ounce shot each morning on an empty stomach.
2. Or add a single shot to spice up a smoothie
3. Add a single shot to sparkling water for a carbonated beverage.
FAQS
Wellness shots give you a burst of nutrients that are quickly absorbed in your stomach. Depending on ingredients, the shots can ease inflammation which is the cause of many medical maladies, and boost your immunity, and ease nausea and support gut health.
Take one wellness shot on an empty stomach first thing in the morning before eating for fastest absorbency.
Take only one wellness shot a day. Taking more might irritate your stomach lining especially if they contain ginger or apple cider vinegar.
The negatives of wellness shots include a possible reaction to a certain ingredient, an upset or acidic stomach or esophagus, and even wearing down of tooth enamel.
The average size of a daily wellness shot is 2-3 ounces.
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📖 Recipe
5 Wellness Shots For Gut Health, Immunity, Better Health
Ingredients
Apple Cider Vinegar Shot
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (Also called ACV)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- pinch of cayenne or black pepper
- 6 tablespoons water
Pineapple Shot
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, 1-inch peeled, chopped
- ¼ cup pineapple, fresh or frozen, chopped
- ¼ cup water or more water to blend
Tarragon Shot
- ¼ cup fresh tarragon leaves or mint leaves
- 1 sprig parsley
- ¾ cup hot water
Beetroot Shot
- ⅛ cup raw beet, cleaned, peeled, chopped or 1 teaspoon beet powder
- pinch black pepper
- ¾ cup water
Goji Berry Shot
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup goji berries or frozen raspberries
- ¾ cup hot water
Instructions
General Instructions
- Follow the instructions per flavor below. For each flavor, feel free to top off the final liquid with more water if needed to reach ¼ cup for two (2-ounce) shots. In some cases you might end up with a bit more than 2 shots (4 ounces).
Apple Cider Vinegar Shot
- Stir ingredients in a glass or jar. These are your two shots.1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon turmeric, pinch of cayenne or black pepper, 6 tablespoons water
Pineapple Shot
- Wash the ginger and chop roughly or measure out powder. Blend all ingredients and strain. Reserve the liquid as your two shots.1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, 1-inch, ¼ cup pineapple, fresh or frozen, chopped, ¼ cup water
Tarragon Shot
- Wash fresh tarragon and fresh parsley, chop roughly and add to a mug. Then pour on ½ cup of hot water, let it steep covered for 20 minutes. Strain off the leaves and reserve the liquid as your 2 shots. Let it cool before drinking.¼ cup fresh tarragon leaves, ¾ cup hot water, 1 sprig parsley
Beetroot Shot
- Wash, peel and chop raw beets, or use beet powder. Add all ingredients to a blender jar, process and strain. Reserve the liquid as your 2 shots.⅛ cup raw beet, cleaned, peeled, chopped, pinch black pepper, ¾ cup water
Goji Berry Shot
- Pour ½ cup of hot water over ¼ cup goji berries, let sit covered 20 minutes, strain off berries, keep liquid, add your lemon juice. These are your 2 shots.1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, ¼ cup goji berries, ¾ cup hot water
Mark Tilley
Hello, great recipes and will be using them to make a bunch of shots, but can you let me know how most of these recipes alkalize since many of the ingredients are quite acidic such as the lemon juice and apple vinegar, pineapple etc. I have read that ginger is alkaline but I am wondering if that is really the case, as ginger ale in acidic (I can measure ginger juice at work since we have a pH meter) Thanks for the great recipes.
Dee Dine
Good question! Lemon juice and those other juices you reference have an acidic pH before digested, but once metabolized by the body, produce alkaline byproducts which create an alkaline environment in the body, an environment which promotes health and prevents disease.[source]
Thomas
can these be made in a big batch and portioned out for the week?
Dee Dine
Yes, but I've read that technically nutrition drops slightly each passing day. Although I personally big batch every Sunday and my immunity boosters feel like they help me fight symptoms even on the following Saturday so I don't see a huge drop in nutritional power over 7 days.
Donna
I want to do this as well, I was hoping someone had calculated the recipe to fill a nutribullet to make a batch.
Percy
the ACV + Lemon + Turmeric + Cayenne Shot was so bad to take down, but I think it's making me feel better, I'm a little sick. Thanks!
Dee Dine
You can add a bit of orange juice to make it taste better in future. And hope you feel better soon! Dee
Izzy
These all look so good - especially the pineapple shot!
Izzy | Pinch of delight
Debbie
Thank you Izzy! Take care, Dee xx
Mariela
They all look so good!! I'm trying this really soon!! I've been looking for something like this! Thank you so much for sharing the recipes 😘
Debbie
That so fun Mariela! That's what happened to me, I was so confused with so many different recipes conflicting so I thought I need to create a few with important benefits and was so happy to learn about tarragon and goji berries. I hope you have a lovely week cutie! It was so lovely that you commented here, thank you so much! See you on IG! Take care, Dee xx.