DETOX FROM THE CHAOS! Polly Fung is a Qualified Fitness coach in Vegan Fitness and she also works as an Emcee in corporate & official events. She’s passionate about wellness, health and inspiring others. It is our pleasure to have her here sharing some “non-guilty-food-tips” for our bride-to-be!
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o wonder every bride-to-be is floating on a cloud after saying “yes” to her blissful engagement. However, when it comes to the actual wedding plan, all the preparation whether about the bouquet, venue availability, catering issues, or choice of prewedding photographers will obviously become overwhelming. Your nerves are tightened as your minds start to race and rush. In the end, your body will give you signals by induce abundance of toxins which will severely damage your health.
The good news is having plant-based food as the central part of your meal can help you discharge toxins from your body and ease stress and anxiety as well! To start with this “detox journey”, there would be no choice easier than power green smoothie. Green smoothies are filled with superfood like kales, spinach, celery and various fresh fruits. These wholesome ingredients including fiber and other vital nutrients will provide you a greater nutrition and can help alkaline your body to get a better bloodstream. I personally suggest replacing breakfast with a big jar of green smoothie and let it nourish your mind and body in the beginning of the day. For a beginner-friendly recipe, use frozen banana as the base will create a more sweet creamy taste to the smoothie, there are numerous of combination, and here is my three top choices. 囍
POWER GREEN SMOOTHIE INGREDIENT: (2-3 SERVES) 2 bananas a handful of spinach ( the more the greener) 1 slice of pineapple (optional) few drops of lemon juice 10 almonds METHOD: Step 1 Peel the bananas and slice it into chuncks Step 2 put it in a food container and freeze it overnight Step 3 Add all the ingredient with frozen bananas into the blender Step 4 Add some berries,mixed seeds or edible flowers on top as decoration or people who wants to try a fruity drink as an alternative, here is the recommandation, Berries Lover Blue Berry smoothie (1 serve) 1 frozen banana 100g berries 1 dried date/ fig half glass of water Strawberry smoothie (1 serve) 1 frozen banana 5-7 strawberries 10g hemp seeds (the more seeds the more creamy) 1-2 dried date/ fig
JULY 2020
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