A Delicious Dose of Probiotics: Smoothie Recipe & Tutorial!
- Jenn Korn
- Nov 18, 2018
- 1 min read
Updated: Dec 7, 2018
Did you know that some foods naturally contain live bacteria? This bacteria is the good kind; they are known as probiotics. Probiotics are not only great for supplemental benefits; but, they help prevent and treat many health issues.
One of the most common uses for probiotics is to relieve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. People are advised to take probiotics while treating infections with antibiotics; probiotics help maintain the good bacteria while antibiotics rid of the bad. Without taking probiotics during antibiotic treatment, the risk of catching bacteria-based infections is high.
Probiotic Products
Probiotics come in a variety of different foods and forms. These are a few of the most common foods that contain probiotics:
Pickles
Kombucha
Yogurt
Tempeh
Sauerkraut
The one thing to remember about probiotic food products is that they are all fermented; They contain living bacteria! Probiotics also come in supplements.
Probiotic Smoothie
Yogurt is one of the most popular ways to take probiotics. It can be eaten straight or mixed with other things to make it more interesting. The Nature of Health and Tactical Frugality combined forces to create an original smoothie recipe that provides a daily dose of probiotics. Tactical Frugality is a website dedicated to helping users save money; check out Tactical Frugality's blog post about this recipe for financial tips!
Almond Probiotic Boost Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
¾ cup plain non-fat greek yogurt
1 medium apple, chopped
1 medium banana
¾ cup vanilla almond milk
5 almonds
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ginger powder
½ cup spinach
3 ice cubes
Directions:
Blend all ingredients until smooth. To make the consistency less thick, add ¼ cup of water. Enjoy!
I've been looking for some new smoothie recipes, lately, and this one looks delicious. There are also enough health benefits from it that make me want to give it a try. Unfortunately, being someone who is severely lactose-intolerant, I will need to find a substitute for the yogurt. However, I'm sure there are some out there that I can purchase. Thanks for the recipe!
So how exactly do probiotics work, at least in a curative sense? Also, are there any other ailments that probiotics can calm the symptoms of? And since they are all fermented, could I turn them into alcohol? Then I could finally say that drinking is solving my problems!