Recipes - Hydration

SUPER SIMPLE GREEN DRINK

Get your dose of alkalizing greens in less than a minute! This potent blend lives up to its name, providing a super simple way to get more greens into your diet.

Why it’s so good for you:

Whether you use our Food Matters Superfood Greens or your own blend of greens powders, by consuming spirulina, you’re helping to oxygenate and alkalize your blood and provide your body with a good source of fatty acids and a complete source of protein!

Ingredients

(use organic ingredients where possible) • 12oz glass of spring or filtered water • 1 tbsp Food Matters Superfood Greens or 1 tbsp barley grass/wheat grass powder + 1 tsp spirulina powder •

Method

Stir all ingredients together vigorously.

LEMON GINGER DETOX DRINK

Start your day fresh or reinvigorate yourself later in the day with this energizing tummy tamer!

Why it’s so good for you:

There’s a reason why so many of us wake up to a glass of warm lemon water! Lemon juice helps flush out toxins and aids digestion by encouraging the production of bile. It is also a great source of essential nutrients including citric acid, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.

Ginger has been used for over 2,000 years to help support digestion and treat stomach upsets, diarrhea and nausea. The addition of ginger to this drink helps to soothe the stomach, reduce inflammation and provide a gentle pick-me-up!

Ingredients

(use organic ingredients where possible)

10oz spring or filtered water ½ inch ginger root juice of ½ a lemon Optional: 1 tbsp raw honey (omit for sugar-free option)

Method

1. Add the lemon to the glass of water.

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3. Grate the ginger finely on a chopping board. Then squeeze the ginger pieces in your hand, letting the juice of the ginger drip through your fingers and into the glass of water.

TURMERIC TEA

Turmeric is one of the most versatile healing spices in the world with over 600 experimentally confirmed health benefits.

Why it’s so good for you:

The antioxidant properties of turmeric reduce the damage free radicals cause in the body and alleviate inflammation, says the University of Maryland’s Medical Center. It is so efective that it matches some anti-inflammatory drugs on the market. In that way, curcumin delivers a one-two punch against free radicals. It blocks them directly, then stimulates the body’s own antioxidant mechanisms.

This spice is so beneficial to our bodies that it behooves us to incorporate it into our daily routine either through supplementation or by adding it to our meals. Here is an easy to make tea that can be substituted for your morning cofee or added as an afternoon treat.

Ingredients

(use organic ingredients where possible)

1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 cup warm water Grated fresh turmeric (if you have it) Optional: ground pepper and 1/4 tsp ginger powder

Method

Add all ingredients to a cup or teapot and add 1 cup hot water. Stir until the turmeric is infused.