PEACHY GINGER GREEN MONSTER

By DSCorley

* It boasts anti-inflammatory properties. If your joints ache, your muscles are sore, you’ve got cramps – just eat some ginger. You’ll feel much better. It is also excellent to boost your immune system, so consuming ginger on a regular basis will help keep your nose snot-free.
* It is wonderfully warming. Try adding some grated ginger to hot water or hot chocolate for a comforting brew.
* It helps to reduce flatulence (isn’t that a miracle!). Other than that, it has many other gastrointestinal benefits, such as relief from vomiting and nausea during pregnancy, motion sickness, and even protection against colorectal cancer. A potent little root, to say the least.
* Oh and apparently it’s an aphrodisiac. Go try that.

So drink it, or eat it! I love adding a small chunk to my juices (I repeat: small chunk, as this is a very potent little root, mind you) or grating some into my smoothies, soups, stir-frys, and desserts. Even hot chocolate with some grated ginger is lovely. Or brown rice, hmm. Try it in any which way you like, a little to begin with, and figure out for yourself how you like to consume this root. I think we could all do with incorporating more into our diet, especially in the winter when our immune system can use all the help it can get.

Ingredients

• 2 ripe peaches, stones removed and flesh cut into small chunks
• 1 frozen banana, sliced
• 1 cup almond milk (or water, but that will make it less creamy)
• 1 handful kale
• 1 tsp chia seeds
• 1 cm / half an inch cube of fresh, peeled ginger, grated (or more if you like a good kick in your smoothie)

Preparation

Step 1

Blend all ingredients at high speed and serve immediately. If your blender is a bit old or just not so high-tech, add the frozen banana bit by bit to spare your machine and add a little more milk or water as needed.