5 Nutribullet recipes for your healthy lifestyle

Have you discovered the health benefits of a NutriBullet yet?

The NutriBullet System is a compact device resembling a blender, with special blades able to grind or pulverize natural foods, releasing vitamins and minerals. Many older adults enjoy using a NutriBullet to create delicious drinks that make the most of favorite nutritious ingredients.

It’s no secret that dietary needs change as we get older:

• Metabolism slows with each decade, so we need fewer calories.
• The number of taste buds slowly diminish, especially those that help identify sweet and salty flavors.
• A reduction in stomach acid causes vitamin B-12 to remain unabsorbed, compromising healthy nerve and blood cells.
• Vitamin D and calcium supplements become important, since aging skin can no longer easily convert sunshine into vitamin D. The body can’t absorb calcium without vitamin D.
• The body’s ability to synthesize protein declines, contributing to a loss of about 4 percent of muscle mass every decade.

Our bodies still require the same healthy diet. The challenge becomes finding ways to include nutrient-dense foods without adding extra calories.

“Super foods” — such as vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and Greek yogurt — can deliver essential nutrition without weight gain. Discovering how to adjust eating habits to maximize our changing body function is essential.

One handy tool to assist in maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the NutriBullet. With its technology that extracts nutrients for easier digestion and absorption, anyone can make smoothies that are delicious and satisfying.

By incorporating a variety of super foods into a single drink, many people find it easier to include produce, fiber, and protein into their day.

Here are five NutriBullet recipes, adapted from health websites, to give you an idea how to blend different ingredients into a single-serving of a delicious, satisfying shake:

Anti-cholesterol

• 2 handfuls raw kale
• ½ cup blueberries
• 1 banana
• ⅓ cup cooked oatmeal
• 10 almonds
• 2 Tablespoons raw cacao
• Add ½ cup water, ice, or almond milk and blend

Anti-aging

• 2 handfuls raw kale
• ½ avocado (pitted and peeled)
• 1 medium nectarine or peach, pitted and chopped
• ½ cup blueberries
• 10 walnut halves
• Add ½ cup water, ice, or almond milk and blend

Anti-oxidant

• 1 apple, quartered
• 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
• ¼ cup red cabbage, chopped
• ½ cup watermelon, cubed
• ¾ cup blueberries
• -Add ½ cup water or ice and blend

Lean green machine

• 1 apple, cored and quartered
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 handful raw kale
• ½ lemon
• ¼ cup parsley
• 1 Tablespoon chia or sunflower seeds
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• Add ½ cup water or ice and blend

Berry body blast

• ¼ cup frozen blueberries
• ¼ cup fresh or frozen pineapple
• ½ cup frozen raspberries
• ¼ cup frozen strawberries
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon dried goji berries
• ¼ cup water or almond milk
• Add 1 cup ice and blend

While NutriBullet is a popular blending appliance, there are other devices on the market, such as the Ninja Blender. Your kitchen blender can work, as well; just be sure to blend the ingredients until the drink is smooth.

Results

What results can you expect when you start to include nutrient-rich drinks as part of your daily meal plan?

• Weight loss or maintenance
• Lower cholesterol levels
• Control of type 2 diabetes
• Reduced inflammation
• Lower blood pressure
• Regular bowel activity

Some people report that by simply including these types of smoothies in their diets has led to reduced doses or elimination of some of their prescriptions. You’ll start to notice that food cravings disappear because you’re not experiencing dips in blood sugar levels. The fiber in the drinks keeps you satisfied longer.

One of the best benefits: you will simply feel better. And when you feel better, you’re more active and interested in life. Does it get any better than that?