Raw Spiced Carrot Pumpkin Turmeric Ginger Smoothie
Pumpkin supports eye health, decreases the risk of lung cancer in smokers, provides vitamin A, is rich in B-complex for a healthy nervous system and provides minerals like copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorous, it is also loaded with fibre and mono-unsaturated fatty acids.The carrots and cinnamon, ginger, clove, combination is rich in beta-carotene, vitamin A, good fatty acids, anti-inflammatory properties, and potassium. It also tastes amazing. The benefits of turmeric are endless, here are a few that might grab you… Used for more than 4000 years to treat a variety of ailments, curcumin,the active ingredient in turmeric could potentially ward off dementia and prevent cancer. It is a natural anti-inflammatory, inhibits the growth of new blood vessels in tumours and is a powerful antioxidant. Preliminary studies show that turmeric may help reduce the severity of bacterial and viral infections. It helps indigestion and weight loss because it stimulates the gallbladder and produces bile and bile helps digest fat, experts believe this improves digestion and may help control weight.
So, before you go for one of those “pumpkin lattes” that is filled with ingredients like caramel color level #IV containing ammonia, over 50 grams of sugar, preservatives, sulfites, petrolium and no real pumpkin, PLEASE try and make your own smoothie filled with nutritional ingredients. Your body and brain will thank you, love yourself, after all you really are what you eat!!
Ingredients
serves: 1-2 time: 10 minutes
1/2 cup pumpkin pureé (make your own RAW pumpkin puree by blending some pumpkin in a food processor with a little bit of water)
1/2 tsp. pumpkin spice (clove cinnamon ginger nutemg anise)optional combinations
1 tsp reishi mushroom powder
3 medjool dates, pitted
1 banana, ripe and spotty
1/2 tsp. vanilla bean
1 cup coconut water (or non dairy milk of choice)
4 carrots juiced
1/2 cup cashews
1 piece fresh tumeric (optional but very nutritionally beneficial)
1 small piece fresh ginger (same as above)
1/2 cup pumpkin pureé (make your own RAW pumpkin puree by blending some pumpkin in a food processor with a little bit of water)
1/2 tsp. pumpkin spice (clove cinnamon ginger nutemg anise)optional combinations
1 tsp reishi mushroom powder
3 medjool dates, pitted
1 banana, ripe and spotty
1/2 tsp. vanilla bean
1 cup coconut water (or non dairy milk of choice)
4 carrots juiced
1/2 cup cashews
1 piece fresh tumeric (optional but very nutritionally beneficial)
1 small piece fresh ginger (same as above)
Method
Run the carrots through a juicer.
Make your own RAW pumpkin puree by blending some pumpkin in the food processor with a bit of water and add the dates and cashews.
Make your own RAW pumpkin puree by blending some pumpkin in the food processor with a bit of water and add the dates and cashews.
Blend all the ingredients together in the blender. Happy Autumn!
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