Cucumber lemon juice is a refreshing and hydrating drink – perfect for summer. It’s also dyuretic and low in calories, so it’s recommended in weight loss diets. I learnt this recipe from my friend Fernando Carrizales, Venezuelan photographer, as well as nature lover (sadly passed away in 2015). You can enjoy some of his work in the article “fair-trade cacao for our plant milks”, as pictures … [Read more...]
Beetroot orange strawberry juice
What’s not to love about beetroot? Its vibrant red colour, its earthy taste and multiple medicinal properties make beets one fantastic vegetable to add to your diet. It’s so cheap too! That beautiful red colour is formed by natural pigments such as bethanin and flavonoids, which help prevent and fight the proliferation of cancerous cells. And let’s not forget all those antioxidants and nutrients … [Read more...]
Probiotic pomegranate juice
Munching on pomegranate arils or drinking their juice during winter is such a healthy option. Pomegranates are known to be a fruit rich in mineral salts, water and vitamins (A, B and K, among others). They also have lots of antioxidant properties, thus reducing the effect of free radicals. Want to hear more? They’re also high in iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and a bit of … [Read more...]
How to make green juices with Chufamix
To make green or “detox” juice the ingredients must include one of the following vegetables: spinach, lettuce, chard, broccoli, celery, parsley, nettles...All of these have a high chlorophyll content, which gives us the antioxidants we need to neutralise the effect of the free radicals in our body, i.e. it will help us to eliminate the toxins which have accumulated in our body. Antioxidant … [Read more...]
Passion fruit juice – Video recipe
This winter Andoni was in Colombia and, of course, took advantage of the occasion to enjoy the exquisite natural fruit juices made using local fruits. He enjoyed the new flavours and textures so much that, no joke, he brought some tropical fruits back in his rucksack and squeezed them with the Chufamix as soon as he got home. We loved the result we got using passion fruit (Passiflora … [Read more...]
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