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Women’s Health Week smoothie

To celebrate Women’s Health Week, blend a few of the best ingredients for women’s health to make a delicious pink drink!

Ingredients

  • 150-200mls milk of your choice (cow, soy, almond, rice)
  • 1/2 cup yoghurt of your choice (cow, sheep or coconut)
  • 1/2 cup mix of frozen strawberries and raspberries
  • 1 dessertspoon each of unhulled sesame seeds, almonds and linseeds (depending on the blender, the linseeds may need to be pre-ground)
  • Pinch of nutmeg

Method

  1. Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
  2. Serve in a tall glass.

Women’s Health Week

Nutritional information

By Jean Hailes naturopath and herbalist Sandra Villella

The antioxidant-rich raspberries and strawberries give the colour to this smoothie, which you can enjoy as a healthy breakfast, or as a protein-rich afternoon pick-me-up.

Unhulled sesame seeds are about 10 times higher in calcium than regular sesame seeds, while the linseeds are rich in soluble fibre, omega-3 fatty acids and the phytoestrogens called lignans.

Almonds are the best all-rounder nut for nutrients. Use probiotic-rich yoghurt for gut health, and your favourite milk of choice to top up the protein.