Elixir Sips: How To Make A Sugar Free Smoothie.

Smoothies are a delicious and easy way to pack in lots of micronutrients into one snack or meal. Most smoothies are primarily fruit based, with high sugar fruits such as bananas, dates, mangos and pineapple. Don’t get us wrong we love fruit, they are loaded with lots of essential vitamins and beautifying nutrients. However, the high sugar content can often do more harm than good. For example, just one medium banana can have up to 14 grams of sugar.

Unfortunately there are many people who cannot tolerate high amounts of fructose and carbohydrate rich foods in their diet. Here are just a few of the main health problems linked to high sugar intake:

• Candida overgrowth

• Hormone imbalances such as PCOS

• Insulin Resistance

• Diabetes

• Gut problems such as IBS

• Skin disorders such as acne

• Weight problems

Sugar spikes your sensitivity to a hormone called insulin. When your body becomes resistant to this hormone, your body starts to store sugar as fat, rather than burn it off. This results in you craving more, and lets face it, it is a slippery slope!

Take a look at how Dr. Josh Axe explains 4 simple steps to help you overcome sugar cravings. He talks about Insulin resistance and how to stabilise your blood sugar levels for optimum health.

* Also, check out our blog post on The Not So Sweet On Sugar!

Here is everything you need to know on how to make a delicious sugar free smoothie! We will show you how to whip up the perfect smoothie combination for a healthy balance of fats, proteins and for those who need a lower carb option.

FRESH NUTRIENTS

Spinach

Kale

Blueberries (a low sugar fruit)

Raspberries (a low sugar fruit)

Rocket

Watercress

Broccoli

Lambs lettuce

HEALTHY FATS & PROTEIN

Avocado

Almonds

Walnuts

Brazil nuts

Cashew nuts

Peanut butter

Sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds

Almond butter

Coconut oil

Fresh coconut pieces

Dried coconut pieces/flakes

Coyo Coconut yoghurt in natural, chocolate or vanilla

SunWarrior Warrior Blend in vanilla, chocolate or natural

SunWarrior Classic Plus in vanilla, chocolate or natural

BOOSTERS

Lemon Juice

Chia seeds

Cacao nibs

Cacao Powder

Ground flaxseeds

Cinnamon

Chai spices

Psyllium husks

Pukka Clean Greens powder Pukka Spirulina powder

Pukka Wheatgrass powder

Gluten free rolled oats

Quinoa flakes

Buckwheat flakes

Fresh ginger

Vanilla powder or essence

Stevia drops or granules to taste

Freshly squeezed lemon juice

Organic coffee - preferably decaf

Medicinal mushrooms - reishi, cordyceps, chaga

LIQUID

Filtered Water

Rude Health almond milk

Rude Health coconut milk

Rude Health hazelnut milk

Rude Health brown Rice milk

Plenish cashew milk

Brewed and cooled green or herbal tea

Ice cubes

RECIPE: CREAMY GREEN

Ingredients

125g natural Coyo coconut yoghurt

1 heaping cup spinach

1 heaping cup watercress

1 tbsp chia seeds

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Juice of 1/2 a squeezed lemon

1 tsp pukka Clean Greens

1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend in Vanilla

250ml Rude Health almond milk

makes 1 sugar free protein packed smoothie

Prep

You will need a high speed blender, we used a Nutri Bullet.

How we did it

1. Simply pop all of the ingredients into a high speed blender, adding the liquid last. We used a Nutri Bullet.

ELIXIR TIP: Add some ice cubes if you want it to be really cold and refreshing. Also, for a thicker smoothie add less liquid, for a larger thinner smoothie, add more liquid.

6 MORE STOMACH FLATTENING COMBOS!

SIMPLY SPINACH

1 heaping cup spinach

1 tbsp chia seeds

1/2 avocado

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Juice of 1/2 a squeezed lemon

1 tbsp flaxseeds

1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend in Vanilla

250ml Rude Health almond milk

COCONUT KALE

1 heaping cup kale

1/4 cup coconut flakes

1/2 avocado

Juice of 1/2 a squeezed lemon

Vanilla essence

1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend in vanilla

250ml Rude Health coconut milk

HAZELNUT LATTE

1 heaping cup spinach

1 tbsp chia seeds

1 tbsp almond butter

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Juice of 1/2 a squeezed lemon

Organic coffee - preferably decaf

1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend in vanilla

250ml Rude Health hazelnut milk

MOCHA

1 heaping cup spinach

1 tbsp chia seeds

1/2 avocado

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Juice of 1/2 a squeezed lemon

Organic coffee - preferably decaf

1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend in chocolate

250ml Rude Health hazelnut milk

BLUEBERRY KISS

1 heaping cup watercress

1/4 cup blueberries

1 tbsp almond butter

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend in Vanilla

250ml Rude Health coconut milk

RASPBERRY RIPPLE

1 heaping cup watercress and rocket

1/4 cup raspberries

1 tbsp almond butter

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend in Vanilla

250ml Rude Health almond milk

Visit us in store for professional diet and lifestyle advice and discover our range of sugar alternatives. We love Nutri Nicks Stevia drops, they come in lots of flavours, including coconut, vanilla and lemon.

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