Home-made drinks to strengthen your immune system amid the pandemic
Fruits rich in vitamin C and probiotic milk products like yogurt and kefir are all important in building up your immunity.
The ongoing pandemic has changed our eating and drinking habit. People have become more conscious about the fruits and vegetables they have been consuming on a day to day basis. Almost every household kitchen has these immunity-boosting drinks at their disposal. However, something to be kept in mind is that regularly having these drinks can’t prevent you from Covid-19, but can only make your immune system stronger to fight against viruses. Fruits rich in vitamin C and probiotic milk products like yogurt and kefir are all important in building up your immunity. Here are three home-made drinks and their benefits.
1. Kiwi or orange smoothie
To make kiwi or orange smoothie, you need lemon juice, yogurt, cinnamon, ginger, and banana can be optional to add more thickness to the drink. Take all these ingredients, put them in a blender and let it work the magic. Serve it in glass either with some ice.
Benefits
It has probiotics from yogurt, Vitamin C from kiwi or orange, and anti-inflammatory properties from ginger and cinnamon. Don’t forget about the potassium doses we are getting from bananas.
2. Green smoothie
While a lot of you wouldn’t like spinach much but this green smoothie will surely change your perception about it. Take some spinach, mango or pineapple, lemon juice, freshly chopped ginger, and almond milk or yogurt. Use a mixer to blend all the ingredients until it turns into a smoothie. Serve it cold.
Benefits
Spinach gives us the megadoses of vitamin c and antioxidants. It also provides calcium, folate and fiber to help boost immunity and sometimes even fight off the infection. Mango or pineapple gives us that sweet slurp because please, immunity building doesn’t have to taste bad. Lemon adds a squeeze of freshness as well as some extra vitamin C.
3. Turmeric ginger milk with Kashmiri kahwa and almonds
Turmeric has its own benefits like anti inflammatory and anti carcinogen ( fights against cancer) but when paired with ginger and saffron- they together cleans up our lymphatic system which helps in a better immune response by building lymphocytes and antibodies. So mix the kashmiri kahwa with turmeric powder, ginger and some almonds. Honey can be added for sweetness if needed.
Benefits
It has anti-inflammatory properties and rich in antioxidants.
With inputs from Pooja Banga, Director and Nutritionist at Cultivating Health.
