(NaturalNews) Research has shown that eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is healthy in many ways, including combating and preventing cardiovascular disease and obesity and lowering your risk of cancer. One deliciously refreshing and super healthy way to contribute to your daily fruit servings is to quench your thirst with easy to make and sure to please frozen fruit drinks.
All it takes to make your own home frozen drinks is a blender, frozen fruit, juice and other healthy ingredients. Since there is a whole plethora of healthy fruits and other ingredients to choose from, you are limited only by your imagination - and you may be surprised at how well some out of the ordinary combinations work out. For example, people might not ordinarily think of combining watermelon and blueberries; however, those two extremely healthy fruits make a delicious combination when blended together in a frozen drink.
Lycopene-rich watermelon is wonderful for cleansing the kidneys and it was shown in a recent study to be as effective at reducing high blood pressure as dangerous mainstream statin drugs.
See:
"Watermelons lower blood pressure as well as statins and provide many other benefits"
http://www.naturalnews.com/032183_watermelon_blood_pressure.htmlBlueberries are one of nature's richest sources of antioxidants, which are the natural substances that fight damage caused by free radicals. Studies have shown that versatile and delicious blueberries are able to prevent memory loss as well as to fight chronic degenerative diseases - including cardiovascular disease, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, muscular degeneration, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
To find out more about the many
health benefits associated with consuming blueberries, see:
"Blueberries Improve Memory, Slow Aging and Much More"
www.naturalnews.com/028192_blueberries_memory.htmlFollowing is a delicious frozen drink recipe inspired by Italian ice which combines watermelon, blueberries and other
healthy ingredients:
Blueberry Watermelon FreezeIngredients:
1 cup 3/4" cubed red watermelon, frozen*
3/4 cup frozen blueberries
2 tsp. finely-chopped fresh ginger
1/2 cup apple juice
1 Tbsp. lime juice
Crushed ice
Fresh mint, for garnish, optional
Directions:
In a blender, combine the frozen melon, berries, ginger, apple juice, and lime juice. Blend and add ice as needed until it is icy and fine-textured, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender two or three times. Pour it into a wide glass, garnish with mint and serve, accompanied by a spoon. You can also use a straw to enjoy the freeze as it melts.
*Freeze peeled, cut-up watermelon in a resealable plastic bag.
Makes 1 serving. Per serving: 211 calories, less than 1 g. total fat (0 g. saturated fat), 53 g. carbohydrate, 3 g. protein, 4 g. dietary fiber, 20 mg. sodium.
Additional Tips and Information:
Turn your freezes into creamy delicious
smoothies by adding frozen yogurt or ultra healthy raw goat milk.
When you use other liquids, or if you would like to use fresh non-frozen foods, you can help make the mixture icy by freezing the
fruit juices you add. An easy way is to simply pour the juices in ice trays and freeze them. Plus, leftover fruit cubes make for their own healthy and refreshing snacks.
As always, for the very healthiest frozen fruit drinks and smoothies choose organic ingredients whenever possible.
For some other healthy and refreshing heat-beating recipes, see:"Take a bite out of the summer heat with these refreshing and healthy recipes"
http://www.naturalnews.com/032915_summer_heat_recipes.htmlSources included:
http://www.tbyil.com/Blueberry_Watermelon_Freeze.htmhttp://www.naturalnews.com/032183_watermelon_blood_pressure.htmlwww.naturalnews.com/028192_blueberries_memory.htmlAbout the author
Tony Isaacs, is a natural health author, advocate and researcher who hosts
The Best Years in Life website for those who wish to avoid prescription drugs and mainstream managed illness and live longer, healthier and happier lives naturally. Mr. Isaacs is the author of books and articles about natural health, longevity and beating cancer including "
Cancer's Natural Enemy" and is working on a major book project due to be published later this year. He is also a contributing author for the worldwide advocacy group "
S.A N.E.Vax. Inc" which endeavors to uncover the truth about HPV vaccine dangers.
Mr. Isaacs is currently residing in scenic East Texas and frequently commutes to the even more scenic Texas hill country near Austin and San Antonio to give lectures and health seminars. He also hosts the CureZone "
Ask Tony Isaacs - featuring Luella May" forum as well as the Yahoo Health Group "
Oleander Soup" and he serves as a consultant to the "
Utopia Silver Supplement Company".
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