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This is possibly the healthiest smoothie ever! This green smoothie is packed with good nutrition and also tastes deliciously fresh, in particular the addition of Turmeric makes this smoothie a true health bomb. This yellow wonder herb, which is often used in the Asian cuisine, has a mild bitter taste and a strong healing effect where I wrote a a blogpost about a while ago. How do you make this green smoothie with Turmeric?

Ingredients.

• 1 tl Turmeric
• 1 Banana
• 1 Apple
• Lemon juice
• 2 cm Ginger
• 1/2 Cucumber
• Handful Spinach
• Amount of water

Before you start it’s good to know that Turmeric is poorly absorbed by the body, you fix this by mixing one teaspoon of Turmeric with a little olive oil and black pepper. Fat and black pepper increases the absorption of turmeric in the body significantly, in the picture above I’ve already mixes Turmeric with olive oil and black pepper.

I use a blender by Philips, the Philips Avance HR2095/90 Blender, it has a large glass can of 2 L, high power (700W motor) and blend everything without pieces.

It could be that this smoothie taste slightly too bitter or too spicy for you because of the Turmeric and ginger, just add a spoonful of raw honey or a number of dates for the flavor. You can also add coconut water instead of plain water, this makes it a little milder.

As I said, this should be the healthiest smoothie ever, but why? Below all the benefits of each ingredient in a row;

• Turmeric, this power food has an anti-inflammatory effect, is good for digestion, cleanses the blood, supports by detoxifying the liver and helps to burn fat.  
• Ginger, this powerful antioxidant is also an anti-inflammatory and helps you get rid of your cold or flu faster. Ginger helps with bloating, improves insulin release in your body, contains the vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C, it also contains a lot of protein, fiber, and minerals such as calcium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper and zinc.
• Lemon, I‘ve also written a blogpost about, lemon purifies your blood, revitalizes skin, is good for your blood pressure and gives a boost to your immune system.
• Spinach contains a high iron content for more energy, contains lots of vitamin for beautiful skin, the greener the spinach the more vitamin C is inside, Also there is a lot of vitamin K in spinach which is good for your bones.
• Cucumber contains a lot of fiber which is good for digestion, keeps your kidneys healthy, consists of 90% water which is good for hydration, in addition to many vitamins and minerals cucumber also contains silicon which has a beneficial effect on your nails and hair.
• Banana contains a lot of carbohydrates that provide energy to your body, dietary fiber for good bowel function and potassium for a beneficial effect on the blood pressure.
• Apple contains lots of pectin, which lowers cholesterol, apple contains juice that kills the bacteria in your mouth and keeps your teeth healthy.

Enough reasons to make this green smoothie right?

 What’s your favorite smoothie? Let me know XO.