📂 Breakfast
#Vegan
#Detox
#No Cook
#High Fiber
Pineapple, Cucumber, and Chia Seed Detox Smoothie
🍍 A glass of pure freshness and purification. Green smoothie that hydrates and reduces inflammation thanks to fresh pineapple, cucumber, and chia.
🛒 Ingredients
- 5.3 oz Fresh pineapple
- 1/2 Cucumber
- 1 tsp Chia seeds
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 5 fl oz Water
- Mint (optional)
🍍 Detox Smoothie: Liquid Botanical Cleansing
More than just a smoothie, this recipe is a functional tool for the body. Ideal to drink mid-morning or on an empty stomach, the combination of ingredients is specifically designed to help the lymphatic system and kidneys eliminate toxins and excess fluids. Its flavor is surprisingly refreshing, tropical, and not overly sweet or thick.
🥒 Why it is exceptionally healthy
- Anti-inflammatory Bromelain: Raw pineapple provides this invaluable enzyme that helps digest proteins and drastically reduces inflammation in body tissues.
- Hydration and Silica: Cucumber is practically structured water and provides organic silica, a fundamental mineral for strengthening hair, nails, and connective tissue.
- Chia Mucilage: When wet, chia seeds form a viscous gel (mucilage) that traps toxins in the gut and smooths transit, in addition to providing Omega-3.
📝 Step-by-Step Preparation
- The Watery Base: Wash 1/2 medium cucumber (about 5.3 oz / 150g). Cut it into slices without peeling it (its thin skin contains much of its vitamins).
- The Enzymatic Fruit: Peel and cut about 5.3 oz (150g) of fresh pineapple into cubes (make sure to include a bit of the tough core, as that's where the bromelain is concentrated). Do not use canned pineapple in syrup.
- The Superfood: Put 1 heaped teaspoon of chia seeds in 5 fl oz (150ml) of cold water (or coconut water) and let them rest for 5 minutes so they hydrate slightly and start to form their gel.
- The Blending: Put the cucumber, pineapple, and chia water in the jug of a powerful blender. Add the freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon.
- Optional Freshness: If you like, add a few leaves of fresh mint or spearmint to give it an even more refreshing touch, or an ice cube if it is very hot.
- The Final Smoothie: Blend everything at maximum power for one uninterrupted minute. Do not strain the smoothie; that's where all the purifying fiber is! Consume it immediately to take advantage of all its vitamins.
