About
Turmeric has wonderful health benefits, and this wonder-spice’s popularity is slowly increasing across all diets and cuisines. The yellow-orange powder has a slightly earthy and naturally sweet scent to it. You don’t need to consume a lot to have all the health benefits that come with turmeric. Just a sprinkle enhances this 5-ingredient smoothie. Drink it for breakfast or after a vigorous workout for a little pick-me-up. Along with the turmeric are healthy carrots, cool cucumbers for refreshing flavor, and a bit of almond milk in the smoothie. You can make the smoothie as thick as you want with ice or as thin as you want with more almond milk.
What are the health benefits of turmeric?
What makes turmeric so powerful is its curcumin. It’s most known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Taking anti-inflammatory spices and herbs may help your digestive health and keep your digestive tract regular.
What are the health benefits of carrots?
Carrots are eaten for their high amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, and calcium. They’re also known for having beta-carotenes, which may help prevent diabetes. The carrots in this smoothie may aid in your blood sugar levels.
What are the health benefits of ginger?
Ginger has been used in medicine for centuries. Ginger root is believed to help with digestive health (like if you’re feeling nauseous). It can also aid as an anti-inflammatory and an antioxidant, much like turmeric.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup, chopped carrots raw
- ¾ cup, pared, chopped cucumber peeled raw
- 1 ¼ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- ¼ teaspoon spices turmeric ground
- ½ teaspoon spices ginger ground
Instructions
- If you own a high-quality blender, you can combine all ingredients at once. Pulse the ingredients until they’re smooth. If you feel the smoothie is too thick, add water or more almond milk.
- If you own a bullet blender or a similar small appliance, combine the carrots and cucumber in a food processor first. Pulse the ingredients until you get a soft pulp with little to no chunks. Then you can add the ground ingredients to your bullet blender.
- Add the almond milk, ginger, and turmeric to the bullet blender. Blend the smoothie until smooth. Like Step 1, you can add more almond milk or water to thin out the smoothie.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings: 1
- Calories: 65.3kcal/116.4kJ (per serving)
- Fat: 4.0g (per serving)
- Carbs: 8.7g (per serving)
- Protein: 2.3g (per serving)
