Pomegranate Smoothie Recipes and Nutrition
It’s pomegranate season! If you’re looking for ideas on what to do with these fall and winter fruits, how about putting them in a green smoothie? Pomegranates add a rich flavor and extra dose of disease-fighting antioxidants.
Health Benefits and Nutrition
Pomegranates are a great source of vitamin C, B5, potassium, fiber and antioxidants. Studies suggest that regular consumption of pomegranates or its juice may reduce the risk of heart disease, reduce high blood pressure and inhibit viral infections.
How To Use Pomegranate In A Smoothie
The easiest way to use pomegranate in a smoothie recipe is to use the juice as the liquid portion in recipes, instead of water. I prefer to juice my own pomegranates rather than use pasteurized, bottled juice found in the store. Freshly squeezed juice has greater nutritional value and it is fresher.
Much of the nutrition, especially the healthy fat and fiber, are contained in the seeds so it is good to use the whole fruit if possible. Unfortunately, pomegranate seeds can be a challenge to puree even in a high-end blender. You might still get a little seed grit if you blend it slightly longer, but it’s not bad. Lower-end blender models will not be able to thoroughly pulverize the seeds. Try running them through a food processor before adding them to your blender.
If you do use the whole pomegranate, I do recommend that you use the juice from a few more as your smoothie liquid instead of water.
Smoothie Recipe Ideas
Pomegranate blends well with red grapes and other berries for flavor combination. Apple, pear and even banana make a great base for a pomegranate smoothie.
Here is a tasty smoothie recipe I tried this weekend:
– 1 cup pomegranate juice
– 1 Fuji apple, cored
– 1/2 carrot
– 2 large handfuls of raw baby spinach
– Add ice to chill if desired
Blend on high until thoroughly mixed.
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Nutrition Information
A medium-sized pomegranate will have about 105 calories, 0.5 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of protein, 36 grams of carbohydrates and about 16% RDA of vitamin C.
Pomegranate juice will contain slightly more calories, a lot more vitamin C, no protein or fat and a much higher concentration of antioxidants.
Do You Have A Favorite Pomegranate Smoothie Recipe?
Whether you use the whole fruit, just the juice or a combination of the two, share your favorite pom smoothie recipes with us!
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Hey saw one of your videos on youtube. Good stuff. hope you take this critique lightly.
I think you use too many fruits in the video. and i think you should use organic apples, carrots, and spinach because they are part of the dirty dozen(the top 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides).
Other than that great video and good recipe. Awesome =]
Hi,
Thanks for your feedback. We actually do use mostly organic ingredients, especially foods on the EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” list. We’re just so used to doing this that we forget to mention it in our videos. Thanks for the reminder.