One of the primary reasons we suggest the raw food diet with our cleanses is because fresh fruits and vegetables can provide all the essential nutrients you need. Most people don’t know that cooking food essentially kills the nutritional content. Nutrients like vitamins B & C and polyphenols are the most prone to breaking down when cooked.
An easy way to get a large amount of nutrients in one go is by drinking smoothies. The smoothies that we have in this article are all full of nutrients! Additionally, drinking these smoothies can help get rid of cravings and they can burn fat too. What are you waiting for? Make some of the recipes below and let us know how you like them.
Note: To make the smoothies, add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until you get the desired consistency.
#1: Let’s Get Tropical Smoothie
The key ingredient in this smoothie is the strawberry. With powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, strawberries help to boost your metabolism and suppress your appetite.
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#2: Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie
The turmeric and pineapple in this smoothie help to naturally flush toxins and waste from your body, which promotes weight loss. Turmeric also helps to reduce cortisol, which is a stress hormone that can cause cravings.
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#3: Chocolate Banana Smoothie
In case you didn’t know, bananas can help decrease water retention. There are also beneficial flavonoids in cacao powder that can help improve your mood and fight bacteria, which prevent nutrient absorption, in the intestines.
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#4: Avocado & Blueberry Smoothie Bowl
While this isn’t a traditional smoothie, it contains some nutritional powerhouses, one of them being maca. This root vegetable helps to boost your metabolism and it supplies you with magnesium, iron, calcium, and vitamins B, C, & E. This is a great breakfast option to boost energy levels and your athletic performance.
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#5: Carrot, Pineapple, & Banana Smoothie
While carrots may give this smoothie its color, pineapple is the ingredient to thank. Pineapples are full of vitamin C, which helps fight free radicals in the body. Additionally, pineapples contain bromelain, an enzyme that helps support healthy digestion and reduce inflammation in the body.
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Vincent Stevens is the senior content writer at Dherbs. As a fitness and health and wellness enthusiast, he enjoys covering a variety of topics, including the latest health, fitness, beauty, and lifestyle trends. His goal is to inform people of different ways they can improve their overall health, which aligns with Dherbs’ core values. He received his bachelor’s degree in creative writing from the University of Redlands, graduating summa cum laude. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
