Turmeric, often touted as "The Queen" of all spices is a humble orange root know from Indian curries that you should consider adding to your diet on a daily basis. If there is one spice that does it all then it is turmeric.
Tumeric's bioactive compound, curcumin, is known for it inflammation-fighting properties and may prevent Alzheimerβs disease and certain types of cancer. Furthermore, it can lower the risk of heart disease, can help treat depression, and may delay aging and diseases that come along with aging.
FYI: our body doesn't absorb curcumin very. Therefore it is important to add black pepper (which ups the bioavailability by up to 2000 times) and/or a healthy fat such as coconut oil.
Tropical Carrot Turmeric Morning Bliss
Ingredients (serves 2 for breakfast)
1 carrot
1/2 mango
1 cup papaya
3 passion fruits
1 cup pineapple
Freshly grated ginger to taste
Freshly grated turmeric to taste
2 tbsp extra virgin coconut oil (increase bioavailability of curcumin, turmeric active compound)
Pinch of black pepper (increase bioavailability of curcumin, turmeric active compound)
2 cups water
Hemp hearts (optional topping)
Directions
- Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Optional: Top with hemp hearts or your favorite toppings if you like.
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Looks super healthy. And you are correct about the black pepper, it's needed for the body to digest and benefit from the curcumin. Great share.
I love turmeric. So good for us and Cambodia has some amazing world famous pepper too. Kampot Pepper.... yum. Have a lovely day ;)
Thank you for it! It looks great :)
Tasted great too ;) Thanks for stopping by @makishart
Aww! The cute golden piglet! - What? Oh, yeah right! The post is about the golden smoothie! π€¦πΌββοΈ This looks appetizing and absolutely gorgeous! I can tell the taste by the ingredients! Yummy!
Hehe... love that little piglet too... but the smoothie was even better. Thanks for stopping by ;)
I love making smoothies as well! I make them all the time in my vitamix. Such a good way to get extra nutrients in. Really interesting tip to use a fat or pepper with the turmeric!
Smoothies are so good. We have one every day ;) Thanks for dropping by. have a lovely weekend!
i love this recipe
Thank you my friend.
looks yummy and delicious
It sure was ;) Thanks for stopping by!
Looks delicious
Thanks @bo-sirithip!
I love adding hemp seeds to my smoothies
Need to stock up on them soon. Luckily we have 8 friends from Europe coming over for New Year... it' son their to-bring list ;)
Hi my dear friend! My mouth watering when i see this orange smoothie! I love carrot when i make it smoothie with some tropical fruits, it looks so yummy.
Carrots are so good for us. thanks for all the support my dear. Have a wonderful day ;)
wow nice
Thanks @mahtabuddin ;)
Hi @amy-goodrich. I tried making some banana smoothie. I didn't really like it. Do you have any tips for making banana smoothie?
Heya @abigailloveremo... what else did you put in there? I usually also put a green an other fruits in my smoothie. Not a fan of banana smoothie eiter unless you put lots of cinnamon and/or cacao powder. If you are interested in making smoothie you can download a free ebook on my website ;) http://www.body-in-balance.org/greensmoothie/ Have a lovely day ;)
Wow. How sweet! Thanks for this ebook. :) I have a book on smoothies and juices , too, but I want to learn new combinations. Oh! I put some brown sugar , i guess and some kind of milk. But it didn't work. Okay, cacao powder... so it's like banana-choco smoothie. Oh, interesting.....
have a lovely day @amy-goodrich. :)
Will make that tomorrow, thanks for the recipe and great shot.
thanks. Hope you like it too ;)