The cocktail vitamin bombs

 Squeezed juices have grown in popularity in recent years. They are a great source of vitamins and minerals. Most often they are a healthy snack, but with the right ingredients, they can even replace breakfast! It is ideal for people who live on the go. Below you will find 5 recipes for tasty and healthy smoothies!

To prepare homemade juice, a slow juicer is best. In this method, most of the ingredients, such as vitamins and minerals, are preserved. However, some dietary fiber is lost. Cocktails can also be prepared with the help of juicers, smoothie blenders, or even ordinary cup blenders that most people have in their kitchen. Due to the fact that it is one of the most popular kitchen appliances, the following recipes will be described using them, but you can also use a juicer and adapt the recipe to your kitchen resources.

Cocktail superfoods

Certain ingredients known as "superfoods" are the perfect addition to cocktails to enrich them nutritionally. Popular products that enrich juices are, among others

• Chia seeds
• Linseed
• Avocado
• Mac
• acai berries
• Goji berries
• Chlorella
• Spirulina
• Miechunka
• White mulberry
• Baobab
• Psyllium plantain
• Hemp protein
• Turmeric

These ingredients can be added to cocktails, depending on the individual needs of the body, e.g. to detoxify and support immunity, you can add algae - spirulina or chlorella, and to increase the nutritional value of the meal - e.g. hemp protein.

Energizing ginger cocktail

• 1 orange
• 2 thick slices of pineapple
• a teaspoon of grated fresh ginger

To prepare a cocktail, peel the pineapple and the orange, separate them into particles, and put them into a blender. Peel the ginger slice and grate it on a small grater. Put everything into a cup and blend it until smooth. Ginger contains folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin B, iron, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus.

Strengthening spinach juice

• Banana
• Orange
• 1-2 handfuls of spinach
• Mineral water 250ml (at your discretion, until the desired consistency is obtained)

Peel the banana and orange, and blend it with the spinach. Spinach is a source of vitamins, iron, potassium, and antioxidant compounds including lutein, zeaxanthin, and quercetin.

The antioxidant cocktail of youth

• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
• Nectarine or peach
• A small carrot or ½ of a medium piece
• ½ avocado
• A teaspoon of bee honey

Peeled fruit and vegetables should be blended, add honey and chia seeds and mix. Before drinking it, let it stand for at least an hour to make the chia soak. Chia seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids with anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant properties. They are a good part of a balanced diet for everyone, especially for people at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Breakfast oatmeal cocktail with fruit

• Cherries without seeds, 50g
• Raspberries, 50g
• Instant oatmeal, 30g
• Vegetable or cow milk, a glass
• A pinch of cinnamon
• A teaspoon of honey

In order to prepare the cocktail, all ingredients must be blended. This meal is perfect for a quick breakfast or lunch. Cherries are a real treasury of antioxidants, compounds that naturally slow down the aging process. Cinnamon has a beneficial effect on blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes and is also believed to have anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering effects.

Green cocktail "vitamin power"

• Parsley, 40g
• Apple
• Banana
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Blend the peeled apple and banana with the remaining ingredients. Parsley is a diuretic, that helps to remove excess water from the body. In addition, it has a positive effect on the skin. Apple is one of the best sources of quercetin - a plant polyphenol with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-aggregating, and blood vessel-strengthening properties.

Fruit and fruit and vegetable cocktails are a great supplement to your daily diet. Thanks to their ease of preparation, they are becoming more and more popular among people who care about a healthy diet, losing weight, caring for their appearance, or actively practicing sports.