[FOOD] It's Smoothie Saturday! ๐๐๐
A great start of a beautiful summers day!
Ingredients
1 cup of blackberries from the garden
1 cup of organic green grapes
1 nectarine
1 celery stalk
a little chunk of ginger
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 banana
1 avocado
ยฝ cup of water
I use cinnamon because it's so effective in reducing blood sugar and reducing the risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Several studies has shown that cinnamon reduce fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and โbadโ LDL cholesterol, while raising โgoodโ HDL cholesterol. And of course, it also tastes great!
I use avocado mainly due to it's monounsaturated fatty acids, known to improve fasting and average blood glucose and lower insulin resistance.
The gingerol in the ginger is a powerful anti-inflammatory and will help you with digestion and boost your immune system.
The butylphthalide in the celery will reduce all that bad cholesterol in your body.
Blackberries are packed with vitamins and antioxidants and have numerous health benefits.
Never forget to include fiber-rich vegetables in your smoothies to balance the sugar in the fruit. Enjoy!
Sources:
Cinnamon Improves Glucose and Lipids of People With Type 2 Diabetes
New research: Effects of eating half an avocado with lunch on satiety and desire to eat between mealsย
Does Celery Lower Blood Pressure -- A Comprehensive Review
Berries and Health: A review of the evidence
Sweet delicious n healthy ๐๐๐
ooh those are some nice little blackberries! I'm going to steal them for the heading :p
No worries, anything you need just ask. I probably can supply. ๐๐ ๐๐
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haha thank you, it's very useful! Can you do a Hala tree fruit?
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looks delicious - love wild blackberries always taste good and sweet
It was delicious :) Blackberries are definitely one of my favorite berries!
Just tried it and it was delicious!
glad to hear!
Man, that looks gooooood :)) I'd love to have a garden.., but living in Hells Kitchen, just a few blocks from Times Square, makes it kinda tough. Maybe a move is in order, hmmmm... Thanks for the post @steemswede
Nice organic recipe, yay!
Mmmmm! Looks delicious! Looks like we both have blackberries on the brain today, too. Now I wish I hadn't used all mine up for my recipe.