Boost Your Immune System

Enjoy this simple and tasty Immune System Booster that’s packed with vitamin C, healing herbs and essential vitamins and minerals. You can drink it daily since it’s packed with immune system booster foods that support immunity.

6 IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOSTER FOODS

Feeling under the weather and looking for natural alternatives to reboot your immune system? Look no further than these six amazing ingredients.

GINGER:

This all-natural superfood is the ultimate in immune boosting and detoxifying properties. Adding just a 2 cm chunk of fresh ginger to your green smoothies has amazing health benefits. A little goes a long way so if you’re not used to using fresh ginger, start off small and add more. If you’re feeling a sniffle or cold coming on, then ginger will help kick that cold to the curb just a bit faster.

CITRUS FRUITS:

Extremely high in vitamin C, consuming citrus fruits during the winter months–when they are inexpensive and widely available–will help boost your immune system and help clear out any cold/flu viruses quickly. An easy way to do this is by using freshly squeezed orange juice as your green smoothie base, or squeeze the juice from half a lemon/lime to get a punch of vitamin C.

BERRIES:

Berries contain tons of immune-boosting nutrients: vitamin C, fiber and natural energy for the whole day. They taste fabulous, are available mostly year round (sometimes in the freezer section during the winter months), and add a burst of fresh flavour.

LEAFY GREENS ARE A GREAT IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOSTER FOOD

Leafy greens are the powerhouse nutrition for vitamins A and C, as well as protein, fiber and calcium. They help clear out any toxins, leaving your body able to push past a cold and flu fast without relying on unnatural cough and cold syrups.

Parsley supports kidney function by flushing out excess fluid from the body. It’s LOADED with vitamin K – 1/2 cup is more than 500% the daily value. 

KIWIS:

Loaded with vitamin C and fiber, kiwis are available during the winter months. If you can’t find berries or oranges, reach for the kiwi. Did you know one kiwi has more Vitamin C than an orange and the skin is completely edible? Yep. Just scrub it with a veggie brush to get it nice and clean, and eat away (if you can handle it!). Or toss it into your blender for an extra boost of fiber and nutrition.

APPLES:

These crunchy beauties are loaded with fiber and vitamin C to boost your immune system and give you natural energy for the whole day. An apple a day does keep the doctor (and your cold) away.

IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOSTER RECIPE

DESCRIPTION

Want a great smoothie recipe to help you boost your immune system?  This smoothie uses mangos, parsley, celery, lemon, cucumber, spinach and ginger.

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cups spinach
• 2 tablespoons celery
• 2 tablespoons parsley (fresh)
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cucumber (peeled)
• 1/4 inch ginger (fresh)
• 1 1/2 cups mango, frozen
• 1/2 lemon (peeled and seeded)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Blend celery, parsley and water until smooth.
2. Next add the remaining ingredients and blend again.

NOTES

*Use frozen mango to make smoothie cold.

NUTRITION FACTS

Serves 1
Serving Size: 2 cups
Calories Per Serving: 193

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat: 1.5g    
Sodium: 46.4mg
Total Carbohydrate: 49.1g
Dietary Fiber: 5.5g
Sugars: 38.1g
Protein: 3.8g  
Vitamin C: 155.5mg
Calcium: 87.7mg
Iron: 1.7mg
Vitamin D: 0µg

Steven Ross (MSHAA, RHAD) 
Director

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