Recipes

ACE Smoothie

This Recipe is high in A, C and E vitamins; making it healthy as well as delicious. Serves 3. 

Ingredients

• 1 banana

• 1 carrot

• 500ml orange juice

• 75g blackcurrants

• 10g spinach

Method

• Peel the banana, chop into chunks and mash.

• Wash, peel and grate carrot.

• Wash spinach and blackcurrants.

• Place mashed banana, grated carrot, orange juice, blackcurrants and spinach into a blender and blend until smooth. 

Health Benefits

Vitamin A is good for eyesight, especially in dim light, and is important for growth in children. Carrots are a good source of vitamin A.

Vitamin C helps to fight infections, heal wounds quicker and form connective tissue. In this recipe, blackcurrants and orange juice are both high in vitamin C.

Vitamin E helps maintain cell membranes. Spinach is one of the foods that has vitamin E. 

All of the ACE vitamins are antioxidants. This means they help to reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers.