Cocktail is one of the most popular types of drinks. They are tasty, healthy and easy to prepare. Their correct consumption helps to prolong youth, health and beauty. A cocktail is such an uncomplicated drink, it is prepared from almost everything, which makes it even more attractive.

Diet cocktails

Let's start with what worries every girl, woman, and often even a girl - the figure. What kind of torture, sophistication and infringement a modern woman will not go to in order to achieve the desired result and get a beautiful body. However, in the pursuit of beauty, we often forget that there is something more important - health. But do not immediately give up, sigh heavily, leaving dreams of harmony in the past. The cocktail will be the very tool that will help you stay both full and slim.

Diet shakes are a great way to shed those extra pounds, as well as a wonderful and delicious way to enrich your body with vitamins, so they are also suitable for maintaining health.

These cocktails are based on natural yogurt, soy milk, low-calorie kefir, fruits, spices, and spices. That is why these drinks are fat burning, as they contain foods that accelerate metabolism.

We present to you a small selection of easy and quick diet cocktails. We take a blender, the necessary products in our hands and whisk.

Smoothie "Kiwi - apple": light breakfast

• kiwi - 1 pc.;
• apple - 1 pc.;
• milk - 120 ml;
• oatmeal - 25 g;
• lemon - 1/3 pcs.;
• honey - 15 g;
• ground cinnamon, fresh mint.

1. Mix the flakes with hot milk and leave for a couple of minutes, let them cool and swell.
2. Now put the peeled apple there and mix in a blender until puree.
3. Then sprinkle with a little ground cinnamon.
4. Next, peel the kiwi, cut it and add a tablespoon of lemon juice to it, grind it in a blender until it is creamy.
5. It turns out two creamy purees. We put them in a container, first light (flakes, apple), put green (kiwi) in the second layer, decorate with a mint branch and the cocktail is ready. Enjoy your meal!

Vitamin cocktail "Citrus Blast"

We all know that citruses are rich in vitamin C. Thus, it normalizes the metabolism of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, helps maintain immunity. All you need is a couple of lemons, a couple of oranges, one grapefruit. Just squeeze fruit juice, mix.

Ginger and honey cocktail

It speeds up metabolism by affecting the intestinal microflora. If used correctly, it will help you lose up to 4 kilograms per week, provided that you do not consume fatty foods and give your body physical activity.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 l of 1% kefir;
• a teaspoon of ground ginger;
• ground cinnamon;

We mix all the ingredients (put honey and cinnamon to taste), let it brew for 10 minutes, mix everything in a blender. It is best to drink a cocktail one glass three times a day.

Baby cocktails

Children are our joy. And what does this "joy" ask us most often? That's right, something tasty. And how can you refuse, for a child nothing is a pity. The trouble is that not all tasty things are healthy. But there is no problem that cannot be resolved with careful thought. This is where such a wonderful drink as a cocktail comes to the rescue. Almost everything can be in its composition, so the problem is tasty and healthy disappears by itself.

"Classic milkshake"

• milk 500 g;
• ice cream 100 g;
• sugar (taste).

Combine all ingredients and whisk in a blender until frothy. It is very easy to diversify it with various additives (chocolate, fruits, berries) of your choice and taste.

Melon cocktail

Ingredients:

• melon 200 g;
• lemon (lime) half;
• 1 tbsp. l. Sahara.

Mix all ingredients, add to a blender, beat until smooth.

Cocktail "Oatmeal in chocolate"

Especially suitable for toddlers and non-porridge lovers.

Required:

• oatmeal 2 tablespoons;
• cinnamon half a teaspoon;
• sugar 2 tbsp. l .;
• cocoa 2 tablespoons;
• milk 1 l.

1. Let's separate a glass of milk, put the rest on the stove.
2. Add sugar and cocoa to the cast milk. Stir so that there are no lumps and add to the main milk, mix.
3. As soon as it boils, pour in oatmeal and cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes.
4. Then, turn off the stove and let our drink brew for 10 minutes.
5. Pour everything into a blender and beat until smooth.

You can serve this cocktail both chilled and warm.

Cocktail "Blow on a cold"

It will definitely come in handy in cold weather.

Ingredients:

• milk 250 g;
• raspberry jam 3 tablespoons;
• cinnamon (to taste);
• cocoa butter 0.5 tsp.

First, put raspberry jam in a container, then fill it with warm milk and add half a teaspoon of cocoa butter. Stir when the oil has dissolved, sprinkle with cinnamon on top and your drink is ready.

Berry cocktails

Summer is coming to an end, ahead of cold and cold. Now is the time when it is worth gaining vitamins with double zeal. And the heat is sometimes exhausting so that you want something invigorating and refreshing. Berry drinks are the first assistants in this matter. Here you should pay attention to this type of cocktail as a smoothie - thick and tasty, it is made from berries, ice and fruits crushed in a blender, with the addition of milk, honey, yogurt.

Smoothie with almonds and black currants

• black currant 250 g;
• almonds 2 tablespoons;
• kefir 500 ml;
• honey 1 tbsp;
• water 1 tbsp.;

First, mix currants and almonds in a blender, then add kefir, ice, honey. Mix everything well. Then add a glass of water, beat until foamy. The cocktail is ready.

Explosive berry

• blueberries 100 g;
• currants (red, black, white to your taste, you can do everything at once) 50 g;
• raspberries 100 g;
• cherry 100 g;
• gooseberries 100 g;
• water half a glass.

The recipe is simple, mix all the berries in a blender, add ice, then water and beat until foam appears.

Smoothie "Vitaminka"

• banana 1 pc;
• lemon 1 pc;
• kiwi 4 pcs;

1. Wash the lemon, cut into small cubes, remove the grains.
2. Peel the banana and also cut into cubes.
3. Peel the kiwi.
4. Grind all the ingredients in a blender, add ice and beat until thickened.

Such a cocktail is good for refreshing, and it will also quite help to satisfy your hunger for a short time.

Let's go back to a more classic kind of cocktails.

"Raspberry Song"

You will need:

• 200 g raspberries;
• 100 g blackberries;
• 100 g fresh yogurt.

Mix all the ingredients in a blender, beat until foamy.

Berry cocktail "Summer"

• strawberries (to taste);
• blueberries (to taste);
• kefir 200 g;
• sugar 100 g

Whisk the strawberries with sugar in a blender until smooth and pour into glasses. Beat kefir, blueberries and sugar. Slowly pour the resulting mixture over the strawberries. You can drink immediately or refrigerate.

When we talk about a berry cocktail, do not forget that in addition to vitamins and refreshing ones, there are also alcoholic ones. These drinks will be a great addition to any party or festive table. In combination with berries, alcohol turns out, although no less harmful, but milder. Due to the abundance of recipes, you can make a cocktail for every taste.

"Sangria"

• red wine 1 liter;
• apple juice clarified 2 liters;
• kiwi 1 pc;
• grapes 100 g;
• banana 1 pc;
• mandarin 1 pc;
• 2 cinnamon sticks.

1. Peel the kiwi and cut into slices. We do the same with a banana.
2. Cut the tangerine into slices with the peel.
3. Put the fruits that have been cut into a container, cut the grapes into halves, add cinnamon.
4. Pour in juice and wine.
5. Let the drink brew for at least 30 minutes.

The finished Sangria is poured into a jug along with the fruit.

Cocktail "Girlfriend"

• white table wine 400 ml;
• cranberries 50 g;
• raspberries 50 g;
• currants 50 g;
• mineral water (to taste);
• sugar 100 g

The berries are mixed with a blender, sugar is added, mixed until dissolved. Add mineral water and stir again. Done. Add ice to taste.

Vegetable cocktails

Berries are good, milk and yogurt are good too. But since we started talking about the health benefits, in no case should we forget about vegetables. When the time comes, juicy and ripe vegetables just ask for our table, but in what form we will consume them is another question. You can steam, fry and boil, but it will be better and more useful to make a cocktail from them, which will give not only a pleasant taste, but a lot of vitamins, improve digestion, and enrich the immune system.

"Pumpkin cocktail"

Ingredients:

• pumpkin 300 g;
• milk 2 cups;
• oat flakes 2 tbsp;
• honey 1 tbsp;
• ground cinnamon (to taste).

Peel the pumpkin, cut into cubes and grind in a blender until foamy. Add honey, milk and flakes to the resulting puree, beat again. Done.

Cucumber cocktail

Would need:

• cucumber;
• ginger (a little);
• celery.

Mix everything in a blender until smooth and ready. This drink improves skin color and helps you look even younger.

Carrot cocktail

The drink is universal, as its influence extends to all internal organs. It will be especially useful for people with poor eyesight.

• boiled carrots 2 pcs;
• celery 30 g;
• blueberries 100 g;
• lemon juice 30 ml;
• tomato juice 250 ml;
• salt (to taste);
• pepper (black to taste).

Mix everything in a blender until smooth.

Let's pay attention to such a cocktail as a detox, which will help us cleanse the body and remove toxins and toxins from it.

Detox cocktail "Cucumber with radish"

• cucumber 1 pc (medium size);
• radish 100 g;
• yogurt 100 g;
• kefir 1% 100 g;
• salt (to taste);
• a bunch of dill.

We wash the vegetables, peel the radishes, cut them. Peel the cucumber, chop. Grind everything in a blender. We spread the puree in a container, add yogurt and kefir to it, mix.

Spinach cocktail

This drink helps to normalize bowel function. It contains a lot of kerotine, iron, vitamins. For cooking you will need:

• 1 cucumber;
• half a lemon;
• spinach 100 g;
• watermelon 1 piece.

Beat all products with a blender until puree.

Celery with carrots

• celery 2-3 stalks;
• 1 apple;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 tsp honey.

Cut the apple, carrot and celery into pieces and beat in a blender, add honey and, if desired, mineral water.

Good day, my dear admirers of a healthy lifestyle. Did you know that you can easily lose weight with the help of "magic" green smoothies? And we will prepare them from ingredients we know. Just don't tell your husband 🙂 Therefore, let's go to the kitchen and prepare vegetable cocktails in a blender, I have recipes in store.

The amazing properties of these cocktails can hardly be overestimated. These desserts have a lot of advantages in comparison with ordinary juices. Vegetables and herbs used in smoothies contain fiber, which is left behind in these drinks. Therefore, they are classified as negative calorie foods. "What does all this mean?" - you ask.

Products with a minus-calorie content have a low energy value. That is, they are low in the proverbial calories.

However, the body has to expend a lot of energy to process such food products. As a result, it turns out that eating vegetables and herbs, the body spends more calories than it receives. And this is very good for losing weight. In addition, in the fight against extra pounds, tips from the article will help you.

Another advantage of these smoothies is that they are not only healthy, but also delicious. Such desserts can easily replace snacks during the day, or even breakfast or dinner. In addition, the inclusion of green smoothies in the diet can increase the amount of fresh vegetables and fruits consumed.

Just keep in mind - due to the high fiber content, smoothies should be diluted with water or ground ice in a 1: 1 ratio. This will put less stress on your pancreas.

According to recent studies, you need to eat 5 "fresh" servings a day. This will prevent the development of chronic diseases. If you use different smoothies at least 2 times a day, the body will receive the required "fresh" portion of vegetables and fruits.

Beetroot cocktail

This super healthy dessert is a great option for a light dinner. It will help the body replenish the portion of iodine consumed during the day. In addition, this smoothie is rich in iron as well as betaine. These components will accelerate the travel of oxygen through tissue cells and help it reach the brain faster. But the pectins contained in the cocktail will help neutralize and remove the toxins accumulated during the day.

For him you will need:

• 1-2 medium root carrots;
• ¼ medium;
• a small piece of ginger root;
• orange.

Make beetroot juice and let it sit for a few hours. My friends, never, under any circumstances, drink freshly squeezed beet juice. When molecules of beet juice come into contact with air, hazardous volatile substances are formed. Their rapid ingestion contributes to dizziness and nausea. Therefore, we put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

In a blender, mix orange pulp, peeled carrots and ginger. Then we combine the resulting thermonuclear mixture with the settled beet juice and add about the same amount of water by volume.

For a cool drink on a hot day, add crushed ice cubes 🙂

Slimming tomato smoothie

Tomatoes are known for being rich in potassium. And this element perfectly normalizes the work of the heart muscle, and also stimulates the production of gastric juice. The phytoncides contained in tomato juice speed up the process of food digestion. Tomato juice is also rich in organic acids, which activate metabolism, which means it helps to lose weight.

You need to take:

• half a grapefruit;
• a glass of freshly squeezed tomato juice;
• a bunch of parsley;
• 1 glass of water;
• 1 tbsp sweet red pepper.

Grind the pulp of an exotic fruit and herbs in a blender. Then we mix this mass with tomato juice and pepper. Mix everything well again. The smoothie is ready to be absorbed.

Also, this dessert helps to replenish the iodine deficiency in the body and accelerates metabolic processes. But that's not all. It turns out that fresh celery also enhances sexual desire. Straight, a remedy for all occasions 🙂

Option 1: you need to take 50 ml of celery juice, egg yolk and ½ glass of milk. We mix all these components in a blender and beat them until foam appears. You can also increase the portion if you wish. For one squat, you can drink a drink, the content of celery in which should not exceed 100 ml.

Option 2: take a green apple, 1-2 celery stalks, a bunch of spinach, 150 ml of water (or crushed ice). For sourness, add 1 tbsp. lemon. Grind everything in a blender and pour into glasses.

Option 3: this is an option i 🙂

Here's another interesting video recipe:

Carrot smoothie

This fresh is a real record holder for the content of the vitamin and mineral complex. It is very useful for the brain, muscles, eyes, and indeed the whole organism. This is a great option for losing weight. In addition, we sell carrots all year round.

Once she herself was so addicted to carrots that she ate several pieces a day. Then there were no blenders and I was gnawing it raw. Somehow I had to go to a therapist. As soon as she saw my yellow hands, she almost fell off the chair. Thought I had jaundice. But it turned out that carrots are a very good dye. Since then I try to make smoothies, gradually enjoying the process of eating 🙂

You will need:

• orange;
• 2 pcs. green apples (like "granny")
• 3 medium-sized carrots;
• 1 tbsp. mineral water without gas (or water).

Rinse the apples well and peel them. Cut the peeled root vegetables into slices, and free the citrus from the partitions.

First place the carrots in a blender and chop. Then add the rest of the ingredients and chop well. For added flavor, you can add a small piece of ginger or a small handful of walnuts. That's it, the smoothie is ready to be absorbed.

And here is another version of the video recipe with carrots:

There are many more great cocktail options that can help you get rid of those extra pounds. You can find some of them in the article "". I think you also have a lot of proven recipes in store. Share, friends. And on, to know everything and be able to do everything. Until next time, readers.

Should you drink cocktails? Definitely Yes! They are very healthy and valuable from a nutritional point of view - unless, of course, you add sweet additives or sugar itself to them. Can they help you lose weight? Yes, especially the green ones. Can they replace a complete meal? It all depends on the ingredients used to prepare them. There are many questions and answers, but there is only one conclusion: cocktails are the perfect way to enrich your daily menu with essential nutrients. A well-composed cocktail diet is one way to quickly shed those extra pounds, add energy and improve the appearance of your hair, skin and nails, as it flushes out toxins and contains many vitamins and minerals.

Although it consists of dissimilar products (after all, cocktails are prepared on the basis of at least two components), it can be considered a mono-diet, since the daily menu consists only of drinks.

The composition of the cocktails that make up the menu for the corresponding diet depends on the type you choose. You can choose to drink only smoothies or only vegetable, fruit and vegetable juices, or - which is already a great variety and the most reasonable option - formulations made from foods that belong to different groups (for example, with the addition of milk, nuts or bran).

A vegetable cocktail diet will be the strictest and most demanding of will. Every additional ingredient we decide to introduce will help it survive a week or two weeks of brushing. However, this will affect the end effect, that is, we can slow down weight loss, but at the same time prevent nutritional deficiencies. It all depends only on what exactly we want to achieve.

If you are interested, first of all, in the rapid loss of several pounds, the best solution would be a diet of vegetable smoothies, preferably green ones. They supply few calories and act as a diuretic. Such a diet is very low in calories - it is in this property that the secret of its effectiveness lies, and, unfortunately, its disadvantage. It does not supply vital nutrients such as proteins and fats (and vitamins soluble in them), it can provoke dizziness and nausea as a result of the minimum amount of carbohydrates in the daily menu, etc. In addition, despite the real effectiveness, we must reckon with the fact that the yo-yo effect awaits us.

A person will receive more energy if they practice a mixed fruit and vegetable diet. After all, fruits supply our body with a lot of vitamins and carbohydrates. Thanks to them, we will have enough energy to play sports (and thus burn more calories) and do everything that makes up our daily responsibilities: go to work, school, etc. Also, we do not condemn ourselves to dizziness and unbearable nausea. The diet on vegetables and fruits is also low in calories, but not as strict as the previous one.

As for a diet consisting only of fruit cocktails, it can also be an effective weapon in the fight against excess kilograms, but only if the menu is well formed, that is, the “right” cocktails are taken.

Cocktail Rules

The sugar in fruits is absorbed more slowly than white sugar. But if we eat in excess of it, then we will only harm ourselves and our figure. Cocktails made from plums, apricots, blueberries, apples, strawberries, strawberries, raspberries, or from seasonal fruits and berries, which have a low glycemic index and have a relatively low energy value, can be drunk all day, and this will not lead to weight gain - rather, vice versa. But mixing bananas, pears, cherries, figs, etc., will no longer be as effective. Unfortunately, these fruits are very rich in simple sugars and also contain more calories. If you decide to lose weight using a cocktail diet, then choose fruits from the first group.

The optimal solution is to prepare cocktails with many different ingredients. It is worth remembering that this diet may well be consistent with the basic recommendations for losing weight: in the morning and before lunch, it is useful to drink vegetable, fruit and fruit-vegetable cocktails, which will add energy to us. And in the afternoon and in the evening - vegetable and vegetable-protein cocktails (that is, for example, with natural yogurt cheese curds, kefir, etc.). Both seeds and nuts, coconut milk, flaxseed and avocado can be added to both the former and the latter to provide the body with healthy fats. Rich sources of dietary fiber and magnesium, such as wheat germ, would also be a good addition.

Thus, an enriched cocktail diet will not allow us to lose weight in just a week. Moreover, its results from this point of view will be less impressive than in the case of a diet strictly on vegetables. Nevertheless, it is she who should be given preference. Yes, weight loss will not be so rapid, but after it the yo-yo effect is not threatened. In addition, this type of diet has the best effect on the skin, hair and nails as it provides enough nutrients. Therefore, there is no need to fear that after a week the skin will become covered with acne and begin to look like parchment paper, hair will fall out in handfuls, and nails will break.

This is only basic information - a lot depends on the specific products that are combined in the cocktail. They should be introduced into the daily diet, even if there is no desire to sit on a full cocktail diet. This will only benefit our health.

Cocktails - what, when, for whom?

Making and drinking smoothies is the perfect way to quickly add energy and nutrients to yourself. Their components can be selected based solely on taste preferences or depending on the needs of the body. However, one does not exclude the other. Listed below are products that can be used to prepare formulations that ideally fulfill these tasks or are simply necessary in some situations. Of course, these are only possible options, and not rules, because all the ingredients from some recommended composition may not be combined. Then you need to choose the components that the body has a need for and / or that match each other in smell and taste, even if they belong to different groups.

So:

- if you need a quick "energy shot" - bananas (or other fruits with a relatively high sugar content), almonds, coconut milk, raisins and other dried fruits, green or white tea, coffee, honey;

- when there is an intention to get rid of toxins in the body - dried apricots, bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers, green leafy vegetables, avocado, nettles, lemon juice, ginger, parsley, dill, celery (they have a diuretic, detoxifying effect);

- for women during menopause - soy milk, tofu, figs (contain phytoestrogens that alleviate the unpleasant symptoms of menopause), sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dairy products (contain a large amount of calcium, which means they prevent weakening of bones and osteoporosis), green tea (accelerates metabolism and prevents weight gain associated with hormonal changes);

- for weight loss - spinach, broccoli, lettuce, zucchini, green peppers, etc. (they are low in calories and have a diuretic effect), low-fat yogurt, kefir, buttermilk (this is an ideal low-calorie base for cocktails), coffee, pu-erh, green tea, lemon juice , grapefruit, chili, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper (accelerate metabolism and supply antioxidants);

- after training - yogurt, homogenized curds, kefir, whey (they are a rich source of protein), bananas (restore muscle glycogen stores);

- to restore the intestinal bacterial flora - natural yogurt and kefir, garlic, sauerkraut, sauerkraut juice, sour cucumbers (these are natural probiotics or prebiotics);

- to strengthen the immune system - lemon juice, grapefruit, black currant, chokeberry, kiwi, paprika (supply in large quantities of vitamin C), garlic, onion (natural antibiotics);

- against stress and to enhance intellectual activity - pumpkin seeds, sprouts and wheat bran (are a rich source of magnesium), lemon balm (soothes), walnuts (stimulates concentration and memory);

- for good sleep - lemon balm (soothes), low-fat dairy products, pumpkin seeds (contain tryptophan, which is metabolized in the body into melatonin, which is responsible for proper sleep);

- for beautiful skin - horsetail, pansies, white tea (reduce wrinkles, acne breakouts, etc.), carrots (a rich source of carotene, which gives the skin a beautiful color), tomatoes (supply potassium, which is responsible for flushing out toxins from the body) , avocado, flaxseed (are sources of healthy fats), pumpkin seeds (a generous source of zinc);

- from anemia - raw beets, collard greens, spinach (provide a large amount of iron, promote hematopoiesis).

As you can see, cocktails, due to the fact that almost all products can be used in them, can be useful in the fight against a very large number of ailments and problems. These compounds can be taken with you to work or school, and even a very busy person has the opportunity to keep drinking them. Moreover, it is for him that they represent an ideal, healthy snack and give a guarantee that, tired of everyday duties, a person will not go to buy something from fast food at lunchtime.

The perfect cocktail

Cocktails, as mentioned above, can be prepared from almost anything (moreover, the most valuable are those that combine different food groups). However, what it looks like in practice, a person who has never drunk them may not know. The basic scheme for composing multicomponent drinks is as follows:

• base (about 1 glass);
• green vegetables (1-2 cups);
• a fruit or other source of sugar (a handful);
• a source of healthy fats;
• optional - some kind of additive (for example, a sweetener).

So, the base for a cocktail can be: boiled or mineral water, coconut water, coconut milk, green tea, fruit tea, cow's or vegetable milk, juice (for example, orange), kefir, natural yogurt or buttermilk.

Vegetables that are ideal for cocktails are spinach, collard greens, lettuce (Roman, iceberg, etc.), zucchini, broccoli, cucumbers, celery, spirulina (this is a seaweed, not a vegetable, but can successfully replace it).

Fruits and berries that are great for cocktails are, in particular, bananas, apples, strawberries, blueberries, blueberries, oranges, mangoes, pineapple, kiwi, dried fruits (preferably not candied and not treated with sulfur).

The source of fat in cocktails can be: flaxseed, flaxseed oil, avocado, sesame, poppy seeds, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, grated coconut, nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews, Brazilian nuts, macadamias, pine nuts, etc.).

The following products should be used for making cocktails (for various reasons): carrots, pumpkin, chia seeds, peppers (not only green), milk thistle, lemon or lime juice, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, goji berries, honey, cocoa.

A cocktail in which at least one representative of each of these groups will be present will become a real vitamin and nutritional "bomb". However, it should be borne in mind that if the addition of some components is unacceptable for us, this does not mean at all that we cannot drink cocktails in principle! The main thing is to learn from your experience and draw inspiration from everywhere. With the right approach, in a short time, we will have our own cocktail recipes, ideally suited to our individual needs.

Anyone who cares about healthy eating is probably looking for new ways to prepare simple and healthy meals. Cocktails are some of the healthiest foods. Vegetable, fruit, dairy ...

A cocktail introduced into the daily diet replaces one full meal. Actually, because it consists of products that we need to eat - boiled or fresh. A cocktail is simply a form of preparation.

Now the word "smoothie" has come into our use (from the English "smothie" - soft, tender, cool), but in fact it is the same cocktail.

All cocktails are prepared very simply: we throw the cut ingredients (pour, pour) into the blender's cup, then literally 2-3 minutes of blender operation and the cocktail is ready. For cocktails made from vegetables, it is better to use a mixer.

Fruit cocktails.

Everyone knows the usefulness of fruit and vegetable juices. So I'll tell you, cocktails are even healthier.

Because in addition to liquid, they contain fibers and pulp, that is, all the most useful things that are excluded from juices.

I haven't drunk shop juices for a long time. I love freshly squeezed ones, and I usually take them in a cafe, but at home I still prefer to make cocktails. After all, there is both benefit and flight for creativity!

In fact, you can vary any fruit with any syrups, juices, spices and in different proportions. In the summer, at my leisure, I am often fond of this kind of experiments, and I want you to definitely try to create some of your own cocktail that perfectly suits your tastes. And I will share with you unpretentious cocktail recipes, which are the most useful for our body.

Grapefruit cocktail.

1 grapefruit + 100 ml of water + 100 ml of green tea + 10-20 g of ginger tuber. You can add 1 to 2 grams of vanilla sugar because the shake tastes quite pungent.

A grapefruit cocktail drunk instead of lunch or an afternoon snack, firstly, will provide the body with the necessary vitamins, and secondly, it will prepare it for the main course - it stimulates metabolism. I really love grapefruit cocktail !!!

Banana coctail

1 banana + 100 ml milk + 20-30 g lemon juice + some cinnamon (optional).

Banana helps to remove excess salt from the body, and is also very rich in potassium, that is, it will keep the heart in good shape. It is better to drink a banana cocktail in the morning, for losing weight, in the evening it will contribute to weight gain.

Kiwi apple cocktail

1 green apple + 1 kiwi + 150 g low-fat liquid yogurt

A very healthy cocktail that can already be classified as green cocktails. One of the best slimming cocktails. Low-calorie, but contains many vitamins ..

Vegetable cocktails.

Most often I use tomato juice for vegetable shakes. This is the only juice I buy. Just read the composition carefully: so that it is with pulp and sugarless... They are quite difficult to find, but there are. Or, you can also use the water in which the potatoes were boiled.

Carrot.

2 boiled carrots + 30 g celery stalks + 100 g blueberries + 20 ml lemon juice + 250 ml tomato juice + salt and black pepper.

One of the healthiest vegetable cocktails. It is especially recommended for those with vision problems. If you drink 3-4 glasses a day for several days, you can get vision progress (albeit temporary).

Potato.

2 boiled potatoes + 1 bell pepper + 200 g of water in which the potatoes were boiled + a little white base from green onions.

Green cocktails.

In addition to the fact that green smoothies are useful for losing weight, they are useful for absolutely all people, regardless of age and body size.

Someone does not like green vegetables, respectively, lacks vitamins. Especially in the winter. Therefore, it is so important to drink green smoothies at least 3-4 times a week.

Option 1.

The most, perhaps, useful, although not very tasty.

4 cabbage leaves (cut off the thickenings near the base) + 2 green apples + juice of half a lemon + 200 g of water. Very good for losing weight! Somehow, for the sake of interest, I spent a day on such a cocktail - the feeling of lightness is incredible!

Option 2.

1 bunch of parsley + 1 green apple + 1 large cucumber + 200 g of water.

Peel both the apple and the cucumber. It turns out also a very healthy cocktail.

Option 3.

1 bunch of parsley + 200 g of fresh blueberries + 1 pear + 200 g of water.

Quite an unusual taste, but I think you will like it.

Option 4.

1 bunch of parsley + 1 green bell pepper + 1 cucumber, a little Chinese cabbage + 200 g of water.

In summer, you can put any herbs in green cocktails: dandelions, nettles, sorrel, young tops of beets or carrots, fresh young onions and even garlic. The main thing here is to try, experiment, spoil a green cocktail, in principle, it is impossible. In the most extreme case, it can be poured with kefir and eaten as a soup, like okroshka. I had such options when, as a result of the experiment, it turns out either very bitter, or vigorous ... Kefir, potatoes, an egg - and the summer okroshechka is ready.

In winter, we have to experiment with what to eat, because it is undesirable to use frozen vegetables for cocktails. The cocktails will not taste the right way. Therefore, for residents of cold countries, there is little choice. But you can make cocktails from other products.

Milkshakes.

Sweet cocktail.

Beat 150 g of milk + 1/2 egg white, add 100 g of marshmallows.

This is a milkshake for those with a sweet tooth. Those who cannot give up sweets altogether, but at the same time want to make cocktails from healthy products. Of the variety of sugary foods, marshmallows are less harmful than all others.

Yoghurt cocktail.

150 g fat-free liquid yogurt + 1/2 green cucumber + 2-3 sprigs of parsley + 1 boiled egg yolk.

The yoghurt cocktail is very nutritious, saturates the body well, and at the same time has a low calorie content. They can completely replace dinner if you want to lose weight.

And, of course, my household is very fond of ice cream cocktails with different types of fruits and syrups. But I don't write their recipes, because our topic is cocktails for health and weight loss, and you can't lose weight on such cocktails. So use the recipes above with a preference for green cocktails.

Vegetable salads are a familiar and common concept. But vegetable cocktails are not prepared by all. But in vain.

These are very useful mixes that not only saturate the body with vitamins and useful microelements, satisfy the feeling of hunger, but also cleanse and remove toxins.

To prevent toxins from accumulating in the body, you need to regularly cleanse the intestines. The easiest way to do this is if you regularly drink vegetable shakes (smoothies).

You can use green vegetables, herbs, berries and fruits to make cocktails. The high fiber content effectively removes undigested food debris from the intestines, helping to promote weight loss while keeping your intestines running like clockwork.

Let's find out how to make cocktails from vegetables and what you need to consider so that they turn out not only tasty, but also healthy.

Colored cabbage cocktail with beets, carrots and ginger

Rinse the beets, cabbage, carrots and ginger well and peel.

In a blender, pass the vegetables in this order: beets, carrots, cabbage, ginger until smooth.

Add the juice of one lemon to the resulting vegetable mixture and mix well.

Drink immediately after preparation. If the consistency of the cocktail turned out to be thick, then you can slightly dilute it with boiled water.

Celery & Ginger Smoothie

Peel and cut into pieces cucumber, garlic, celery, ginger.

Grind all vegetables in a blender or use a juicer, then pour into a deep glass.

Add a couple of ice cubes or some cold water if the shake is too thick.

With regular use of such a celery drink, your skin will acquire an even color, all redness and irritation will go away, and you will feel a general increase in tone.

Pumpkin, tomato and grapefruit cocktail

Another unusual, but very healthy cocktail can be made from pumpkin and grapefruit pulp with the addition of tomatoes.

The mixture of these ingredients helps to normalize the functioning of the intestines, kidneys and prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques in the blood vessels.

To prepare it, you need to mix 600 g of pumpkin pulp, one tomato, grapefruit and juice of two lemons in a blender.

You can add a little honey to sweeten the mixture. If the cocktail comes out too thick, it should be diluted with clean boiled water.

Three simple and delicious milkshake recipes that you can easily make at home!

Celery, Parsley and Salad Drinking Cocktail

Rinse the dill, parsley, celery, lettuce, and onion well and chop.

Peel the cucumber and pass through a blender. Add greens and a glass of kefir there, then whisk the mixture well.

Pour the resulting cocktail of green vegetables into glasses and drink until it contains all the vitamins and useful elements in full safety.

Apple and carrot smoothie

Another healthy cocktail can be made with apples and carrots. It can truly be called a real storehouse of vitamins. The high content of nutrients, fiber, antioxidants and pectins has a positive effect on blood vessels and the cardiovascular system, and is also very useful for anemia and a general decrease in tone.

Carrot-apple cocktail improves immunity and allows you to quickly recuperate after physical exertion.

To make a cocktail, you need to take 3 fresh carrots and 2 ripe apples. To enhance its beneficial properties, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of grated ginger root to the cocktail. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed in a blender into a homogeneous mass, strain and pour into a glass.

You can add a teaspoon of honey to sweeten the carrot and apple smoothie a little.

You can watch one of the options for making a carrot-apple smoothie in the video below:

The only contraindication to the regular use of such a cocktail is a disease of the gastrointestinal tract - gastritis, ulcers or hyperacidity.

Fresh beets are extremely useful for normalizing the functioning of the liver, thyroid gland, as well as for reducing blood pressure in hypertension. Unfortunately, beets cannot be eaten like apples or other fruits. But it can be used as a useful ingredient in a vegetable shake.

For a beetroot smoothie, take a small beetroot, peel and rinse thoroughly. Grind the beets thoroughly in a blender or juicer, adding one orange, a carrot and a spoonful of grated ginger.

The resulting homogeneous mass should be filtered and allowed to brew a little.

You should not use such a cocktail for diabetes or urolithiasis.

What else can you add to green smoothies?
You can use any vegetables and fruits, berries.

To enrich the cocktail with useful substances, you can add nut oil, flaxseed, yogurt, milk to it.

In winter, instead of ice, it is better to add warming spices. They will increase the body's defenses and help resist colds and infectious diseases.

The calorie content of a cocktail depends on the ingredients used. The standard calorie content per serving is approximately 100 calories. Butter or milk will add another 100 calories, so you shouldn't overdo it.

5 smoothie recipes (video)

Below you can watch a video on how to make a smoothie in a blender. 5 delicious and healthy cocktails made from vegetables and fruits. We watch and remember!

There are no contraindications to the use of such vegetable cocktails, but a measure is needed in everything. You don't need to give up solid foods and completely replace your usual diet with smoothies. It is enough to drink a cocktail once a day with breakfast or dinner to get enough nutrients and vitamins.