Easy No Guilt Drinks Recipes.

Has the thought ever crossed your mind while having a cup of your favourite beverage that you’re gonna get fat? That this has too much sugar? I’m going to have an acne breakout soon?. Well, to be honest most of us have similar thoughts especially if we’re trying to lose those extra pounds or trying to develop a healthier lifestyle. We in Malaysia just love sugar. We in Malaysia add sugar to some special dishes too!

According to recent studies some scientists have discovered that reducing sugary drinks, carbonated or both altogether has amense benefits to one’s health. We all know that all great things start from the inside. If you start making some smart choice when it comes to your overall diet (especially cutting down on those sugary drinks) you will start feeling and looking better. However, all this is easier said than done. Why not try out some of these delicious healthy guilt free drinks recipe? These healthy drinks recipe could be your new substitute to the regular carbonated or sugary drinks! Why not have a beverage that taste good and at the same time provides the nutrients that are needed by your body.


Healthy Drink Recipes



1. Wake-Up Smoothie
Ingredients
-1 banana
-Get 1¼ cups frozen berries, such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and/or strawberries
-Get ½ cup low-fat silken tofu, or low-fat plain yogurt
-1 tablespoon sugar stevia (optional)

Directions
-First step requires you to just to combine the orange juice, banana, berries, tofu or yogurt and sugar or Splenda. And if you are using a blender then cover and blend until creamy. Serve immediately.




2. Watermelon Slush
Ingredients
-3 cups diced watermelon
-2 tablespoons lime juice
-1 tablespoon of stevia (optional)
-1 cup crushed ice
-½ cup water

Directions
You can blend watermelon, lime juice, sugar, ice and water in a blender until smooth.




3. Green Tea & Mango Splash

Ingredients
-Get 1 cup of strongly brewed green tea, (2 tea bags to 1 cup water)
-2 cups mango nectar
-Ice cubes
-Mint sprigs, for garnish
-Mango slivers, for garnish

Directions
Combine tea and mango nectar in a pitcher. Serve over ice, garnished with mint sprigs and mango slivers.




4. Blueberry-Cabbage Power Juice

Ingredients
-¼ medium red cabbage, sliced
-1 large cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks
-1 cup fresh blueberries
-1 large apple, cut into eighths
-Ice cubes (optional)

Directions
-You must now process the cabbage, cucumber, blueberries and apple through a juicer according to the manufacturer's directions. (No juicer? Look at the bottom for Blender variation for all juices.)

-Then fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses. Serve immediately.



5. Tomato-Vegetable Juice

Ingredients
-1 cup chopped hearts of romaine
-¼ cup chopped fresh chives
-2 large tomatoes, cut into wedges
-¼ fresh jalapeño , stemmed and seeded
-1 large red bell pepper, cut into eighths
-2 large stalks celery, trimmed
-1 medium carrot, peeled
-Ice cubes (optional)

Directions
-First requires you to process all the lettuce, chives, tomatoes, jalapeno, bell pepper, celery and also the carrot through a juicer according to the manufacturer's directions. No juicer? Look at the bottom for Blender variation for all juices.

Then, fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses. Serve immediately.




6. Strawberry-Cucumber Juice

Ingredients
-6 fresh strawberries, hulled
-1 large cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks
-1 large red apple, cut into eighths
-2 medium carrots, peeled
-Ice (optional)

Directions
-First step is to process strawberries, cucumber, apple and carrots through a juicer according to the manufacturer's directions. No juicer? Look at the bottom for Blender variation for all juices.

-Then fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses. Serve immediately.



7. Spinach-Apple Juice

Ingredients
-1½ cups spinach
-½ grapefruit, peeled, white pith removed
-2 green apples, cut into eighths
-1 1-inch piece peeled fresh ginger
-2 large stalks celery
-Ice (optional)

Directions
-First step is to process spinach, grapefruit, apples, ginger and celery through a juicer according to the manufacturer's directions. No juicer? Look at the bottom for Blender variation for all juices.

-Then fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses. Serve immediately.



8. Coffee-Banana Smoothie

Ingredients
-1¼ cups of low-fat milk
-½ cup of silken tofu, (if using a shelf-stable box, choose soft), drained
-1 ripe banana
-1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste
-2 teaspoons instant coffee powder, preferably espresso
-2 ice cubes
-Ground cinnamon, (optional)

Directions
Firstly combine milk, tofu, banana,1 tablespoon sugar, coffee powder and ice cubes in a blender. Blend until very frothy. Taste and add more sugar, if needed. You can pour into glasses and sprinkle with cinnamon if you like. Serve immediately.



9. Pumpkin Spice Latte
Ingredients
-¾ cup whole milk (or unsweetened nut, soy, hemp or oat milk)
-3 tablespoons pumpkin puree
-1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
-¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, plus more for garnish
-1 cinnamon stick
-1 shot of espresso or strong coffee (about ¼- ⅓ cup)

Directions
-First step is to place milk in a small pot over medium heat. Whisk in pumpkin, maple syrup and nutmeg. Add cinnamon stick. Heat just to a simmer (do not boil). Remove from heat.

-Use a milk frother to create a foamy consistency, if desired.

-Place espresso (or coffee) in a mug; pour in the milk mixture. Lastly, garnish with the cinnamon stick and a pinch of nutmeg.



10. Healthy Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
-1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
-1 tablespoon white sugar
-1 cup low-fat milk
-You can add in like orange peel and ground cloves; ground cardamom and vanilla; or chilli powder and cinnamon (optional)

Directions
You must now combine cocoa powder and sugar in a mug and swirl in warmed milk. Add in one of the flavour additions if you like.

Blender Variation on making all these juices No juicer? No problem. You should try this DIY version of blended and strained juice instead: Coarsely chop all ingredients. First is to place the soft and/or juice ingredients in the blender and process until liquefied. After that add the remaining ingredients; blend until liquefied. Cut two 24-inch-long pieces of cheesecloth. Then completely unfold each piece and then stack the pieces on top of each other. Next, fold the double stack in half so you have a 4-layer stack of cloth. Next, line a large bowl with the cheesecloth and pour the contents of the blender into the center. Now you must gather the edges of the cloth together in one hand and use the other hand to twist and squeeze the bundle to extract all the juice from the pulp. Just so you know you can wear a pair of rubber gloves if you don't want the juice to stain your hands. Thanks for reading and happy trying these out!