Giraffe juice & two healthy smoothie recipes

The most amazing thing, that I get an opportunity to do as a blogger - collaborating with brands which I absolutely love. I've been a big fan of Giraffe's production for the longest time now, and I'm incredibly happy to include them in FS!

Not familiar with Giraffe yet? It's a cold pressed juice and smoothies producing brand based in Lithuania. They use high pressure processing technologies which allow the juice to stay fresh for a longer time and keep all the nutrients safely bottled. In Giraffe's bottles you won't be able to find any additives, concentrates or GMOs, just raw fruits&veggies. Getting all the needed vitamins and antioxidants, an energy boost or simply, a wide smile on your face and staying healthy can't get any easier, and most importantly, delicious! 

Grab a Giraffe's bottle and share it with friends or have a satisfying moment alone, arrange a good ol' picnic like I did, recover your strenght after a tiring workout or just brighten up your day at any occasion, it will come very in handy, especially these smoldering hot summer days! 

Let's get into the best part now ;) 

Easy, fun to make, mouth-watering, delicious, natural and colorful are just some of the words you could use to describe a smoothie.

I have shared a few smoothie recipes in the past, but these, thanks to Giraffe, are truly full-packed superfood bombs! Using the recieved goodies, I've thought of two more nutritious recipes to kick your ration even harder!

 Exotic Blueberry

Ingredients:

• Giraffe Fresh Exotic fruits juice | 300ml
• Maca powder | 10g
• Skyr (feel free to use greek) yogurt | 75g or three generous tablespoons
• Chia seeds | 15g
• Blueberries | 100g or a generous handfull
• Dates | 30g or 3 medium size dates

 Instructions:

• Pour 300ml of juice into your blender container, add the yogurt.
• Combine the blueberries, dates to sweeten it up a little, maca powder and chia seeds.
• Lastly, add a few ice cubes to thicken the consistency and make it extra refreshing!
• Blend.

This smoothie is very fresh and bursting with flavour, not too sweet. I was surprised, how well blueberries go with tropical fruits! Right after my first sip it literally made me thing of exotic islands in the midle of nowhere, palm trees and crystal clear waterfall water... Keep the things new and experience an unexpected flavorful sensation! 

Berry Deluxe

(vegan!)

Ingredients:

• Giraffe Super berry juice | 300ml
• Almond milk | 100ml
• Cashew (or any preffered nut) butter | 10g or a generous tablespoon
• Banana | 1 medium size
• Drinking oats | 20g or two generous tablespoons
• Goji berries | 15g

Instructions:

• Pour the juice and almond milk into the blender container.
• Peel off and add the banana, drinking oats and goji berries, top it off with chosen nut butter.
• Blend until smooth.

I've started testing different nut butters and I loved the taste roasted cashews added. Oh, there's nothing better to complement smoothie with than a banana. If you have a sweet-tooth like me, this is the dream, fortunately - absolutely guilt free one! Don't hesitate and treat your taste buds with a velvety and creamy yet fruity from the berries beverage.

I hope that you like the smoothies!xx

Gabby

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Mentioned superfood ingredients' health benefits:

• Maca powder. Maca - a root that belongs to the radish family. It's a great source of iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus and amino acids, rich in vitamins B, C and E. Maca also alleviates body pain, cramps, anxiety and mood swings, increases energy, stalmina. It supplies iron and helps restore red blood cells, keeps your teeth and bones healthy and allows your wounds to heal quicker, when used in conjunction with a good workout regime - increases muscle mass. 
• Skyr yogurt. Legend has it that vikings introduced Skyr to Iceland when they settled in the country about 1,100 years ago  Skyr - Icelandic yogurt, a little thicker and creamier, has a hint of more sweetness than greek yogurt. Skyr is loaded with exceptional amounts of protein and riboflavin, it's rich in calcium and very low-fat.
• Chia seeds. Chia seeds are among the healthiest foods on the planet - it's an excellent source of omega-3 and omega-6 acids, antioxidants, protein, fiber, iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium, manganese. It helps to reduce the risk of heart diseases, diabetes, obesity, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
• Almond milk. It's a source of vitamins E, D, B2, B12, there's no cholesterol or saturated fat. Almond milk is low in sodium and high in healthy fats, lactose-free. Commonly used as a vegan milk substitute.
• Goji berries. Berries have been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Typically they're sold dried, also can be eaten raw or soaked in water, cooked. They contain all essential amino acids, have the highest protein and carotenoids concentration of any fruit, twenty-one trace minerals, are high in vitamin A, B group, E, C and fibre. Their powerfull antioxidant properties and polyssacharides increase strenght and longevity, help to boost the immune system, achieve better sleeping habits, mood, vision, cleanse the blood, prevent common diseases.