LIGHT & BRIGHT

Skip the caffeine and slow down on the booze with these five better-for-you drinks to take you from morning to night

The breakfast booster

The caffeine-free cuppa

Carrot Cake Smoothie

Serves 2

Takes 10 mins plus cooling

Cost per serve 46p

CLEVER SWAP This also works well as a smoothie bowl topped with extra yogurt, dates, coconut flakes and pecans.

Put 2 Perfectly Imperfect carrots in a microwave-proof bowl with 2 tsp water; microwave on high for 4-5 mins until tender. Leave to cool, then put in a high-speed blender with 200ml water, ½ very ripe banana, 1 peeled and chopped orange (plus any juice), a 20g piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped, ½ tsp ground cinnamon and ½ tbsp 0% fat natural yogurt. Blitz until smooth, adding more water if it’s too thick. Serve in a tall glass, dusted with a little cinnamon, with a few ice cubes, if you like.

Each serving contains of the reference intake. See page 7.

Carbohydrate 20g Protein 2g Fibre 5g

ORANGE & GINGER PEEL TEA

Serves 2

Takes 10 mins

Cost per serve 18p

Use a small, serrated knife to cut away as much of the white pith as possible from the peel of 1 orange. You should be left with about 35g peel; put in a heatproof jug or the base of a cafetière. Rinse 10g ginger peel, then add to the jug. Pour over 350ml boiling water and leave to steep for 2 mins. Strain into 2 teacups or heatproof glasses and sweeten each with ¼ tsp of honey or sugar (or to taste).

Garnish with mint or rosemary, if you like, to serve.

Each serving contains

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Decaff of the reference intake. See page 7.