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Saturday, March 31, 2012

New Health Fruit Veggie Smoothie Starts Today

My friend Carol recommends me strongly a new recipe of natural health drink and I tried once but didn't follow up.

Today I started this health drink again and hope I can try at least two weeks.

Here is the recipe of this natural remedy - Veggie Fruit Smoothie:

Ingredients:
  • 2 small potatoes, peeled
  • half piece of carrot, peeled
  • 1 small apple, de-cored

How to make veggie fruit smoothie for your health:

Cut potatoes, carrot, and apple into small pieces, add them to the blender, add water, and puree for one minute. The final smoothie is about two cups of serving. Drink with the pulp for natural high fiber.

This veggie & fruit smoothie tastes a bit sweet.

My natural tendency is to experiment and optimize the veggie fruit smoothie for the best outcome of taste and health effect.

The variables I want to test for a better tasted smoothie are:

  1. When to make the health smoothie: in the morning , or in the evening
  2. Time to drink the health smoothie: before the meal, or after the meal
  3. amount of the must-have apple, carrot, and potato: more carrot or less potato?
  4. ingredients to add or reduce: celery, mango, banana, avocado, carrot, and others?
  5. time to puree: one minute, two minutes, or more?
  6. amount of water to add: one cup, half cup, 1/4 cup

According to Carol, the most important ingredient of this veggie fruit smoothie is the raw potato for its rich antioxidants. I guess apple also contributes lots of antioxidant to the smoothie. I should do some more research on the scientific facts. Later...

The health benefits of the potato smoothie? A lot, at least for people with diabetes to have healthy blood glucose level, less-burdened and well-functioned kidney and healthy heart without side effects, which are usually the outcomes of taking prescribed western medications. More researches needed!

For myself? Just to cleanse my body and replenish myself with energy. That is all!