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HANGOVER SMOOTHIE RECIPE
With another festive weekend right around the corner, we are looking out for you with this hangover smoothie recipe!
Alcohol, though fun, can cause stomach irritation, drops in blood sugar, dilation of blood vessels (that’s your headache), and we’re just guessing that you probably don’t sleep that well – or that much – when you’re too busy dancing!
This easy fruit smoothie recipe from The Blender Girl’s Smoothies cookbook (featuring 100 gluten-free, vegan and paleo recipes) gets you some much needed hydration and electrolytes without overloading you with sugar or anything heavy, in case your stomach is still sensitive.
It’s the tastiest hangover smoothie we’ve ever tried!
Hydrating, cleansing, and energizing, the flavor of this dimensional blend explodes in the mouth (add the cayenne!) and kick-starts metabolism while replenishing minerals and vitamins scared off by alcohol.
Antioxidants in strawberries reduce damage to the stomach lining, the quercetin in apple skins protects brain cells, and cranberries foster intestinal balance.
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Hangover Helper Smoothie from The Blender Girl Smoothies Book
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unfiltered apple juice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
- 2 cups frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup frozen mango
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- OPTIONAL BOOSTERS
- 1 cup loosely packed baby spinach
- 1 teaspoon camu powder
- pinch of cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into the blender in the order listed, secure lid and blend until smooth.
- For Blendtec: Press the SMOOTHIE setting OR blend on Low speed for 10 seconds, then a Medium to Medium-Low speed for 10 seconds, then Medium to Medium-High speed until smooth, about 30-40 seconds.
- For Vitamix: Start on VARIABLE speed 1. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to VARIABLE speed 10/HIGH and blend until smooth (about 45-60 seconds) OR use the SMOOTHIE setting.
- All done! Enjoy!! Now take a photo, rate it, and share your accomplishments to enter our weekly photo contest! 🙂 Tag @BlenderBabes & #BlenderBabes
Nutrition
HEALTH BENEFITS OF UNFILTERED APPLE JUICE
Unfiltered apple juice is kind of like apple cider vinegar – a bit scary to look at, as it’s cloudy and unlike typical juices that we make.
However, unfiltered juice includes all of the nutritional goodness of the apple skins in addition to apples, so it’s worth a try!
Unfiltered apple juice has more pectin, malic acid, and tartaric acid than conventional apple juice.
Pectin slows the absorption of food and binds to toxins and heavy metals to help flush them out of your body.
Malic and tartaric acids protect the liver and aid in digestion – even better after a night out!
An added bonus – if you’re looking for something to sip after a long night or to ward off some cravings as you prepare whole food meals, a sip of unfiltered apple juice has just enough sugar and substance to keep you going without making another easy fruit smoothie recipe!
