Benefits of the Ingredients that are included in the Cucumber Apple Smootie

Cucumbers are loaded with vitamin A,  vitamin K and potassium. Vitamin A serves as one of the many antioxidants. It protects your body from free radicals which helps lower the risk of various illness due to damaged cells and cancer. Vitamin A has many other important functions: development of white blood cells and normal blood cell functioning and aiding in normal bone growth. It is crucial for a good vision and the retina.

Vitamin K is responsible for making some of the proteins the liver requires for blood clotting.

A 100 gram of serving (3.5 oz)  of cucumber contains around 150 mg of potassium. This mineral helps in metabolic functions of the body. It also plays a role in the development of your body's muscle tissue. Potassium is necessary for maintaining anormal electrical activity of the heart. Cucumbers contain many other beneficial minerals that the body needs: phoshorus, calcium and magnesium.

Apples are known to be immune system boosters and they keep the doctor away. Apples are considered a good source of immune system boosting vitamin C.

Apples may also fight cancer. In the year 2004, a French research found out that a chemical contained in apples helped prevent colon cancer. In 2007, a study from Cornell University found additional compounds contained in an Apple. These compounds are known as triterpenoids. Triterpenoids seem to fight against colon, liver and breast cancers.

Apples also do decrease the risk of diabetes because of a class of anthocyanins and antioxidants that are also responsible for purple, blue and red colors in fruits and vegetables.

Apples are simply good for the brain functions. Apples have been linked to an uptick in the acetylcholine production, a communication process between the body's nerve cells. Apples may help the memory power and lower the chances of developing memory diseases like Alzheimer.

Ingredients

1 cup of peeled, chopped and seeded cucumbers
1/3 frozen of undiluted apple juice
1/4 cup of fresh source water
1/4 cup of chopped fresh mint herbs
10 ice cubes
 

5 Minute Instructions

Blend all the ingredients for two minutes until smooth and serve.

My own experience

My philosophy has always been to eat at least one Apple per day to keep the doctor away, but I love the double effect of the apple/cucumber combination.

I love the refreshing benefits of the cucumber in the summer, too. Especially in the summer time, I really do integrate the cucumber in my weekly smoothie and meal plans. I love serve a spanish soup called Cazpacho that is made of cucumbers and peppers. It is a spanish soup that is served chilled. This soup has a very refreshing effect.

Cucumbers are mostly made out ot water, they are low in nutrients and I love to eat it fresh or as a pickle. The cucumbers has numerous health benefits and this is why I love this smoothie.

I am also adding the cucumber to my composed lunch salads or I like to slice them in spears to eat alone. Sometimes I eat it with a low fat self made dip.
In the summer I also love to drink the German "Apfelschorle". It is a mixture of fresh apple juice with sour Sprudel. Sprudel is the German word for source water with bubbles just like the French Perrier or the Italian St. Pellegrino. Apfelschorle is a very refreshing and energizing drink that you can replace an unhealthy soda consumption with.

Cucumbers are mostly made out ot water, they are low in nutrients and I love to eat it fresh or as a pickle. The cucumbers has numerous health benefits and this is why I love this smoothie.

I am also adding the cucumber to my composed lunch salads or I like to slice them in spears to eat alone. Sometimes I eat it with a low fat self made dip.