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| Tutifruiti |
- 1 prickly pear
- 1-2 cups of pineapples
- 2 pears
- 1 apple
- 2 cups strawberries
- 1 banana
- 1 cup water
Makes 45-50 oz
Put everything in your Vitamix blender and blend into a juicy smoothie perfection!
This tastes like Tutifruiti. There's just no other way to describe it. You guys remember that fruity candy like flavor? That's what it tastes like. I was so close to adding "fresh and fruity" on the end! *smile* The mixture of the fruits along with the prickly pear is just great. I was going to make this into a juice, but opted to leave it as a smoothie, after I saw how it turned out and tasted. Now it does have a little bit of seeds in it, from the prickly pear, but its not unbearable. The texture of them reminds me of chia seeds.
TIP
(1) If you don't like the consistency of the seeds you can always juice the prickly pear and then add it as your liquid base.
(2) To learn how to cut a prickly pear click here.
(2) To learn how to cut a prickly pear click here.
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Some Health Benefits
Prickly Pear: The fiber and water in
this low-calorie, virtually fat-free fruit may promote weight control by
taking the edge off your appetite while contributing to your daily
requirements for vitamins and minerals. A diet rich in high-fiber
fruits like prickly pear may prevent constipation, hemorrhoids and
diverticular disease, a condition that can damage your intestinal
lining. One
prickly pear fruit has 88 mg of magnesium and 227 mg of potassium. The
magnesium and potassium in prickly pear fruit help your heart maintain a
normal rhythm and may regulate blood pressure. Potassium is an
electrolyte that contributes to healthy blood pressure and controls the
fluid balance in your body. One prickly pear fruit provides 22 percent
of the daily value for magnesium, or the amount that a healthy adult on a
2,000-calorie diet needs each day. Prickly
pear provides vitamin A in the form of the pro-vitamin beta-carotene, a
pigment that protects the health of your eyes and skin. Vitamin A
preserves the integrity of the tissues that line your digestive,
respiratory and urinary tracts and contributes to the formation of
strong connective tissues. Magnesium and potassium play active roles in
maintaining bone health. Getting enough of these minerals along with
calcium in your diet may help prevent osteoporosis. A
4-oz. prickly pear fruit provides 14 mg of vitamin C, an antioxidant
that suppresses the harmful actions of toxins that contribute to cancer
and heart disease. The fruit of Sicilian cultivars of the prickly pear
contains red and yellow pigments called betalains that may have
significant antioxidant effects. An article published in the November
2002 issue of the "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry" notes
that the pigments in the prickly pear may reduce the oxidative cellular
damage that can contribute to chronic disease.
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.
Apples: are a source of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble
fiber such as pectin actually helps to prevent cholesterol buildup in
the lining of blood vessel walls, thus reducing the incident of
atherosclerosis and heart disease. The insoluble fiber in apples
provides bulk in the intestinal tract, holding water to cleanse and
move food quickly through the digestive system. It is a good idea to eat apples with their skin. Almost half of the
vitamin C content is just underneath the skin. Eating the skin also
increases insoluble fiber content. Most of an apple's fragrance cells
are also concentrated in the skin and as they ripen, the skin cells
develop more aroma and flavor. Apples are rich in
antioxidant phyto-nutrients, flavonoids and polyphenols.
The
total measured anti-oxidant strength (ORAC
value) of 100g apple fruit is 5900TE. The important flavonoids in
apples are quercetin, epicatechin,
and procyanidin B2. Apples are
also good in tartaric acid that
gives tart flavor to them. These compounds help protect the body from
deleterious
effects of free radicals. In addition, apples are a good source of
B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin, thiamin, and pyridoxine (vitamin
B-6). Together these vitamins help as co-factors for enzymes in
metabolism as well as
in various synthetic functions inside the body. Apples also contain
small
amount of minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and calcium. Potassium is
an
important component of cell and body fluids helps controlling heart rate
and
blood pressure; thus counters the bad influences of sodium.
Pears: Pears provide a good source of fiber, vitamin B2, C, E, copper, and potassium. They are an excellent source of pectin, which is a water soluble fiber. Pears are actually higher in pectin than apples. This makes them effective in helping to lower cholesterol levels and in toning the intestines. They are often recommended by health care practitioners as a hypoallergenic fruit that is high in fiber. They are less likely to produce an adverse response than other fruits. Pears are often recommended as a safe fruit to introduce to infants.
Strawberries: The strawberry is rich
source of many health promoting phyto-nutrients, minerals and vitamins
that are essential for optimum health. Strawberries have
significantly high amounts of phenolic flavonoid phyto-chemicals called
anthocyanins
and ellagic acid.
Scientific studies show that consumption
of straw berries may have potential health benefits against cancer,
aging, inflammation and neurological diseases. Fresh berries are an
excellent
source of vitamin-C
(about 98% of RDI), which is also a powerful
natural antioxidant. Consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C helps body
develop resistance against infectious agents, counter inflammation and
scavenge harmful free radicals. The fruit is rich in
B-complex
group of vitamins. It contains very good amounts of vitamin B-6,
niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folic acid. These vitamins are
acting as co-factors help body metabolize carbohydrates, proteins and
fats. Strawberries contain
vitamin
A, vitamin E and many health promoting flavonoid poly phenolic
antioxidants such as lutein, zeaxanthin, beta carotene in small
amounts. These compounds help act as protective scavengers against
oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that
play a role in aging and various disease process. They contain good
amount
of minerals like potassium, manganese, fluorine, copper, iron and
iodine. Potassium in an important component of cell and body fluids
that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used
by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme superoxide
dismutase. Copper is required in the production of red
blood cells.
Iron is required for red blood cell formation. Fluoride is a component
of bones and teeth and is important for prevention of dental caries.
Banana: Banana’s are loaded with potassium, a mineral that helps
within the protein synthesis and constructing of muscle groups. A diet plan
loaded in potassium is believed to trim down the menace of stroke and
hypertension. They are also full of Vitamin B6, which aids inside the
manufacturing of antibodies inside the immune method individually from red
blood development, protein metabolic process and operating with the central
nervous program. Bananas also have magnesium, which assists in recovering from
exhaustion. Together with B12 and potassium, they support the entire body to
enhance from your signs and symptoms associated towards the taking from
nicotine. Vitamins C is in bananas also and it assists to safeguard the human
body versus infections and remedy them too. This vitamin also delivers proof
vital inside the synthesis with the connective tissue, assimilation of iron as
well as the formation with the blood. Last, but not least banana’s contain
Fructoogliosaccharides (FOS), which acts as foods for your “good bacteria” or
perhaps a prebiotic inside the digestive method.
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