Category: Eat Healthy
How to Make Green Smoothies with Kuwaiti Superfoods
Learn how to make green smoothies with Kuwaiti superfoods that are rich in fiber, minerals, antioxidants, and hydration. Plus, get a simple and delicious recipe to try at home.
Why You Should Drink Green Smoothies Instead of Juice
If you are looking for a delicious and healthy way to start your day, you might want to try green smoothies instead of juice. Green smoothies are blended drinks that contain fresh fruits, leafy greens, and other ingredients that provide you with fiber, minerals, antioxidants, and hydration. In this blog post, I will share with you some of the benefits of green smoothies and a simple recipe that you can make at home using ingredients that are easily available in Kuwait.
Benefits of Green Smoothies
Green smoothies have many advantages over juice, such as:
– Fiber: Unlike juice, which extracts only the liquid from fruits and vegetables, green smoothies retain the whole food, including the fiber. Fiber is essential for your digestive health, blood sugar regulation, cholesterol management, and weight control. Fiber also helps you feel fuller for longer, which can prevent overeating and cravings.
– Minerals: Green smoothies are rich in minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, and zinc. These minerals are vital for your bones, muscles, nerves, blood, and immune system. They also help balance your body’s pH level and prevent acidity and inflammation.
– Antioxidants: Green smoothies are loaded with antioxidants that fight free radicals and protect your cells from damage. Antioxidants also boost your skin health, slow down aging, and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
– Hydration: Green smoothies are mostly water-based, which means they can help you stay hydrated throughout the day. Hydration is important for your overall health, especially in hot climates like Kuwait. Hydration also improves your energy level, mood, cognitive function, and kidney health.
Green Smoothie Recipe
One of the best things about green smoothies is that you can customize them according to your taste and preference. You can use any fruits, greens, liquids, and add-ons that you like. However, if you need some inspiration, here is a simple and delicious green smoothie recipe that I love to make using ingredients that are easily available in Kuwait:
Ingredients
– 1 cup of fresh spinach
– 1/2 inch of fresh ginger
– 1/4 inch of fresh turmeric
– 2 fresh amla pitted (Indian gooseberry)
– 1 orange- 1 cup of water or coconut water
– Wash and chop the spinach, ginger, turmeric, amla (deseed), and orange.
– Add them to a blender along with the water or coconut water. Add pinch of Himalayan Pink Salt. Available on my spice website.
– Blend until smooth and creamy.
– Enjoy your green smoothie!
Conclusion
Green smoothies are a great way to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet. They are also easy to make and delicious to drink. By drinking green smoothies instead of juice, you can enjoy the benefits of fiber, minerals, antioxidants, and hydration. You can also use ingredients that are available readily in Kuwait, such as turmeric, ginger, and amla. These ingredients have amazing health benefits and add a nice flavor to your smoothie. Try this recipe today and let me know what you think in the comments below!
XoXo, Patty
How to Spice Up Your Life with Handcrafted Spices in Kuwait
Hello, and welcome to my blog! I’m Patty, an American living in Kuwait, and I’m passionate about spices and herbs. In this blog, I’ll share with you how I use spices and herbs in my cooking, and how they can benefit your health and wellness.
I love to travel and explore different cuisines and cultures. I always bring back some spices and herbs from my trips and try to recreate the flavors in my own kitchen. I also like to experiment with different combinations and create my own spice blends. I use natural and handcrafted ingredients, with no additives, fillers, or preservatives. I believe that spices and herbs are not just for enhancing the taste of food, but also for promoting health and wellness. They are rich in phytonutrients that can help our body fight diseases, boost immunity, and improve digestion. Some of my favorite spices and herbs are: Turmeric: This is a bright yellow spice that has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancer properties. It can help with arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and skin problems. It also adds a warm and earthy flavor to curries, soups, rice, and tea. Rosemary: This is a fragrant herb that has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. It can help with memory, mood, stress, and hair growth. It also adds a piney and lemony flavor to meats, vegetables, breads, and sauces. Cinnamon: This is a sweet and spicy spice that has anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory properties. It can help with blood sugar, cholesterol, digestion, and weight loss. It also adds a cozy and comforting flavor to desserts, drinks, oatmeal, and yogurt. Garlic: This is a pungent herb that has antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-parasitic properties. It can help with infections, colds, flu, blood pressure, and heart health. It also adds a savory and zesty flavor to almost any dish. I use these spices and herbs in my cooking every day, to nourish my body and soul. I also sell them blended in unique combinations online through my website Infusions Kuwait, where you can find more products like sauces, spreads, pickles, teas, and more. All of them are made with natural and handcrafted ingredients. If you are looking for the best handcrafted spices in Kuwait, you will love my products that are made with love and care. You can order them online or find me at local seasonal markets or weekend pop-ups , where I also share recipes and tips on how to use spices and herbs in your cooking. I hope you enjoyed this blog post and learned something new about spices and herbs. Stay tuned for more posts where I’ll share more of my creations and inspirations. Until then, Happy spicing! 😊 Xoxo, Patty
Pink Himalayan Salt
Salt is an essential part of all human and animal life. What make’s salt so invaluable? It is the sodium / ions that the salt possesses. Our body uses salt to maintain some of its essential functions. For example, salt is used to uptake certain nutrients from our intestines. Salt also helps to maintain fluid in our blood cells and to relay information in our muscles and nerves. Our bodies don’t naturally produce salt, so its up to us to give it to our body. More and more people are discovering something new on their tables – it’s pink salt. You may associate the Himalayan mountain range with Mt. Everest, but the fact is, one of the best things from the Himalayas is its salt. Within the mountains, lay crystallized sea salt beds. They are protected by snow, ice and once lava. Himalayan sea salt is considered to be one of the purest salts on earth. Salt is a necessary ingredient in everybody’s life. In order to survive we need it, but we choose good natural salt.
Xoxo Patty
Love more and laugh a lot. Eat well and move around. Life is a blessing so live it right! God bless!
Aloe Vera Juice
Aloe vera is grown in most of the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world and holds a special place in the traditional Chinese, Middle Eastern and Indian herbal medicine.
Also called as the ‘Lily of the Desert’, aloe vera contains about 200 biologically active components including essential vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, and E), minerals (magnesium, iron, calcium, zinc, choline, selenium, and potassium) and amino acids.
Energy replenishment, skin injuries, burns, acne, acid reflux—name a condition, and you will find its cure in this amazing plant! The gel of aloe vera plant can be made into a clear juice which when had twice a day can save you from the health issues, and make your skin better.
It also contains minerals such as germanium, iron, and copper; all of which have healing properties. What’s more, the continous use of this juice helps trigger detoxification reaction in the body. If you are not fond of the bland taste of this juice, you can mix it with different special ingredients like citrus and herbs to churn out the best from them. Plus, the excessive presence of vitamin C in the citrus fruits enhances the iron absorption in the body.
Aloe vera also has anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial properties. Plus, the presence of polysaccharides and antioxidants in this plant helps provide immune-boosting benefits. Drinking aloe juice regularly is heart friendly too, because of the presence of B-sitosterol that prevents the cholesterol absorption in the system and aids in the lowering of triglyceride levels. Aloe vera also has strong laxative properties that work wonders when you are suffering from constipation.
The Natural Gatorade Drink
Himalayan Pink Salt Sole. What is it? Sole is water fully saturated with unrefined natural salt. When himalayan salt dissolves in water, it results in a concentrated, electrically charged matrix of the 84 trace minerals in the salt. The ionic salt and trace minerals nourish each cell in your body.
Some of the benefits of himalayan salt sole include:
✔Detoxifies the body by balancing systemic pH
✔Improves hydration by providing trace minerals while maintaing mineral levels of the body
✔Reduces muscle cramps by improving minerals and hydration
✔Helps balance blood sugar
✔Supports hormone balance for everyone
✔Helps balance blood pressure because it provides unrefined, mineral-rich salt in an ionic solution
✔Improves sleep by supporting blood sugar and hormone balance
✔Acts as a powerful antihistamine
✔Supports weight loss by balancing hormones and improving energy
✔Supports thyroid and adrenal function
How to make Salt Sole:
Fill a glass jar about 1/4 of the way with Infusions KW Himalayan Pink Salt (fine or coarse grain). Fill the rest of the way with filtered water leaving 1 inch empty space from top. Add a plastic or glass lid (not metal). Gently shake and let sit overnight.You should always have some undissolved salt in the jar, this means the water is fully saturated. Add more salt if needed. In the morning, take 1 teaspoon of sole mixed into 1 glass of warm or room temperature water. Never use metal spoon with your sole! Keep refilling your jar with salt and water when it runs low. The natural Gatorade perfect for electrolytes rebalancing!
Xoxo Patty
Love more and laugh a lot. Eat well and move around. Life is a blessing so live it right! God bless!
Don’t throw those strings away from fresh corn!
Do you often throw away the string-like fibers from the end of corns when buy fresh corn? Well don’t! These fibers, also known as corn silk, can be made into a tea that comes with a variety of health benefits.
Corn silk tea is also a wonderful home remedy for kidney problems. It is highly effective in treating conditions including painful urination, urinary tract infection, bladder infection, inflammation of the urinary system, and kidney stones.
Corn silk tea is great for people with high blood pressure. It helps in reducing the levels of blood sugar by increasing insulin levels in the body. It is also an excellent natural treatment for congestive heart failure, diabetes, high cholesterol.
Making corn silk tea is easy.
Boil 1 tablespoon of corn silk (chopped) in 1 cup of water. Once it is done, cover the pan and allow it to steep for 15 to 20 minutes. When it is cool enough to drink, you can add 1 teaspoon of our popular honey.
If you do a batch send me a pic! Have a great weekend.
Xoxo Patty
God bless. Eat Healthy. Play Alot. Love more. Live Long.
