Contributed by – Healthians Team
Eating healthy is the secret mantra for good health. But we all indulge in various kinds of drinks throughout the day which is not always healthy. While eating healthy importance of drinking healthy should never be overlooked as drinks too ca make or break our health. Thus, start minding your drinks from now on!
You can find endless alternatives for healthy drinks in your supermarket but it is wiser to prepare your drink yourself to be sure about its ingredients and health benefits. To help you, listed below are some really simple recipes of healthy drinks that will not only make you healthier but will also act as a refreshing change for the body and help in detoxifying it.
Healthy Drinks Recipes
Some really interesting and healthier alternatives to everyday drinks have been listed below. So, make these amazing healthy drinks a part of your daily appetite and embrace health with them.
Sparkling or Detox water
Add some goodness to your day with healthy detox water, give a fresh start to your day with this yummy mix. Add few slices of lemon, oranges, mint leaves, fruits of your choice, and pieces of ginger in a bottle of water. You can add more water and use the detox mix twice or thrice, keep sipping on the drink packed with healthy goodness.
Detox Water Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 litre of drinking water
- 1 lemon, sliced properly
- Half grapefruit, sliced
- 1 cup cucumber, sliced
- Handful of mint leaves
- Grated Ginger
Method-
- Mix all of these contents in a large pitcher or bottle
- Add ice cubes if desired, or refrigerate for at least 2 hours before consuming the healthy goodness
Caution: Consume it within 24 hours before the ingredients turn soggy and the citrus gives off a strong taste. One can reuse the mix within 24 hours by adding more drinking water and giving the mix a nice shake before drinking.
Smoothies and Shakes
Blend fruit pulp of your choice like chickoo, mango, strawberry etc. with yoghurt to get a glassful of yummy health or you can blend the fruit pulp with milk for shakes. Smoothies have yoghurt as their base whereas shakes have milk as their base. So, the trick is to blend the choice of your fruit with either yoghurt or milk to get your healthy smoothie or shake.
Add flax seeds, chia seeds, oats or museli in your smoothies and shakes and have yourself an oaty smoothie or shake garnished with health. You can always reinvent by introducing a mix of fruits in the blend and having your very own glass of smoothie or shake goodness. These drinks are a really fun way to introduce the goodness of fruits and yoghurt or milk and ditch your boring cups.
Nutmilk
An old grandmother’s recipe which never loses its charm! Yes, old is gold is truly appropriate for this really old but healthy drink recipe. It is a great way to have the healthy goodness of milk with nuts. It helps in boosting the immunity and energy of the body. Especially good for old people & kids, it is also a great way to overcome the daily fuss of drinking milk.
All that is needed is to mix nuts like cashews, walnuts, raisins, cardamom powder, kesar in cold or hot milk as per your mood and enjoy the glass full of yumminess packed with healthy goodness. It is really good and recommended for winter months. So, do not think twice and get your glass of healthy nut milk ready.
Summer soup
Let’s go a little Spanish for the next drink. Gazpaccho or more commonly known as the summer drink is actually a great dish for summer evenings. A Spanish classic; gazpacho is a flavourful home to healthy nutrients. So, without extending the mystery anymore let us get to know gazpaccho a little better now.
The summer soup is made by grinding some juicy tomatoes with slices of cucumber and adding the choice of your vegetables with it. As per your taste bud add salt, pepper and sprinkle some spicy goodness on it. You can also garnish it with fresh coriander leaves and serve it cold. The summer soup is different from the other soups because gazpaccho is served cold, it is the best way to end a long hectic summer day.
Cold-pressed juice
Cold-pressed juices are the new trendy way to go healthy, a revolutionary and really smart way to have juices. Some really interesting recipes to make cold-pressed juices at home are:
- Pineapple pear ginger mint– This combination of ginger and mint with fruits provides a cooling sensation to the skin and can help to treat minor burns, itching and skin irritations and also soothes the digestive tract.
- Apple cinnamon– Apples are full of fibre, especially pectin, a soluble fibre which can help promote good digestive health and a sense of full belly which helps in weight loss. The cinnamon in this juice makes it a preferred option in winters.
- Green alkalizer– Green juice is a natural mineral and vitamin supplement that can be a powerful influence on a malnourished system. This healthy juice is highly recommended for winters as it will help you stay healthy.
- Citrus juice– Fresh citrus provides both soluble and insoluble fibre. Soluble fibre can help lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels which may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Citrus juices are a rich source of Vitamin C, fruits like oranges, amlas etc. boost our immunity. Include these yummy citrus juices in your daily diet to fight infections and allergies.
Caution: The shelf life of cold-pressed juices is 72 hours, always bear this in mind while having cold press juices.
