Rolled Oats Smoothies For Better Health!
The Healing Power of Rolled Oat Smoothies!
If you’re tired of the same old bowl of oatmeal, do like former T.V. chef Emeril
Lagasse and “kick them up a notch!”
How?
By making smoothies that contain peanut butter, avocados and mangos.
And in addition to the recipes, you’ll also learn why oats can deliver
all-day health benefits.
Smoothie recipe no. 1-
Peanut Butter Chocolate Blast!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of rolled oats
1 cup of milk (almond, skim or coconut)
1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt
1/2 banana
2 Tbs. of peanut butter
2 Tbs. of cocoa powder
To make:
In a blender, puree all the ingredients until smooth.
Want it colder? Add a few ice cubes to it, and garnish it
with some banana slices and a tsp. of cocoa powder.
Health benefits of this smoothie: Optimize thyroid health.
Oats are a rich source of manganese, a mineral that revs the
thyroid’s output of metabolism-boosting hormones. People who
eat oatmeal a few times a week burn an extra 100 calories a day.
(About 10 pounds in a year).
And the banana: It’s loaded with potassium, a mineral that washes
sodium out of your body to help lower blood pressure.
Smoothie recipe no. 2-
Tropical Mango Lime Tango!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of rolled oats
1/2 cup of diced mango, (frozen or fresh)*
1 1/2 cups of coconut milk
1 lime, the juice and some of the peel (make sure to clean the peel)
* Look for fresh mangoes on sale at Aldi or Trader Joe’s in your area.
Need to soften them? Place in a paper bag for 2 or 3 days.
Also works for avocados.
To make:
In a blender or juicer, puree all ingredients until smooth. Garnish with a
mint leaf and a slice of mango (on a toothpick)
Health benefits of this smoothie: Boost Immune Levels.
Need to stay cold and flu free during the Winter?
Add some rolled oats to your daily menus to achieve it.
Oats contain beta-glucan, which stimulates the production of white
blood cells, improving the body’s ability to fend off illness-causing
bacteria and viruses by 75%.
And the mangoes: Contains compounds that relieve stomach bloat.
Smoothie recipe no. 3-
Avocado-Apple Surprise!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of rolled oats
1 avocado, peeled and diced
1 apple, Delicious or Gala- peeled and cut up
1 1/2 cups of almond milk
To make:
In a blender, puree all ingredients until smooth.
Want it colder? Add a few ice cubes.
Garnish with a mint leaf and slice (or two) of avocado.
Health benefits of this smoothie: Shuts down your appetite.
Oats are full of fiber and that fiber triggers the stomach to release
the hunger-suppressing hormone (cholecystokinin). If you’re a snacker
and want to control it, eat some rolled oats.
And the avocado: It helps improve focus by 40%.
That’s it, 3 smoothies for breakfast or dinner to improve your health.
Sources:
* Penn State University, Research Dept.
* University of Minnesota, Research Dept.
*Journal of Alternative Health
* J.J. Smith author of 10-day Smoothie Cleanse
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