Spring Smoothie Recipes

Spring is fast approaching. During this period, we often want to take care of ourselves, our health, wake up from winter sleep. 🙂

The first step may be to pay more attention to what our diet looks like. Spring is full of colorful, fresh vegetables that you can’t forget about while cooking. Today I have prepared some ideas for spring smoothies with seasonal products. The preparation does not take more than 5 minutes, so they can be a great idea for a quick snack or brunch at work.

 

Smoothie with kohlrabi

Ingredients:

• 1 kohlrabi
• 1 pear
• ½ banana
• 1 ginger slice
• a pinch of turmeric
• 1 cup water

 

Preparation:

Peel the kohlrabi, pear, banana and ginger. Blend all ingredients with turmeric and water (add more water if needed).

Kohlrabi is a great source of vitamin C. One serving provides as much as about 150% of the daily requirement for this ingredient! In addition, it is a great source of B vitamins, which support the functioning of the body on many levels, they are necessary for the proper functioning of the nervous system or for maintaining hair, skin and nails in good condition. What’s more, it contains biologically active compounds (e.g. isothiocyanates) that have anticancer properties. Kohlrabi is also a low-calorie vegetable, so you can eat it without limits. 😉

 

Anti-inflammatory smoothie with cabbage

Ingredients:

• 1 glass red cabbage
• 1 apple
• ½ lime
• 1 cup water

 

Preparation:

Shred the red cabbage. Blend with apple, lime juice and water (you can add more water if needed).

Red cabbage owes its intense color to anthocyanins, i.e. compounds from the group of flavonoids. They have a strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect (they protect the body against the development of cancer and inhibit the aging process). In addition, they also have a positive effect on the circulatory system and eyesight. Thanks to the high content of vitamin C, red cabbage also effectively supports the immune system.

 

 

Green smoothie with cress

Ingredients:

• ½ cucumber
• 1 apple
• handful spinach
• a handful of cress
• 1 cup almond drink

 

Preparation:

Blend all ingredients (add more drink if necessary).

Cress is the first product that comes to my mind when I think about spring. After all, you can grow it yourself. 🙂 It is an excellent source of beta-carotene, an ingredient necessary for proper vision, as well as vitamins C and K, which affect the proper functioning of the cardiovascular system. In addition, cress contains large amounts of calcium and phosphorus, which are essential building blocks of bones and teeth (it’s adding it  to your kid’s menu!).

 

Savory radish smoothie

Ingredients:

• ½ a bunch of radishes
• 2 tablespoons natural or plant-based yogurt
• 1 teaspoon dillł
• a pinch of salt and pepper

 

Preparation:

Trim off the ends from the radishes, chop the dill. Blend all the ingredients (adjust the amount of water to the consistency of the smoothie).

Radish has antioxidant properties and is also a good source of vitamin C and folic acid. It will be great for people with carbohydrate metabolism disorders, e.g. diabetics, due to the low glycemic index. However, thanks to the content of iron, copper and manganese, it can also be recommended to people with anemia due to its beneficial effect on hematopoietic processes.

The addition of dill will not only affect the taste, but also improve bowel function or help with digestive problems such as bloating and indigestion.

I hope that you will make the most of the beginning of the spring season in the kitchen and take advantage of the goodness of seasonal products.

Let me know which smoothie you liked the most!