Healthy Juices

This was extracted from an email I received about a year ago.

HEALTHY JUICES
Carrot + Ginger + Apple
Boost and cleanse our system.

Apple + Cucumber + Celery
Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and improve stomach upset and headache.

Tomato + Carrot + Apple
Improve skin complexion and bad breath.

Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk
Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat.

Orange + Ginger + Cucumber
Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.

Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon
To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney.

Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi
To improve skin complexion.

Pear + Banana
Regulates sugar content.

Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango
Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization .

Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk
Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and strengthen body immunity.

Papaya + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.

Banana + Pineapple + Milk
Rich in vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation.

Marinated Guava

This is yet another simple "recipe". Actually, there's no recipe, just slice the guava into thin slices and add some thinly shredded mandarin orange peel, chill before serving.

Marinated Guava
Ingredients
1 Guava
1/2 - 2/3 packet Dried Mandarin Orange Peel

Method

1. Cut guava and remove seed. Slice thinly into 2mm thick. Set aside.
2. Slice/cut dried mandarin orange peel into thin stirps.
3. Marinate everything together and leave in fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight.

Cherries again

We were at Carrefour on Saturday morning and saw the cherries on offer @ SGD8.50/kg. What a rare sight! Grabbed 3 bags of slightly more than 2kg without hesitation ^-^

Blueberry Milkshake

Blueberries and Antioxidant Activity
Antioxidants are thought to help protect the body against the damaging effects of free radicals and the chronic diseases associated with the aging process. Fresh fruits, including blueberries, and vegetables contain many of these naturally occurring antioxidants such as Vitamins C and E. Blueberries contain 14 mg of Vitamin C and 0.8 mg Vitamin E per 1 cup of blueberries. In addition, blueberries contain anthocyanins and phenolics that can also act as antioxidants. Based on data from the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (Boston, MA), blueberries are among the fruits with the highest antioxidant activity. Using a test called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity), researchers have shown that a serving of fresh blueberries provides more antioxidant activity than many other fresh fruits and vegetables. Read a research excerpt on the antioxidant activity of blueberries.

**Quote from http://www.blueberry.org/

Blueberry is the No. 1 antioxidant fruit, followed by cranberries, then strawberries. And with blueberries in season now, have you had your blueberries today?

Noobcook shared a blueberry milkshake recipe and I made it for the kids. They love it! Who doesn't since it's loaded with ice cream and their favourite blueberries? Hahaha!!

I didn't follow the recipe but use it a guide and scoop some ice cream into the blender. And instead of milk, I added 2 tablespoon of plain yogurt. With no exact measurements, this is obvious why my milkshake doesn't fill up the glass :P

Blueberry Milkshake
Ingredients
(Makes one tall glass, or 2 1/2 short glasses for dessert)
200g vanilla ice cream
1.5 tbsp milk/plain yogurt
150g fresh blueberries

Method

1. Blend everything till smooth, do not overblend or it will become watery.
2. Garnish with some marshmallows and blueberries if you like.

Nectarine Mangoes

We brought my parents in laws out for lunch at Dian Xiao Er, Tampines 1 last Sunday and went to Cold Storage for a short walk. A promoter was at the counter promoting these fruits. Have you seen/tried these before? It's nectarine mangoes. When ripen, it has the wonderful taste of a mango and a skin so soft that melts on your tongue.

Bought 2 bags of 4 each and here's our bill. These babies are not cheap, it was originally selling at SGD26.90/kg but it's on offer now at SGD19.90/kg. We paid a total of SGD22.48 for 8 fruits.

Fresh Cherries

I still remember when we were in New Zealand years ago, we chanced upon a cherry farm. The cherries are big, fat and juicy. We bought 1 kg, thinking that it'll be more than sufficient for the 3 of us (DH and DO) but we were wrong. We finished up almost the whole pack on that night itself! So the next day, we made a big detour to the cherry farm (that's like 1 hour drive from where we stay) and bought another kg. This was the time when I fell in love with fresh cherries.

Last night, DH decided to go visit Giant (local supermarket). There was basically no agenda, just to bring kids and MIL out for some night shopping (our very first night shopping).

They are having some fruits promotion and fresh cherries is one of them. I vaguely remember fresh cherry's prices are between SGD15 and SGD20 per kilogram. There is a 3 days offer and it's only SGD9.90/kg now! The best thing is, the staff just packed the cherries and they are very fresh. Without any hesitation, I bought 2 kg of them. 1 kg for my family and the other pack for my MIL.