Watermelon Peach & Plum Trio

Know what you eat: Its getting colder, but a glass of fresh juice is always welcome.

Watermelons:  are in nature an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and B6. They are also a great source of potassium, and extremely low in sodium. Watermelons are a great snack for both children and adults, for the reason that they contain practically no fat. Its not only a thirst quencher, but may also help quench the inflammation that contributes to condition like asthma, diabetes, colon cancer, arthritis, etc.

Peach: Peaches help make the skin healthy and also add color to the complexion.

It has been seen that consumption of peaches helps in the removal of worms from the intestinal tract. Being rich in Vitamin A, peaches might help prevent cancer in organs and glands with epithelial tissue,they  comprise of more than 80 percent water and are a good source of dietary fiber, making them good for those trying to lose weight.Consumption of peaches, on a regular basis, can keep your bowel movements regular and even prevent straining.

Plum:  Plums are high in carbohydrates, low in fat and low in calories,they are an excellent source of vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and fiber. Plums are free of sodium and cholesterol. A prune is a dried plum; very good for anemics, it also helps cleans the system.

Ingredients:

4 C diced seedless, watermelon
1 C diced, Peach
1 C diced, Plum (red or black)
1 C diced Nectarine
3 tsp Honey ** if the fruits are sweet no need to add honey..
1/4 tsp lemon jest
1/4 tsp ginger juice
1/2 tsp freshly squeezed, lemon juice
Some Black pepper powder and salt


Garnish it with mint / basil twig for added freshness.

Method:


1.  Wash, dice all the fruits, and blend it in a blender with some crushed ice, adding all the rest of the ingredients.
2.  Pass it through a strainer, or just serve chilled with all the fiber in it, for added health benefit.
3. Have this for a quick breakfast or as a guilt free snack anytime of the day.

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Super Nutritious Berry Smoothie

Berries! Healthy, Delicious, and Low Carb

Know What you Eat : I love berry season! Besides being delicious, berries are one of the best nutritional bargains around. Low in fat, carbs, and calories, but high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, these yummy nuggets of flavor not only contribute to overall health, but may even help prevent cancer and heart disease, as well as slowing the aging process. And thanks to the freezer, we can have the advantages of berries year-round. Many of these phytonutrients (such as anthocyanins, quercetin, and ellagic acid) have an antioxidant effect: They counter the natural oxidation in the body that contributes to aging of the tissues and many degenerative illnesses such as cancer, dementia, and damage to the arteries.

Ginger is known to have more than twelve types of anti-oxidants, making it useful for treatment of many disorders, like Anticoagulant, Aphrodisiac effect, Cold,Cough,Digestive disorder,Fatigue,Flatulence/wind,Impotency,Inflammations,Menstruation disorders,Morning sickness, Pain killer.

Honey: When mixing honey in any of your juices, always usenatural raw honey. One way to test that your bottle of honey is raw ... put it into the refrigerator overnight.If it hardens the next day, it means that it has more sugarthan honey. If it remains liquid, you have got yournatural raw honey.

Preparation time: 10 mins
Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 C Washed, Chopped Strawberry
1/2 C Washed, Chopped Blueberry
1 C Orange Freshly Squeezed Juice
1/2 C Pineapple Juice
1/4 C Cranberry Juice
1/2 " Ginger Piece
Some Mint Leaves
1 tsp Honey ( only if the berries are sour )
2 pinches of Black Pepper Powder

Method:

1.. Blend in some crushed ice, along with these fruits,ginger, mint, pepper powder, honey & fruit juices.
2.. Serve in tall glass, be creative, select your garnishings, I did it with some blueberries on top of the glass.
3. Have this as a nutritious breakfast or as a guilt free snack anytime of the day.

Event Paritcipation:

Recipes for the rest of us - Fruits, event hosted by Kamalika.
Show me your breakfast event
My Kitchen Treasures for the Strawberry Event
Original Recipes - Monthly Round up hosted by Lorie.

EFM June Breakfast series hosted by Srish.

Goes to Sireesha's Soup / Juice / Milkshake Event

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Summer Smart Treat Fat-Free Juice & Fruit Ice Candy

Summer is here, and my kids are always waiting, for summer fun in amusement, water parks, picnics, basically their only season to enjoy popsicle, ice -cream sice-candies, and I really do not like the store bought ones..so this time I thought to be a little more innovative at the same time more healthy & more fun ways to enjoy ice candies. We made these ice candies, by pouring any flavoured fruit juice, we used orange, mixing it with any fresh fruits or just mixing different berries would taste awesome at the same time its healthy, in a ice candy maker..which I bought from nearest walmart. You can be real creative to beat the heat by mixing milk with nesquick, adding GITS Instant kulfi powder to milk..play around with greek yogurt/yogurt instead of milk, blend/churn yogurt and add different flavours to it, like pureed/diced mango, strawberry, saffron-nuts..you can even swirl it around with 2 different color / flavor juices, pour one and let it set....then add fruits..let it set and now add different color juice, pour-in to this ice candy /kulfi maker, freeze and you are done..Enjoy your creativity.....

Want to see the picture how creative we were...here it is.....Lol

Preparation time: 5 mins
Freezer time: 2 hours
Serves 4
Ingredients:

1 C Orange Juice (depending upon how many ice candies you want to make)
1 C Fresh Diced Berries ( I used, strawberry, blueberry & raspberry)

Method:

1. Pour-in your favourite juice with chunks of fruits in ice candy maker & freeze..thats it you are done.
2. What else .....enjoy..these guilt free snacks with your kids.

Event Participation:

1. Recipes for the rest of us - Fruits, event hosted by Kamalika.

2. This goes to Ben who is celebrating Ice-creams with his Homemade Event. They also go to Scotty Snacks, Savor The Thymeand Tangled Noodle who are celebrating this month with an Ice-cream Social Challenge

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