• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Travelling oven

food & travel

  • Home
  • About
  • travel
  • Recipes
  • Portfolio
  • Stock Images
  • Contact
    • Work with me
  • Workshops
  • Photography

Berry antioxidant smoothie

February 1, 2016 By travellingoven 4 Comments

Another Monday, another week starting! Can you believe that it’s already February!? I even bought some tulips the other day which seems kind of funny since we live on 1600 m altitude and there is snow and people skiing all around but suddenly for some reason all the shops are selling tulips. So I couldn’t resist their pretty pink color and bought myself some early spring! 🙂 Even if I am so not ready for that yet, let’s have some more beautiful winter, cozy snowy days and equally cozy cold and rainy ones. And to be honest, I don’t want for time to be flying so fast but there isn’t much we can do about that, let’s just make every day count.

Even if we go through some bad ones, there is always a reason to smile and be happy for something. We all have good days and those bad ones but when we learn to find joy in little things like pretty snowflakes, somebody’s smile and kindness, smell of freshly baked cookies, having a coffee and a chat with somebody you care about and so on… everything is easier. Sometimes we cannot change the circumstances we are in but we can change our outlook to things and always try to find beauty and joy. Talking about beauty, I think this little smoothie is so pretty that it immediately makes your morning better! And it’s also so healthy and good for our bodies.


There are smoothies that are very healthy but actually taste like grass but we can still drink them because of all the health benefits. This isn’t one of those, this one is pretty and delicious and very healthy too! I’ve put some really powerful little ingredients there that are full of nutrients and antioxidants, like blueberries, raspberries, ginger, celery… To sweeten it I used only 1 date because I like smoothies (and other) to be only mildly sweet but you can adjust the sweetness as per you taste. Before the recipe, let’s see why is exactly so healthy.
The antioxidants in berries can help your body fight oxidative stress caused by free radicals that can lead to illness. There are several powerful antioxidants that appear in berries, including anthocyanins, quercetin, and vitamin C and they can reduce inflammation, help prevent and manage arthritis, slow age-related memory-loss, help with inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.

There are many health benefits of eating berries, so wherever you can include them in your daily diet, do it. You don’t have to buy fresh ones when they are not in season as they can be quite expensive, you can still use the frozen ones as long as they are unsweetened.

Ginger and celery are also very healthy food, ginger is used to help digestion, reduce nausea and help fight the flu and cold, it has anti-inflammatory properties, it helps fight infections and may lower cholesterol levels. Celery also helps digestion and reduces inflammation in the body and has many other health benefits.
So now that we know that it’s healthy, let’s make this smoothie and see how it also tastes delicious! 🙂

Berry antioxidant smoothie
 
Save Print
Prep time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
Author: Lili Basic Capaccetti
Recipe type: Smoothie
Serves: 1 large portion
Ingredients
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup frozen berries (I used blueberries & raspberries)
  • ½ cup almond milk (or other)
  • 1 stalk of celery (single rib)
  • small piece of fresh ginger
  • 1-2 dates (or agave syrup as per taste)
  • 1 tbsp almond butter (optional)
  • 1 tsp acai powder (optional)
  • 1 tbsp psyllium seeds (optional)
  • Toppings suggestion: berries, almonds, shredded coconut, cacao nibs...
  • Note: psyllium seeds are used to relieve constipation, irritable bowel syndrome and they help digestion in general. Instead of these, you can use some other seeds like sesame, flax, chia...
  • Note: I use Medjool dates that are softer and easier to blend but if you are using regular dates, you might want to soak them in hot water for at least 1 hour before blending,
Preparation
  1. Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend until is all combined and you get thick creamy smoothie. Top with toppings of your choice and serve immediately. You can also keep it for a day in the fridge.
3.4.3177

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Email

Filed Under: breakfast, gluten free, vegan/dairy free Tagged With: antioxidant, berries, breakfast, gluten-free, smoothie, vegan

Previous Post: « Almond butter chocolate chip cookies, GF
Next Post: Guacamole (avocado dip) »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sugar et al. says

    February 4, 2016 at 10:19 am

    A really pretty bowl of smoothie! I am sure it is as delicious as it looks. Thank you for sharing the nutritional benefits as well…I am tempted to make one for dinner now:-)

    Reply
    • travellingoven says

      February 4, 2016 at 12:00 pm

      Thank you dear Sonali! It was really yummy! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Laura & Nora @Our Food Stories says

    February 11, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    looks very lovely & gorgeous pictures <3

    Reply
    • travellingoven says

      February 12, 2016 at 3:54 pm

      It means so much coming from you as I am a huge fan of your work! You made my day, thank you!! <3

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Hi! I’m Lili and I’m so happy
to welcome you on my blog!

First things first. Why Travelling oven you’re wondering? Well, when this blog was created I had been living as an expat for about 8 years in beautiful countries like Scotland, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Turkey...READ MORE...

lili.basic

lili.basic
Lake Bled, always beautiful but I specially love t Lake Bled, always beautiful but I specially love the tranquility in winter… I spent quite some time there, taking in all the beauty and finding the peace within myself. 🤍
.
.
.
.
.

#travelphotography #neverstopexploring #lifeofadventure #fantasticearth #visualofearth  #worldtravelpics #wonderful_places #wonderful_places_to_go #travelphotographyoftheday #slovenia #sloveniatravel #sloveniaoutdoor #slovenialovers #visitslovenia #ifeelslovenia #slovenija #bled #lakebled #lakebledslovenia #punkuferhr #travellingoven #lilibasic
I feel like this week lasted a month! 😳 So I’ I feel like this week lasted a month! 😳 So I’m really looking forward to the weekend, spending time with friends, long walks, good coffee and some sweet comfort food. I need it and deserve it! 😉 Hope you’ll do something good for yourself too…
…..
Image shot for client @ezza.dubrovnik
February means we can eat more sweet fried food, r February means we can eat more sweet fried food, right? 😉
Winter beauty 🤍 Winter beauty 🤍
Solitude…🤍 Couldn’t decide which one to pos Solitude…🤍 Couldn’t decide which one to post so here are three trees images from one magical snowy winter morning.
Stillness of winter. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Not my u Stillness of winter. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Not my usual edit but I felt like bw is better choice to show the silence of a moody snowy day, hope you like it! 🖤
One of many beautiful winter scenes I got to exper One of many beautiful winter scenes I got to experience last week in Slovenia..❄️ I’ve been waiting for this much snow and the opportunity to enjoy it for years and I feel like my dream came true. So very grateful! 🙏🤍
‘Home is the place where you don’t have to wor ‘Home is the place where you don’t have to work hard just to be loved…’ (Najwa Zebian)
Melancholy of a rainy day… 🌧️ ….. (Imag Melancholy of a rainy day… 🌧️
….. 

(Image shot for @villa_ariston )
I’m beyond grateful for all the opportunities an I’m beyond grateful for all the opportunities and wonderful people I had a pleasure to work with in 2022 so here are just few moments from different shoots.. In my private life I’m grateful for all the lessons this year gave me, even if the road was difficult and painful at times. But step by step I’m getting there or at least moving in the right direction. We can only do our best and keep trying, learning, being gentle to ourselves when it gets tough. I appreciate so much my people who are always there for me every step of the way! 🥰
I would like to wish you all a very happy new year! ✨🥂 May your dreams and wishes come true and hope that the new year will bring more love, kindness and peace to all of us! ❤️
Sending love to all of you who have been here with Sending love to all of you who have been here with me this year! And specially to those who feel lonely, hurt, sad or heartbroken during this time of the year.. ❤️ I know that holiday season can be extra hard if you’re going through something difficult. But believe that there are better days ahead, filled with more light, pleasure, wonderful new experiences and people who appreciate you and love you just the way you are.. You are enough, you are important, you are unique! ✨✨✨
Some winter magic…🤍 It seems we won’t have Some winter magic…🤍 It seems we won’t have white Christmas afterall, the forecast is not promising but maybe white January..?! ☺️❄️❄️❄️
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Copyright © 2023 · The Travellling Oven · THEME BY SHAY BOCKS · DESIGNED BY TABITHA EMMA · Privacy Policy