This Immune Boosting Smoothie is as delicious as it is beautiful. The yellow-orange color is so enticing, and wait until you try its amazing taste. The citrus and ginger give it a fresh, rejuvenating, and healthy flavor. It is delicious enough to be a comfort drink, but the best thing of all is that it is packed full of wonderful immune-boosting ingredients.
When I need an extra boost of protection, I make this smoothie. This morning, in fact, we replaced our traditional green smoothie (Click Here for Recipe) with this wonderfully rich and creamy Immune Boosting Smoothie.
Have you heard the saying, “you are what you eat”? There is a lot of truth to this simple statement. Fruits, vegetables, and herbs have healing properties, and we can take full advantage of those properties by adding them into our diet. And what better way to incorporate them than a wonderfully delicious and creamy smoothie.
Let’s Talk Immune Boosting Ingredients:
Citrus – Vitamin C
We start with a grapefruit. This fruit is rich in antioxidants, high in vitamin C, and loaded with potassium. It cleanses and restores. Next, we add in an orange, also high in vitamin C, but has such a sweet and comforting flavor; it’s a delight to add to smoothies. If you choose, you can replace the orange with tangerines, also great immune boosters. Lemons are a must when you aim to stimulate the immune system. In our home, lemons are among the first line of defense when a cold is coming on.
Ginger
Ginger has a sweet flavor and is intensely aromatic. It is used widely in seasoning various dishes. But it also has an anti-inflammatory property and is full of antioxidants. Just what we need when we are trying to restore health.
Banana
The banana is a fruit with which we are all familiar. It is one of the most consumed fruits in the world. It also happens to be one of the most nutritious and medicinal fruits that exist. But the best quality for our immune-boosting smoothie is that it provides the creaminess that makes this smoothie so amazing. So yes, we will take its wonderful medicinal properties along with its flavor and fantastic creaminess.
When I was a toddler and visited my grandma in Norway, she would mash a banana, add a splash of orange juice and a pinch of wheat germ, mix it and feed us this wonderful concoction. It was delicious and so good for us. I still have fond memories of those mashed banana treats.
Cayenne
Cayenne is an herb that has significant healing properties. But I need to remind you that cayenne is also very hot, which means you must use it cautiously. A little goes a long way. Rich in vitamin C, cayenne can aid and support the immune system.
Turmeric
Turmeric is one of the most antioxidant-rich, anti-inflammatory, and immune-boosting herbs available, which is why we had to add it to our immune-boosting smoothie.
The missing ingredient in our smoothie that you may consider:
One ingredient I need to mention that we chose to leave out of this immune-boosting smoothie is the garlic. More often than not, we add fresh garlic to this smoothie, but it changes the smoothie’s flavor. Garlic is arguably the best treatment for colds, flues, and sore throats in existence. So, if you feel a sore throat coming on, add in a clove of garlic or two.
So, there you have it, our immune-boosting smoothie recipe. It is quite delicious, filled with powerful immune-boosting ingredients, and I hope that it will help you keep your immune system strong during cold and flu season.
PrintImmune Boosting Smoothie
This Immune Boosting Smoothie is as delicious as it is beautiful. The yellow-orange color is so enticing, and wait until you try its amazing taste. The citrus and ginger give it a fresh, rejuvenating, and healthy flavor. It is delicious enough to be a comfort drink, but the best thing of all is that it is packed full of wonderful immune-boosting ingredients.
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 3–4 Servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1-inch fresh ginger, peeled
- 1 medium-size grapefruit, peeled and quartered
- 1 large orange, peeled and quartered
- 1 fresh lemon, peeled and quartered
- 1 banana without peel
- 1 teaspoon turmeric, ground
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne, ground
- water as needed
Instructions
Put all ingredients in the blender. Add a little bit of water to make it blend smoother, and then add more as needed for the desired consistency. Blend until smooth.
Notes
This smoothie is best when enjoyed immediately, but it can last in the fridge for a couple of days.
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