Do you have leftover cranberries from Thanksgiving? Is your local grocery store running a sale to on them to get rid of their stock? Or do you just love fresh cranberries?
I have a treat for you!
In your high powered blender (Vitamix!)
1 small lemon (the whole thing! peel and all!)
3/4 cup fresh cranberries
1 banana (definitely take the peel off this one :))
sweetener of choice (I use 1/2 tsp of Navitas Green Stevia Powder)
water to cover
Cut the lemon into four pieces, put it it the blender .
Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. I like to add ice and then blend again.
You can serve this as a drink at a party in wine glass or martini glass and maybe put a little piece of mint in it or pop some cranberries on a toothpick and put it on the side.
It is yummy and refreshing and cranberries do a body good!
( I borrowed these tips from this site!)
- Urinary Tract Infections – Many people take cranberry supplements to prevent urinary tract infections caused by bacteria. Specifically, the proanthocyanidins found in cranberry appear to block the adhesive strands on the E. coli bacteria from sticking to a surface whereby inhibiting their ability to stick to the cell walls of the uterus and bladder.
- Reduction of Dental Plaque – It is believed that cranberry juice can inhibit the aggregation of bacteria that cause dental plaque
- Heart Disease – Cranberry extract has been shown to inhibit low density lipoprotein oxidation. Since this process is believed to be part of what can cause heart disease, prevention of oxidation through cranberry supplementation can potentially reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Kidney stones – Some medical professionals and specialists believe that quinic acid abundant in cranberry may help to prevent the development of kidney stones.
