4 Scrumptious Healthy Water Based Winter Smoothie Recipes

Read this informative and fun article for scrumptious smoothie recipes to see you through the winter season. It’s safe to say that the winter brings increased challenges for our bodies. One things ia for sure, our health and immune system will be a bigger priority than ever during the cold, winter months. To help keep your family fighting fit and healthy during the colder season try Culligan ZeroWater’s healthy, winter, water based smoothie recipes! These recipes are specifically designed to be delicious as well as aiding your families health by boosting your immune systems! Within this news article you will find the best winter, water based smoothie recipes compiled into one handy and readable place! So without further ado, lets jump into the yummy recipes!

1. Glorious Gingerbread Smoothie

This simple 2 step smoothie is the perfect winter time treat, as it not only tastes exactly like a winter spicy gingerbread man, but it doesn’t come with the overload of sugar and fat. So gather your family around the fire for a festive film and all enjoy and hearty, healthy Gingerbread Smoothie!

You Will Need:

• 60 ml of ice cubes made with Culligan ZeroWater
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 175 ml cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons molasses

Instructions:

1. Combine all of the ingredients in your blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
2. Serve and enjoy with your loved ones on a winter evening!

Good news! This smoothie is vegan and under 150 calories per serving, so not only does it taste amazing but it is a completely guilt free, healthy winter treat!

2. Wonderfully Warm, Winter Chocolate Banana and Oatmeal Smoothie

If you are sick and tired of the same old breakfast day in day out, this smoothie is the perfect way to spice up your morning routine. This warm winter smoothie is a tasty way to start your morning with a good balance of protein and complex carbs. Moreover, it will boost your energy levels and mood as well as aiding cognition throughout the day as research shows that the tryptophan and vitamin B6 in bananas and oats can help support efficient production of the mood-regulating neuro-transmitter Serotonin. This means you will be on track throughout your day, despite the dreary cold weather!

You will need:

• 240 ml of unsweetened almond or coconut milk (or other milk of choice)
• 30 ml of cold Culligan ZeroWater
• 1 scoop protein powder
• 60 ml of rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 medium banana, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pitted Medjool date

Instructions:

1. Heat almond milk in a small saucepan or the microwave to your preferred temperature – not too hot, not too cold – just right! Then set this aside.
2. Mix 2 ounces of the hot almond milk with the cold Culligan ZeroWater and add to the blender. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
3. Pour the remaining hot milk over the smoothie and stir.
4. Pour your scrumptious smoothie into a glass or bowl and enjoy.

Top Tips to Make the Recipe Your Own:

• Garnish your smoothie with extra oats, cocoa powder, or anything else you desire!
• You can also use coffee as your hot liquid to give your day that caffeine jump start!
• You could also swap out the oats for chia seeds, nuts, flaxseed, or hempseed for a fun twist.
• Adding puréed pumpkin or butternut squash is a healthy way to thicken your smoothie if that is your desired texture!

3. Delectable Carrot Breakfast Smoothie Recipe

This super healthy Carrot Breakfast Smoothie is another great way to start your day as it’ll give you an amazing vitamin and energy boost. And it only takes 10 minutes to prepare! Why not give it a try?

You will need:

• 450 ml of coconut water
• 1 large orange, peeled
• 240 ml of carrots
• 1 pear, cored
• 120 ml of mango
• 120 ml of pineapple
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 date
• 350 ml of ice made of Culligan ZeroWater

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a high powered blender and blend until all ingredients are liquefied.
2. Serve and enjoy to start your day the right way!

4. Amazingly Autumnal Apple Pie Smoothie

If you’re in the mood for a super tasty, super easy autumnal smoothie that not only tastes good but is good for your health, this Warm Apple Pie Smoothie is perfect for you!

You will need:

• 1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
• 120 ml of Culligan ZeroWater
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• A pinch of nutmeg
• A pinch of allspice
• 1 scoop protein powder

Instructions:

1. Combine apple, Culligan ZeroWater, vanilla, maple syrup and spices in a blender. Blend until smooth.
2. Pour smoothie into a mug and microwave for 2 minutes.
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy!

A Final Top Tip from Culligan ZeroWater: To ensure You have the Tastiest Smoothies, You will need Filtered, Contaminant Free Culligan ZeroWater!

At Culligan ZeroWater, we want to ensure that your water based recipes from smoothies to soups, iced tea to cakes, are as healthy and delicious as possible. In order to make sure of this, you need a water filter, to get filtered, pure tasting water. Therefore, if you are wanting to try out these helpful, healthy water based recipes for yourself, it is well worth investing in a water filter. There is a vast multitude of benefits to owning a water filter which you can read all about in our previous informative news article. So this winter we strongly recommend you consider investing in a water filter to ensure you get the healthiest results!

Let Culligan ZeroWater provide Your Family with the Healthiest, Purest Tasting Water this Winter!

At Culligan ZeroWater, we aim to help your family stay as healthy as possible by providing the most effective Premium 5-Stage Ion Exchange Water Filtration Systems on the market. Indeed, these systems successfully outperform all other 2-stage filters available, such as Brita Filters. While simplistic 2-stage filters are only able reduce around half of all dissolved solids, our advanced filters can guarantee to drastically reduce the amount of ‘Total Dissolved Solids’ and contaminants in your water! If you are intrigued by the inner workings of our premium water filters, check out our previous article for an in depth exploration of how our Premium 5 Stage Ion Exchange water filters work! The proof of our filter’s effectiveness is not only in your delicious and healthy smoothies, but in our statistics! When tested in accordance with the NSF's protocol based on a 40 gallon filtration (double the rated usage), Culligan ZeroWater reduces 97% of Lead and 99.9% of Chromium from your tap water. They are also third party tested to reduce 96% of Mercury, 93% of Arsenic and 99% of Copper, among many other contaminants!

To Invest in a Culligan ZeroWater Filter is to Invest in the Health and Happiness of Your Family this Winter.

Remember, if you want to try out any of these healthy, water-based smoothie recipes, post your creation on Instagram and tag our account @Zerowateruk so that we can see your stupendous smoothie!