Refreshing smoothie recipe

It provides optimal hydration and nourishment for the body before, during and after time in the sun.

We’ve created the perfect sweet combination of cantaloupe melon – with its low sugar content – mango and sweet potato, which, although very sweet, are very low on the glycaemic index*.

SUN SMOOTHIE is rich in:

Carotenoids, which naturally give the skin a healthy glow (cantaloupe melon, sweet potato).

The powerful antioxidant vitamin C, which helps protect against UV radiation (cantaloupe melon, sweet potato, orange, mango).

The mineral potassium, an electrolyte that helps maintain a healthy fluid balance (cantaloupe melon, orange)

Vitamin A, which strengthens the skin and provides UV protection (sweet potato, mango)

*(The glycaemic index (abbreviated to GI) is a measure of how much blood sugar levels rise after eating a food, relative to a reference value. Source: Ministry of the Environment and Food)

This recipe makes approx. ½ litre of smoothie

Fruit and vegetables can be used either frozen or fresh.

• ¼ cantaloupe
• 1.5 dl mango (½ mango)
• 1.5 dl sweet potato**
• Juice of 1 orange
• 1 – 1.5 dl water or coconut water
• 2 tsp olive oil, coconut oil or similar

**Sweet potatoes must not be eaten raw; always steam or bake them before use.

Method

Steam the sweet potatoes before use. You can bake them lightly in the oven, or bring a little water to the boil in a saucepan, place a steamer basket with the vegetables over the saucepan, and let them steam for approx. 10 minutes.

Leave to cool before use. You may wish to prepare larger portions at a time and freeze them so you have enough for several days.

Add all the ingredients to the blender and blend until you have a smoothie with no lumps.

Finally, add the oil, blend for a further 10 seconds, and the smoothie is ready to drink.

Enjoy chilled as a smoothie or freeze into ice lollies. If you use all the ingredients straight from the freezer, it makes a refreshing cold slush or dessert.

Other good foods with a low glycaemic index.

Grapefruit, peaches, apricots, apples, grapes, bananas, cherries, sweetcorn, lima beans, red beans, lentils, chickpeas.

We recommend looking after your skin both inside and out

Always use sun cream when you’re out in the sun. Karmameju SUN and KIDS SUN combine skincare and sun protection in a single tube. Prepare your skin before sun exposure with hydrating and antioxidant-rich PRE & AFTER SUN, then apply sun cream. Back in the bathroom at home, it’s also beneficial to follow up with PRE & AFTER SUN. The sun dehydrates the skin, so moisturising both from the inside and out, both before and after sun exposure, results in happy, healthy skin.

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