Mojito Booster

We all got to know what a hot summer looks and feels like during the last couple of weeks. From Sweden to Switzerland temperatures rise up to 35 degrees or more. During these days we all thrive to get some refreshments like a swim in the lake, delicious ice creams or a refreshing drink. I have created a simple and very easy recipe for you in order to refresh and cool down a bit – my Mojito Booster. The infusion of lime, kiwi and mint is not just very refreshing, it's obviously very healthy as well and provides your body with a bunch of vitamin C. Vitamin C is a very important vitamin for your body in the summer as it helps to protect your body from the heat in many different ways.

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Vitamin C can help prevent sun burns. As vitamin C is rich in antioxidants, it can protect your body from free radical damage. Your skin can be protected from the environmental factors such as the sun's exposure. Moreover, vitamin C supports your skin to be healthy and smooth and can even speed up the healing process of sun burn or other types of summer injuries. Last but not least, vitamin C also plays an important role in helping your body adjust to the heat in your environment. So let's not wait, grab the few ingredients needed and enjoy this Mojito Booster with lots of vitamin C!

Mojito Booster

Ingredients

3 limes, chopped
2 kiwis, peeled
1 apple, chopped
15 fresh mint leaves
250ml soda water
extra lime/lemon slices for decoration (optional)

(Makes: 2 servings; Preparation time: 10min)
Put mint and limes equally into two glasses and lightly crush these with a pestle.
In a (slow) juicer add apples and kiwis and press them through. Add soda water to the fruit juices and distribute liquid into the two glasses.
Add some ice cubes, top with some fresh mint leaves, lemon or lime slices and add beautiful paper straws. Serve and enjoy!

I hope you enjoy this refreshing Mojito Booster as I do. As a beautiful eye catcher, it's perfect to impress your guests as well.

Lots of love, Fabienne.

Do you feel the beet?

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I absolutely love Sunday mornings, because there is enough time to enjoy the morning without any rush and prepare a delicious breakfast. On Sundays I always use either my blender or my slow-juicer for preparing juices, smoothies, pancakes, açai bowls and much more. This Sunday I craved a fresh cold-pressed juice with beets, carrots, lemon and ginger. These root vegetables in combination with lemon make up a refreshing and energising juice.

Beet-Carrot-Ginger Juice

Ingredients
270g beetroots
300g carrots
1 lemon, peeled
8g ginger

Simply cut the beets, carrots and ginger. Peel the lemon with a knife and leave white layer which is very healthy. Add everything in your slow-juicer and juice everything.
Mix and enjoy!

(Makes: 2; Preparation time: 10min)

This Beet-Carrot-Ginger Juice is not only naturally delicious – its ingredients mainly containing of root vegetables are very healthy as well: 

Beetroots: are not only beautiful in color, they're incredibly rich in nutrients especially in iron and calcium. Red beetroots have already been used for medical purposes in ancient times. Overall, they're very good for your liver and are well known for building red blood cells, purifying the blood and improving circulation.

Carrots: are best known for their high level of the cancer-fighting and immune-boosting antioxidant called beta-carotene. Additionally, carrots are also good in improving liver function, reducing inflammation and acidic blood conditions. 

Ginger: as the masterpieces of all roots are good for nearly everything and my go-to remedy when I don't feel very well. Ginger stimulates digestion, promotes circulation and warmth and is widely known as a remedy against nausea. 

Besides the juice I made a beautiful bowl of cacao-pear porridge topped with plenty of raw superfoods such as cacao nibs, desiccated coconut and freshly sliced pear. The recipe for the cacao-pear porridge is already on my blog and an adapted version of the Creamy Coconut-Chia-Porridge. It was so delicious and you should try it out as soon as possible!

I wish you all a relaxing and happy Sunday!

Lots of love, 
Fabienne.

Pure Hydration

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Hot summer days call for pure hydration! Here's the perfect summer drink which is easy to make, hydrating and providing your body with lots of vitamins. On top of that, this pretty and refreshing drink is perfect for your summer party while it will satisfy your guests for sure – I promise. 

Pure Hydration-Refreshing Drink

Ingredients
1/2 cucumber, sliced
Citrus fruits of choice (grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange): one half per fruit, sliced
6 strawberries, halved
10-15 mint leaves
a pinch of himalayan salt
1 litre water/organic coconut water
a few ice cubes (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a large jar and mix.
Let it stand for at least half an hour for infusion before serving.
Enjoy and hydrate your body!

(Preparation Time: 10-15min)

Lots of love, 
Fabienne