Immunity Boosting Blend with Strawberries

This blended drink helps with your immunity, gut health, and even detoxification. Yogurt has probiotics which keep the good bacteria in your intestines flourishing. This is important because the intestinal tract is a main component of your body’s immune system. Strawberries are very high in vitamin C, a known immunity booster. Limes also have vitamin C and the acid from their juice helps the stomach break down food. Certain flavanoids in limes help detox the body and act as anti-bacterial agents. In some countries limes are used as a natural antibiotic. The carrot juice (or orange juice) provides beta-carotene which also helps boost immunity. If your strawberries aren’t particularly sweet, add a teaspoon or two of honey—another of nature’s antimicrobial wonders.

Serves 2 Drinks

Ingredients

1 cup yogurt
1 cup strawberries, hulls removed
¾  cup carrot juice (can substitute orange juice)
juice from 1 lime
1-2 teaspoons honey (optional)

Procedure

1.  Place all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth, about 30 seconds.

FoodTrients

Carotenoids
Probiotics
Vitamin C