There are some days when I wake up and feel aches and pains, which are usually due to inflammation. It is caused by anything from overdoing my workouts to bending my body while working in my yard.
With the range of side effects in prescription medication, it’s more important than ever to find more natural approaches to managing inflammation.
This smoothie recipe does just that. It has some great ingredients known for fighting those everyday issues we all face. Research has found that every ingredient has inflammation-fighting properties, especially pineapple. It is a fast and easy smoothie to mix up as well. You could always add a little organic honey to sweeten it up a bit.
Ingredients to reduce inflammation
- 1 cup pineapple chopped
- 1/2 sweet potato peeled and chopped
- 1 large carrot peeled and sliced
- 1-inch fresh ginger root
- 1/2 cup water
- Honey (optional)
Equipment
- Blender
Instructions
1. Chop and slice ingredients.
2. Place all ingredients into a blender.
3. Blend all ingredients until smooth.
4. Place smoothie in a tall glass and enjoy!
— Leilani Hampton
Smoothie sounds good but I have a question. Is the sweet potato cooked first? If not, I don’t think a blender will get the sweet potato finely chopped. Thanks.
I had same question – and the sweet potato in picture looks white – is this a different variety? Thank you!
That is a good question. However we know the beneficial enzymes will be killed off if we cook it
what’s the pale yellow ingredient in the picture? were’s the sweet potato?
Is it 1/2 Cup sweet potato or 1/2 a sweet potato and if so how big? Our sweet potato’s are orange.
Hi is the sweet potato raw or cooked? In the photo it looks as if it is cooked.
Agreed.
To me it looks like its a yellow sweet potato. There are yellow, orange, purple and red where I am. I believe if she meant a cup of sweet potato she would have said a cup. I am going to try this with half a sweet potato – I have some orange ones in the cupboard, all the other ingredients and include some honey as well.
Folks look at the photo. it shows a 1/2 cup of sweet potato
It’s 1/2 a sweet potato : )
Thats the carrot you are talking about…..and yes…there are very pale sweet potatoes, I just had sone.
4 cups a day?? Thats kind of expensive for me. Ill stick with the turmeric.
Are both the carrot and sweet potato raw? I cannot tell.
How many carbs are in this?
There are different kinds of sweet potatoes, they sell a sweet pot., at Trader Joes that is purple on the outside and white on the inside. IT IS DELICIOUS! probably the one in the picture. Cooks better and not as soft as a orange sweet potatoes when cooked.