My Tropical Sunshine Breakfast Smoothie

Should I just give you the goods on this healthy recipe or should I give you the rap on “sugar” first?

“Sugar, it is!”

I agree, sugar is bad for you. Sugar lights up the same centres in your brain that opioids do. Sugar is implicated in Alzheimers, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, inflammation, mood disorders and other lifestyle diseases.

What you may not be aware of is that, natural sugar, that natural occurring substance found in foods, in its natural form, that is, in a fruit, vegetable, plants, dried or fresh, does NOT have the same effects on human physiology that added refined white, denatured, processed, modified, stratified, bleached, synthesized sugar does. Apple juice from concentrate is not the same as eating an apple.

Once again, like many other previously demonized natural foods (eggs, butter, red meat) the glucose, fructose (mono-sacchrides) and sucrose, lactose (disaccharides) naturally occurring in fruits, vegetables, various legumes, dairy and grains is a not a contributor for disease when eaten in whole form and balanced amounts. In fact, you need glucose to fuel the body, especially the brain. The brain consumes the first 120g (420kal) of your daily intake. Hopefully it is from a healthy source. (I know, some Keto dieters may be rolling eyes right now... however, one cannot change human physiology, one can tinker and force it to use fat for energy (when you activate starvation), but the truth remains, the brain’s main energy source is glucose).

Studies performed in the past, tested added sugars in foods, mainly processed juices and soda drinks. These studies showed a strong link between refined sugar consumption and/or mortality and lifestyle diseases.

Okay so why did I deviate into such a long introduction for this smoothie? Because it is loaded with fruit! BUT, in it‘s whole full goodness form, and then some. This smoothie has added protein, fats and fibre that slow glucose release, that is, help balance sugar released into the blood stream and helps you stay satiated longer. I enjoy this smoothie in the summer( especially this rainy season!) and winter(⬅️with added Vitamin D drops, that’s another blog). 💭🤔🤪😇

“...and now bringing you some sunshine on a rainy day...”

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Tropical Sunshine Smoothie ☀️

Yield: 3 cups

This ‘balanced act‘ smoothie is not only great brain food, but it is loaded with antioxidants. it provides you healthy fats, like Vitamin E, Omega 3,6, it provides Vitamin C, A, B6, folate; minerals like selenium, potassium, manganese and magnesium. Along with the fruits, the nuts and seeds provide fibre; ginger and turmeric boast anti-inflammatory benefits for brain and neurological health. Pepper (piperin) along with the fats from the nuts,seeds and avocado, help with increasing curcumin absorption. (Whole turmeric, helps address‘ neurological function better and the turmeric (curcumin) powder helps more with inflammation.)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups coconut water

2 tbsps of hemp seeds

1 scoop of sacha inchi seed powder or other protein powder

2 Brazil nuts

1/2 avocado 🥑

1 inch of peeled ginger

1/2 inch peeled turmeric root

1/8 -1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/8 tsp ground pepper

1/4 cup frozen cranberries

1 peeled and seeded orange🍊

1/4 of a peeled lime

1/2 frozen banana 🍌

4-5 frozen chunks of mango 🥭

4-5 frozen chunks of pineapple 🍍

Meal Tip/ Preparation:

Place in order listed and blend on high till smooth.

Enjoy 😊!!

Blessings, annaz

#sugarblues #smoothie #tropicalfruit #breakfast #healthy #clean

References:

Sugar

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/78/4/827S/4690051

100% Fruit Juice: Effects on Glucose and Insulin Response

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5736636/

Brain Fuel:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22436/

Mortality based on Sugar Source:

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/109/2/411/5261249

Eating the Whole Turmeric

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/how-whole-turmeric-heals-damaged-brain-1

http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/fruits-are-healthful-despite-sugar-content.html