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Lighter Treat Recipe: Frozen Banana, Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipes from The Kitchn. You may have heard about one-ingredient ice cream, one of our all-time most popular recipes here at The Kitchn.

Lighter Treat Recipe: Frozen Banana, Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Milkshake Recipes from The Kitchn

It's a marvelous trick of a treat, made from frozen bananas that have been whipped furiously into a smooth, dreamy dessert. And yes, it tastes (and scoops) just like soft-serve ice cream. Well, the same science applies to milkshakes, and it led us to this: a thick, creamy, chip-studded shake that's lighter than our usual milkshake indulgences, being entirely ice cream-free (i.e.

Juice Recipes. The silica in cucumber is an essential component of healthy connective tissue, which includes intracellular cement, muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bone.

Juice Recipes

Cucumber juice is often recommended as a source of silicon to improve the complexion and health of the skin, plus cucumber’s high water content makes it naturally hydrating–a must for glowing skin. Lemon juice, being a natural antiseptic medicine, can participate to cure problems related to skin. Drinking of lemon juice mixed with water and honey brings glow to the skin. Celery contains sodium, which has been called a youth maintainer in the body. It's loaded with minerals and contains vitamin C as well, which helps maintain elasticity of the skin. Ginger helps improve circulation to the skin. Juice Recipes for Alzheimer's Prevention. No More IBS — Juicing For Health. Juicing For Health You are here: Home / Pretty Juice Recipes / No More IBS No More IBS April 22, 2013 by Sara Ding Leave a Comment by Alan Harding (NSW Australia) Hi Sara, I have been suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome for most of my life.

No More IBS — Juicing For Health

A few weeks ago I started juicing fresh ginger root, freezing the juice in 5ml and 10ml size blocks. Flatulence/Wind. Excessive flatulence can be a social embarrassment.

Flatulence/Wind

Cleansing Elixir — Juicing For Health. Cilantro (or some call it coriander leaves) is a versatile herb that is a powerful and natural detoxifying agent that I love to consume.

Cleansing Elixir — Juicing For Health

It is widely known for its ability to detoxify the body of heavy metals like mercury, alumnium, lead, cadmium or others. Cilantro is so cheap and good, and keeps for more than a week in the fridge. I always have it in my fridge to be sprinkled in my food or included in my juices. As cilantro is a herb that is antiseptic, analgesic, antibiotic, fungicidal and a natural stimulant, it is rich with immediate healing properties and help support the body’s immune system in so many ways. How to use cilantro in juices. Warm citrus barley drink with turmeric (and book launch invite!) - Amy Chaplin. Flatulence/Wind. Morning Energizers — Juicing For Health. D’Energizer by Thess (Philippines) .

Morning Energizers — Juicing For Health

Velvety Butternut Cinnamon Date Smoothie for Two. Hibiscus Tea (Agua de Jamaica) Kale avo-berry smoothie - BeginWithin Nutrition. BeginWithin Nutrition - Health and Happiness Begin Within. Bikini-Ready Tropical Chia Smoothie + Workout. There's something about summer that always makes me crave pina coladas.

Bikini-Ready Tropical Chia Smoothie + Workout

Then there's that other little thing about summer that is at odds with the pina colada... the *gulp* bikini. Most pina coladas are made with loads of sugar, but that's just not necessary for a delicious tropical frozen drink - fruit alone is sweet enough. Both coconut milk and chia seeds are great for slimming down or mainaining a healthy weight. They help us feel full and are packed with nutrition. This smoothie is thick, creamy, and sweet. The Best Green Smoothie Recipe. If you follow me on Instagram you know I have an addiction to green smoothies.

The Best Green Smoothie Recipe

It all started with an innocent trip to Whole Foods one Saturday. The girls stayed home with Daddy which meant I was all alone in this magical place. No screaming for cookies, no knocking over expensive bottles of wine. Blueberries top my list of super fruits. A summer favorite returns!

Blueberries top my list of super fruits

As part of my most popular blog series, this look at the bone-strengthening power of blueberries includes a delicious smoothie recipe with not only blueberries, but also green tea! When I’m traveling, I make it a point to avoid the fast food restaurants and other convenience “food” found along the road by packing my cooler with snacks. I make an exception to my roadside rule when I’m on one of my drives in Maine. I know I can look forward to farm stands filled with all varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables. Especially those carrying wild blueberries — one of my bone-building super foods! Blueberries have become a regular fixture on super food lists because they’ve been shown to help prevent cardiovascular issues, diabetes and cancer due to their high concentration of antioxidants and other health-promoting compounds.

We’ve also learned blueberries may help prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. My favorite blueberry smoothie ½ cup coconut milk Blend. Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Shake Recipe. Nut Milk, three ways {strawberry, vanilla cashew, cocoa brazil} Gingerbread Molasses Smoothie. Bubble Water. 5-minute Spinach Smoothie. Creamy Ginger Green Smoothie.

Blueberry Banana Crunch Smoothie Bowl. What's the Deal with Smoothie Bowls? Spiced Golden Turmeric Milk – drinking to your health. This is my science-updated take on an old Ayurvedic treatment beloved of Indian grandmothers.

Spiced Golden Turmeric Milk – drinking to your health

Treatment for what, you may wonder. Just about everything. Although clinical evidence supporting its cure-all reputation is scanty (not many big studies have been funded), what is around looks very promising. Very promising indeed. And with 14 centuries of culinary and medicinal use, perhaps grandmother really does know best. Frozen Banana and Almond Wakeup Shake. Milkshakes for breakfast. Not quite what you might expect from food to glow. Kale shakes, like my kale berry smoothie perhaps.