Carrot smoothie

 In this article learn more about best carrot smoothies. If you are a person who is conscious about health or looking for the perfect intake of calories and nutrients for a healthy life then a smoothie is also a perfect option for you. Smoothie is one of the healthy drinks that can be added in our daily diet life, the nutrients supplements in them are pretty much good, but the advantages can vary with the ingredients added in it. Unlike juice smoothies are thick and their texture is much creamier.

The most common ingredients used in making smoothies are fruits and vegetables along with dairy products like curd, milk, yogurt. We can simply put all the necessary ingredients in the pitcher and prepare the smoothie using the blender, which grinds and crushes the ingredients giving resultant of creamy beverage. If you feel that normal fruits and vegetables bore you then you can add crushed ice and some sweeteners or even ice cream or whip cream (it’s much to your preference only) to your smoothies to make it much more drinkable.

“Green smoothies”, they look green in color and mostly green vegetables like spinach, kale, leafy vegetables, celery, broccoli is used in this smoothie and only a small part of the smoothie is made up of fruits. But certainly, these green smoothies are not that much tasty as it tastes much more raw and bitter, so don’t expect delicious nature from these smoothies.

Before moving onto the different recipes of carrot smoothie lets check out its benefits. Here are why carrots are a much-preferred star ingredient in maintaining a healthy life. For women during pregnancy time, this helps to restore the lost energy and keep active and healthy.

1.    Strong and correct vision:Carrot has beta-carotene which is a type of vitamin A, one of the antioxidants. They prevent eye disorders like blindness, cataracts. Carrots also contain lutein which protects the eye from intense damage-causing light.
2.    Less cancer risk possibility:Abnormal cells are the ones that cause cancer. The antioxidants from the carrot prove very much useful in preventing the formation of cancer cells.
3.    Efficient brain function:It prevents memory problems to occur and also dementia. The oxidative stress causes brain cell damage and this condition occurs when the nerve cells can’t regenerate. Because of this, the nerve signaling gets weakened. But the beta-carotene which is present in the carrot might help in this matter by building up stronger brain function.
4.    It lowers cholesterol in the body:Cholesterol can become a life-threatening sometimes mainly related to heart problems. But this cholesterol can be prevented by a simple intake of carrots instead of taking medications of drugs.
5.    The immune system becomes strong:We all remember our childhood, where we got injected with vaccination to built up our immunity. But after we grew up, our immunity may get decreased. Immunity is one of the important protectors for the human body to fight against germs, bacteria, and viruses. The vitamin C in carrot helps in boosting the immune system.
6.    Metabolism is increased:It helps in better fluids secretion and other metabolic activities. Carrot juice will help in increasing the secretion of bile. An increase in the secretion of bile will help in reducing the weight of the body.

Recipes for carrot smoothies:

Protein shake of carrot cake

Ingredients

• carrots – chopped
• ½ tsp of cinnamon
• 1-banana
• 2 dates – pitted
• 1 tbsp pea protein
• walnuts
• 1 cup vanilla almond milk
• 1 cup of crushed ice

The best way for protein intake. It’s a complete protein shake for vegans. The pea protein helps> This drink contains Arginine which helps in building the body muscle. For sweetening the drink instead of sugar, Dates can be used instead. Almond milk and cinnamon make the smoothie even more delicious.

Preparation

Nicely chop the carrots into fine pieces into the blender pitcher and add slices of banana, and dates, for nice aroma and tingling taste, add tsp of cinnamon and walnuts then as for the liquid content finally pour 1 cup of almond milk and ice for serving with freshness finally blend all the ingredients into smooth and creamy smoothies then pour it into a glass. As for the final touch garnish the drink with the carrot piece.

Nutritional content: calories 271, fiber 10g, protein 9g, carbs 43g.

Creamy carrot smoothies

Ingredients

• carrots - chopped
• 1 cup ice
• 3 tsp cashews
• 2 tsp goji berries
• 2 clementines - peeled
• 1 cup of rice milk

This is especially good for skin complexion. Carrots have high vitamin A, vitamin C, and beta carotene. The clementines have potassium, magnesium, and calcium. The Goji berries have antioxidants and cashews are of magnesium and copper helps in building better immunity and skin complexion boosting. This smoothie is a complete package of health nourishing potion.

Nutritional content: calories 186, fat 6g, protein 4g, carbs 31g.

Preparation

Add carrot pieces along with goji berries, cashews into the blender pitcher, put clementine as a top-up and for the liquid add rice milk instead of normal milk then finally add crushed ice for refreshing serving and blend nicely. Pour the blended content into the glass and garnish it with a small umbrella or carrot piece.

Carrot candy tops

Ingredients

• 1 carrot greens
• 1 carrot – chopped
• candied ginger
• 1 cup grapes
• 1/2 tsp Camu camu powder
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of crushed ice

Suitable for cold seasons like winter and fall. This smoothie will prevent you from catching a cold. Camu Brazilian super fruit powder which contains much of vitamin C, it helps in digestive problems, heart, and kidney-related problems and helps in muscle repair. Helps in building up immunity, skin complexion. The smoothie is more of green appearance much closer to green smoothies for weight loss.

Nutritional content: calories 93, protein 1g, fat 0, carbs 16g.

Preparation

Add finely chopped carrot greens and pieces of carrots into the pitcher. Then put 1 cup of grapes and ginger for taste. Camu powder is also added for nutritional purposes. Finally, add crushed ice(preferred) and blend the contents till it becomes nice and smooth

Carrot Apple ginger

Ingredients

• 1 carrot
• 1 apple - cored, chopped
• 1-inch ginger - peeled
• 1.5 oz spinach
• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
• 1 cup of water 

Perfect smoothie especially for your skin from inside and out. The vitamin A in this prevents wrinkling, pigmentation, uneven skin tone, blemishes, acne, and pimples. The spinach, carrot, and ginger play a vital role in this.

Nutritional content: calories 115, fiber 5g, carbs 18g, fat 5g.

Preparation

Put carrot slices along with apple slices in the pitcher, then add peeled ginger ground or raw in it, chop the spinach into fine pieces then add sunflower seeds along with water for liquid content then blend it and finally serve.

Luck of Eye

Ingredients

• 4 carrots
• 1 orange
• 1/2 avocado
• 2 tbsp goji berries
• 1 cup of water
• 3 tsp almonds
• 1 cup ice

Vitamin A deficiency causes damage to normal vision. The beta – carotene will help in deficiency. Goji berries are the ones with high beta-carotene content and iron so they are known as anti-inflammatories. The name of smoothies itself explains that it is best for the eye. This smoothie is not only best for the eye but also for the immune system and skin.

Nutritional content: calories 261, fat 15g, protein 4.5g

Preparation

As usual, put 4 carrots pieces and orange into the pitcher, add the required amount of avocado, goji berries with some almonds into finally pour water along with some ice cubes then blend it nicely. Serve the refreshing drink by finally pouring it in glass and garnish it for a nice presentation.