A frosty smoothie full of nutritious rich pomegranate juice, a fruit that can reduce your inflammation very quickly if taken daily! Also fiber and anti-oxidant power from berries.
Frosty Pomegranate Raspberry Smoothie (anti-inflammatory power)
This smoothie is powerful baby, haha! Powerful primarily with anti-oxidants and anti-inflammation effects.
The berries of course carry tons of fiber and anti-oxidants. But the true strength in this recipe comes from the anti-inflammatoriness (is that a word? It is now) of the generous amount of pomegranate juice in this mixture.
How Healthy Are Pomegranates?
Well, let me tell you how healthy they are. They are full of vitamin C and vitamin K, fiber and protein.
Studies show the tiny red jewels inside the found pomegranate are where the magic is.
You can either eat the arils (that’s what the jewels are called; I prefer jewels), or crush them into juice. Either way, you get the nutrition. That’s because one cup of the arils will give you 7 grams of fiber and 3 grams of protein.
But the really power in pomegranates is their anti-inflammatory capabilities.
It is said that drinking just half a cup a day will reduce inflammation you might be experiencing within just a few days. That a very fast response!
Here I dressed up my smoothie like a fancy parfait. Parfaits make mornings feel like a party, don’t they?
I made this one with hemp milk cream. But you can also use a banana, or coconut cream, or zucchini, or even tofu if that’s your smoothie-base-thing. I hope you like this recipe.
If you use zucchini, remember to buy organic, it is one the dirty list, download my free charts of EWG’s dirty and clean produce selections here!
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Frosty Pomegranate Raspberry Smoothie (anti-inflammatory power)
Ingredients
- 1 cup plant milk (I used creamy hemp milk) (frozen into cubes prior night)
- 1 cup raspberries frozen
- 1 cup pomegranate juice
- 2 tbsp lime juice
Toppings
- 1/2 cup pomegranate jewels for toppings
- 1/2 cup granola
Instructions
Prep
- Freeze your base milk - used 1 cup of hemp milk because it is thick.However, you don't have to use frozen milk cubes - any normal smoothie base will do - a cup of banana, yogurt, tofu, even peeled zucchini.If you do use banana, freeze that overnight. If you use yogurt, tofu or zucchini, just chill it.
- Blend up all ingredients, holding back the pomegranate jewels and a bit of yogurt for the toppings. Taste-test and add maple syrup in tsps if you want it sweeter.
- Build the parfait with granola on the bottom, the smoothie mixture, a layer of pomegranate jewels, a dollop of yogurt, and more granola.
- Serve chilled!
Dee Dine is founder of Green Smoothie Gourmet, a plant based recipe blog, and author of the recent cookbook, Crazy Healthy with 4 Ingredients . On this blog you’ll find incredibly easy recipes with hidden veggies for anyone wanting to eat healthier, regardless of diet. Dee has graduate degrees in biology, immunology and journalism. More about Dee Dine here.
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