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There are few non-alcoholic articles in our country, but you also need to improve your health. Especially in the summer, when there are all the possibilities for this: fruits, vegetables, berries, a thirst for adventure and experimentation, a desire to have a beautiful figure … To begin with, let’s figure out in what form the necessary vitamins, trace elements and other useful buns will enter the body. What is the difference between fresh juices and smoothies?
Fresh
Fresh (from the English. Fresh – fresh) – freshly squeezed, non-canned juice obtained from fresh fruits, vegetables, stems, herbs, etc. Unlike concentrated, reconstituted juices, nectars and other “juice” drinks, fresh juice contains more vitamins, microelements, minerals, it is better absorbed by the body, and most importantly, it is absolutely natural (provided natural raw materials are used).
As in the case of alcoholic beverages, with fresh juices you also need to follow the measure and mix the ingredients carefully. When choosing fruits, vegetables or other products for making fresh juice, it is necessary to take into account the diseases of the body so that the benefits do not turn into harm in the end. It should also be borne in mind that some juices are undesirable to drink often, one or two glasses a week will be enough.
To make a fresh juice, you will need fresh vegetables, fruits or other ingredients, squeezing equipment, such as a mechanical or electric juicer, as well as ice, clean water, honey, olive oil, or other additives as desired. Cooked fresh retains its properties for 15-20 minutes, so it is not recommended to cook it with a margin. The consistency of fresh juice can be different, depending on the products, the method of squeezing and other factors. By the way, fresh juices can not only be drunk, but also used as a base for sauces and marinades, as a filler in alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails.
For example, we offer several options for summer fresh juices 😉
Fruit Fresh Recipe: Apple Lemon
Ingredients:
- Apples – 5 pieces
- Lemon – 1 pc.
- Ginger – 2 teaspoons grated
Preparation:
In a juicer, squeeze the juice from apples and lemon, mix, add grated ginger. Put a few ice cubes in a tall glass, fill with the resulting mixture.
Berry fresh recipe: watermelon-currant
Ingredients:
- Watermelon – a few slices (3-5)
- Blackcurrant – 1 cup
- Lemon juice – 1-2 teaspoons
Preparation:
Wash currants, cool with watermelon. Pass watermelon and currants through a juicer, add lemon juice. You can decorate watermelon-currant fresh with berries or a sprig of mint.
vegetable juice recipe
Ingredients:
- Tomato – 3 medium pieces
- Lettuce – 4-5 leaves
- English cucumber – 1/3 piece (can be replaced with a regular one)
- Celery – 1 stalk
- Beets – 1/3 medium
- Carrots – 2 medium
- Garlic – 1 clove (optional)
- Sea salt – a pinch (to taste)
For reference. The English cucumber is long, smooth-skinned, and has a sweeter flavor and higher water content.
Preparation:
Squeeze the juice from all vegetables with a juicer, pour into a tall glass, after putting ice in it (if desired), season with salt and mix well.
Herbal Fresh Recipe: Spring
Ingredients:
- Wheat germ – ½ cup
- Apple – 1 medium
- Carrot – 1 medium
- Celery – 1 stalk
Preparation:
Sprouted wheat can be bought or grown at home. Pass wheat germ through a juicer, pour into a glass. Then we do the same with celery, carrots and an apple, pour the fresh juice into a glass. If desired, you can salt a little. You can also make fresh only from germinated wheat.
Refreshing and invigorating fresh recipe
Ingredients:
- Lime – 1 pieces
- Lemon – 1 pc.
- Cucumber – 1 pc (large)
- Basil – 1 handful
- Mint – 1 handful
- Spinach – 2 handfuls
- Ginger – optional
Preparation:
Squeeze juice from all ingredients with a juicer, add ginger, salt, spices and ice if desired.
Smoothies
Smoothie (from the English Smooth – soft, homogeneous) – a dessert made from fresh fruits, berries, vegetables, ground in a blender or using a mixer into a homogeneous mass. Water, milk, juice, yogurt, ice, as well as syrups, honey, tea, herbs, and even mayonnaise can be added to the dessert. Unlike fresh juices, which often have a “drinkable” texture, smoothies can be thick enough to be served with a dessert spoon rather than a straw. One of the main differences between smoothies and fresh juices is the use of the whole fruit or vegetable, and not just its liquid part, which allows you to save much more vitamins, antioxidants, trace elements, minerals and other useful substances in a drink / dessert.
There are several main types of smoothies:
Refreshing. For them, sweet and sour fruits, berries are most often chosen, juice, water, ice are used as a filler. The main feature is that they are prepared without sugar and sweeteners.
saturated. Thicker, with the use of hearty foods, in some cases even raw eggs. Carbohydrate fruits, cream, yogurt, milk, etc. may also be added.
Dessert. The main feature is the sweet taste, which can be achieved by using sweet ingredients or by adding honey, sugar or other sweeteners. Dessert smoothies can contain chocolate, cocoa, nuts, peanut butter, and other ingredients.
Special mention should be made of vegetable smoothiesthat can replace lunch or dinner. They can be salted, and also served as a soup (for example, gazpacho soup).
Today, smoothies are an important part of healthy, sports and vegetarian diets.
Refreshing green tea smoothie recipe
Ingredients:
- Apple – 1 pc.
- Kiwi – 3 pieces (necessarily ripe)
- Banana – 1 pc.
- Raisins – 1 bunch
- Honey – to taste
- Green tea – 1 cup
- Ginger – 1 cm
Preparation:
- Banana cut into cubes, cool in the refrigerator.
- We clean the kiwi, if the fruits are soft enough, then it is not necessary to cut them.
- Peel the apple, cut into cubes.
- Peel the ginger, grate.
Put chilled banana, kiwi, apple, ginger and grapes in a blender. Beat until smooth, pour into a tall glass along with cold green tea. Add honey to taste.
Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin – 20 g
- Almond milk – 100 ml
- Peanut butter – 1 tbsp
- Honey – 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon, cardamom, cloves (to taste)
Oat flakes can also be added to nutritious smoothies, which are ideal for making breakfast shakes or for sports nutrition.
Preparation:
We clean the pumpkin from the crust and seeds, cut into small cubes and bake in the oven until soft. After the pumpkin has cooled, put it in a blender, pour in the same almond milk, add honey and peanut butter. Beat until smooth liquid consistency, pour into a tall glass and season with spices of your choice. You can also sprinkle a hearty smoothie with chopped nuts.
Dessert chocolate smoothie recipe
Ingredients:
- Chocolate – 100 grams
- Milk – 800 ml
- Banana – 2 pc.
- Sugar, honey or other sweetener to taste
- Cinnamon and/or other spices
Preparation:
Grate the chocolate, chop the bananas, beat all the ingredients in a blender. If desired, add ice to the glass and pour over the resulting homogeneous smoothie.
vegetable smoothie recipe
Ingredients:
- Cucumber – 3 pc
- Beets – 1 pc.
- Carrot – 1 piece (small)
- Spinach – 1 bunch
- Broccoli – 0,5 heads
- Celery – 1 stalk
- Garlic, ginger, spices to taste
Preparation:
Peel the vegetables from the peel, cut into cubes and grind in a blender into a homogeneous mass. Add salt, spices, ice to taste. Serve in a tall glass with a stalk of celery.
