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| Cream Sickle Smoothie |
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 3 oranges (peeled)
- 1 cup pineapples
Makes (about) 45 oz.
Put everything in your Vitamix blender and blend into a juicy smoothie perfection!
Remember as a child you had a cream sickle? The outer layer was orange popsickle and the inner layer was vanilla icecream. Well this tastes just like that! Yep! Amazing what you can do with a little bit of this and a little bit of that!
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Some Health Benefits
Coconut Milk: Coconut milk
contains many vitamins, minerals and electrolytes, including potassium,
calcium and chloride. The saturated fat in coconut is
made up of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids the body quickly
turns into energy instead of storing as fat. Therefore, even though it's
high in saturated fat, coconut can aid in weight loss. Half the
medium-chain fatty
acids in coconut milk are composed of lauric acid, which is anti-viral,
anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and anti-fungal. Coconut milk can help
boost the immune system. Coconut milk is a dairy-free
alternative for those who are lactose intolerant, allergic to animal
milk, or for those like me with a plant based diet. It's also full of
vitamin D2, the plant based alternative to vitamin D (which is best received from the sun) and vitamin D3 (that is normally in animal products).
This plant based drink is also soy-free, gluten-free. Coconut milk is
known to relieve the symptoms of sore throats and ulcers.
Pineapple:
is a fruit that contains a
proteolytic enzyme bromelain
that digests food by breaking down protein. Bromelain also has
anti-inflammatory, anti-clotting and anti-cancer properties. Studies
have shown that consumption of pineapple regularly helps fight against
arthritis, indigestion and worm infestation. Fresh pineapple is an
excellent source of antioxidants and vitamin C. Vitamin C is
required for the collagen synthesis in the body. Collagen is the main
structural protein in the body required for maintaining the integrity
of blood vessels, skin, organs, and bones. Regular consumption of foods
rich in vitamin C helps body protect from scurvy; develop resistance
against infectious agents (boosts immunity) and scavenge harmful,
pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body. It also contains good
amount Vitamin A (provides 58 IU per 100 g) and beta-carotene levels.
These compounds are known to have antioxidant properties. Vitamin A
is also required maintaining healthy mucus membranes, skin
and essential for vision. Studies have suggested that
consumption of
natural fruits rich in flavonoids helps body to protect from lung and
oral cavity cancers. In addition, this fruit is rich
in
B-complex group of vitamins like folates,
thiamin, pyridoxine, riboflavin and
minerals like copper,
manganese
and potassium. Potassium is an
important component of cell and body fluids, helps controlling heart
rate and blood pressure. Copper is helpful cofactor for red blood cell
synthesis. Manganese is a co-factor for the
enzyme superoxide
dismutase, which is a very powerful free radical scavenger.
Oranges: Oranges, like other citrus
fruits, is an
excellent source of vitamin
C. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps body
develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge
harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the blood. Orange fruit contains a
variety of
phytochemicals. Hesperetin
and Narigenin
are flavonoids found in citrus fruits. Naringenin is found to have a
bio-active effect on human health as antioxidant, free radical
scavenger, anti-inflammatory, and immune system modulator. This
substance has also been shown to reduce oxidant injury to DNA in vitro
studies. Oranges also contain very
good levels of vitamin A,
and
other flavonoid antioxidants such as alpha and beta-carotenes, beta-cryptoxanthin,
zea-xanthin
and lutein. It is also a very good
source of B-complex
vitamins such as thiamin, pyridoxine, and folates.
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