Detox for the New Year!
Happy New Year! Our good friend and dietician, Rachel Beller, has some great tips on how to start the year happier and healthier! Infused waters are an easy way to move your diet in a healthier direction. Common ingredients like ginger, lemon, and cinnamon can help reduce inflammation, balance post-meal blood sugars, provide vitamin C, and even reduce the risk of breast cancer. Detoxifying green juices don’t have to be sipped through a straw. Rachel’s Green Beller Basic can be consumed as a smoothie OR a refreshing popsicle and with only 220 calories and 10 grams of fiber! For the busy mom out there, try preparing a nutritious twist on a Mexican lunch favorite: a Nori Burrito! Made with either tuna or a vegan alternative, the nori (seaweed) has amazing anti-oxidant properties and is high in calcium, and the chickpeas are rich in both protein and fiber.
Check out the details of her recipes below and make sure to pick up her book, “Power Souping”.
Ginger Lemon Cucumber Elixir
Ingredients
- 2-3 slices fresh ginger depending on strength
- 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1/4 of a medium cucumber
- 1 glass or mason jar filled with 12 oz. of cold filtered water
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a glass or mason jar and infuse for 30 minutes to an hour.
Balancing Tonic: (Pre-Meal) Spiced Apple Cinnamon Ginger
Ingredients
- 2-3 slices fresh ginger
- 1/4 of a Fuji apple, sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp. Bragg's unfiltered organic apple cider vinegar
- 12 oz. filtered hot water
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a cup and infuse for 30 minutes to an hour.
Green Beller Basic DeTox Smoothie Bowl & Pops
Equipment
- Blender
- OR popsicle mold
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup organic plain 2% kefir, or plant based milk if kefir is not available
- 1 frozen banana, cut into pieces
- 1 handful fresh baby spinach
- 1/4 tsp. Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- Buckwheat groats - gluten-free and super crunchy, 1 tbsp. = 40 calories
- slivered almonds, 1 tbsp. = 50 calories
- fresh berries, 1/4 cup = approx. 20 calories
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend. Pour the smoothie in a bowl and add toppings of choice.
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze for at least an hour.
Enjoy!
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