Name: Carrot Ginger Smoothie with Turmeric
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice; 1 cup carrot juice; 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (minced ); ½ teaspoon turmeric; 1 cup ice cubes

Add a boost to your day with this refreshing and tasty carrot smoothie loaded with turmeric, oranges, and ginger. This beverage is packed with health benefits!

My body craves a boost in the morning, and coffee just doesn’t do the trick. I decided to experiment with healthy ingredients, and I came up with this carrot smoothie recipe with turmeric. This colorful drink is just the right combination of ingredients to have you hopping around! Well, that’s my hope.

How to Make and Energizing Smoothie

Ready to whirl? This savvy smoothie has four key ingredients to make you do the happy dance. Please tell me you have a happy dance? You will now!

Carrot Juice

The beautiful orange color comes from antioxidant nutrients called carotenoids, especially beta-carotene. Carrots are also a rich source of vitamin A, and a good source of biotin, vitamin K, potassium, B vitamins, and vitamin C. Chop up a carrot or two to bump up the fiber in your smoothie.

Orange Juice

Antioxidant and phytonutrient-packed! Oranges are an excellent source of vitamin C and a good source of folate, vitamin B1 (thiamine), pantothenic acid, vitamin A, calcium, copper, and potassium. If you have some fresh orange sections, throw them in for extra fiber! Try to get fresh squeezed or 100% juice, none of that added sugar stuff!

Ginger

This pungent and spicy root not only packs a flavor punch, but it also has been used traditionally to help alleviate symptoms of gastrointestinal distress, nausea, and anti-inflammatory effects. Some little chopped pieces go a long way! I use ginger in my lemon mint ginger tea whenever I’m feeling a little under the weather.

Turmeric

This dark yellow-orange, peppery, warm and bitter spice has a gorgeous color for curry recipes, but there’s more to it than just its beauty. This root from the Curcuma longa plant has been used for anti-inflammatory benefits.

(Source: the Worlds’s Healthiest Foods)

In 5 minutes or less, you will be ready to take a BIG sip! Now that you know how all of these delicious ingredients not only give you a flavor rush, you can reap the benefits with each slurp.

I’ve also been interchanging my daily smoothie routine. For breakfast, I blend up an invigorating matcha green tea smoothie when I need a little extra oomph. What do you eat each morning to get you ready to take on the day?

What are some ways to peel ginger?

Ginger is an essential staple in my kitchen because it adds loads of flavor and depth to every bite. The ginger root plant looks like a coral or tree branch with a light brown, thin skin and yellow flesh. I’ve used three simple methods to peel ginger; a vegetable peeler, a small knife to shave off the skin (which yields more waste because you cut off more flesh), or my favorite low-cost everyday tool, a spoon! Just use gentle pressure to scrape off the skin with the edge of the spoon, and then slice or mince the flesh as needed for your recipe.

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