So summer is here and one of the most important things we need during the long summer days is to stay hydrated. But there are places in the world where summer never goes away. Take my home town Mombasa for instance: the temperature is above 95 degrees most of the year.
I am about to give you fresh drink recipes and their benefits that you have not read in any blog before. These are healthy drinks that are easy to make and are so soothing that you are going to thank me for this.
Remember, where I come from food is mostly prepared by instinct and no exact measures are available a lot of the time. So please add ingredients based on your own taste and use HONEY or any other healthy sweetener to your taste.
The best way is to use a juicer, if you don’t have one just blend and use a sieve.
Garlic’s health benefits are well known- image by SOMMAI
1- Juice Ya Epo
Ingredients
Carrot – 1 medium
Garlic – 1 clove (one section of the whole garlic)
Apple – 1 medium
Directions
Blend the mixture together with 250 – 300 ml of water.
Benefits
The combination of carrots, apples and garlic consumed for 21 days, is believed to help clean toxins in the body and increase the body’s overall strength.
Pumpkin not only gives great texture and taste but has many benefits too – image by twobee
2- Juice Ya Tango
Ingredients
Apple – 1 medium
Pumpkin – 1 250 grams
Celery + leaves – 250 grams
Directions
Blend the mixture together with 250 – 300 ml of water.
Benefits
This juice is definitely worth trying. It is believed to be an anti-oxidant, cholesterol killer, stomach cleanser, and a headache remedy.
The ginger root is so soothing – image by rakratchada torsap
3- Juice Ya Tangawizi
Ingredients
Orange- 2 medium
Pumpkin – 250 grams
Ginger – 175 grams
Directions
Use a ginger squeezer to get the juices out of the peeled ginger (if you don’t have a juicer). No need to add water, you’ll have sufficient water from the oranges.
Benefits
This is one of my favourite. It tastes like a breeze of fresh air on a hot summer day at the beach.
It is good for the skin and cools down your body heat.
Watermelon is the best thirt-quenching fruit out there- image by piyato
4- Juice Ya Tikiti
Ingredients
Pineapple – 1 small
Apple – 1 medium
Watermelon – 350 grams
Directions
No need to add water; it is also recommended to add very modest amounts of honey if any at all.
Benefits
It is believed to get rid of excess salts from your body, cleanses your bladder and kidneys.
Never thought of having peas in your juice? – image by Mister GC
5- Juice ya Peasi
Ingredients
Carrots – 2 medium
Apple – 1 medium
Frozen peas – 200 grams
Mango – 1 big and ripe
Directions
Blend with 250-300 ml of water.
Benefits
It is known to reduce body heat, rids the body of toxins, reduces blood pressure, and helps with respiratory problems.
Ahhh papaya – image by kongsky
6- Juice Ya Maziwa
Ingredients
Papaya – 1 small
Pineapple – 250 grams
Milk – 250 ml
Banana – 1 big
Directions
Blend without adding any water.
Benefits
This mixture is rich in vitamins C, E, and iron. It improves your skin complexion and metabolism. This is definitely one to try if you are having trouble with constipation.
Unlike with the others, honey is a main ingredient in this one – image by vudhikrai
7- Juice Ya Nguvu
Ingredients
Milk – 250ml
Honey – 125 ml
Garlic – 11 cloves (one section of the whole garlic)
Directions
Blend without adding any water. It is more enjoyable when concentrated.
Benefits
This one is not for the faint-hearted but the benefits are up there with the elites. A glass a day is believed to build muscle and increase male potency.
I say try these delicious tropical juice recipes this summer that come to you from the Mombasa and Zanzibar Island cultures and let me know what you think.
Wow so many interesting combinations that I have not thought about! Can’t wait to try them all 🙂 x
Interesting post – I especially like the sound of Juice Ya Epo….
so awesome! I can’t wait to try them all 🙂
wow, these are some amazing recipes, I can’t wait to try and add to my morning vege smoothies! Great article