Avocado “Ice Cream”
If you have not yet tried avocado ice cream I strongly suggest you give it a try. Whenever I serve it as a dessert for company, I rarely mention what it is. I sit back and watch everyone try and scrap the bowl with their spoons to capture each little bit. As the questions begin, I enjoy telling people that there is No dairy, No white sugar, and No, I don’t own an ice cream maker.
Healthy Cucumber Lime Agua Fresca
I love the freshness of an Agua Fresca drink, the issue I find with most is the contain a large amount of refined sugar. Experimenting in my kitchen I found that Dates are a lovely replacement for refined sugar. It adds the sweetness to the drink, while also providing fiber, vitamins, and minerals to aid in digestive health.
Greens Powered Guacamole
Avocados are a total superfood, once upon a time in the low-fat movement of the 80’s and 90’s people worried about eating them for their high fat content. However, we have come a long way and have a deeper understanding in that not all fats are created equal. Our brain, nervous system, hormones and skin need healthy fats such as the monounsaturated fats in avocados to properly function.
Immune Supporting Tea
There is always something comforting about a cup of hot tea when you are cold and feeling a little run down. Tea with lemon and honey is an old traditional drink that your grandmother may have recommended you try when you feel a cold coming on.
To enhance this old remedy, I like to select tea’s that have health-promoting benefits. Dandelion tea is known to help reduce liver congestion, gently cleanse the bladder and flush toxins from your kidneys. This is thanks it’s significant amounts of vitamins A, C and D, zinc, iron, magnesium, and potassium. Dandelion tea is also being studied for its benefits in balancing blood sugar and in weight loss.
How to Improve Your Immunity this Winter
The human body can withstand different dangers thanks to a wonderfully made immune system. Immunity is the mechanism by which the body recognizes threats when they are introduced into the body, and deals with them so that they cannot cause any damage or disease in the body.