Drink that hangover away with these five smoothie recipes

It’s the 1st of January. Your head is throbbing and your ears are ringing.

While you lie in bed telling yourself it was definitely all worth it, you cannot help but feel a slight sense of guilt as you crawl out of bed looking like something from a horror movie.

We may have just the thing to help.

Although there is nothing better than an oily fry-up after pulling a New Year’s all-nighter, it is not quite packed with all the nutrients needed to get you back on your feet and on the go.

Here are five hangover smoothies that will replenish, revitalise and restore that energy you lost on the dance floor:

1. Love your Liver smoothie

Ingredients

• 3 handfuls of kale or spinach
• 2 sticks celery
• 1- 2 apples
• 1/4 avocado (to make it thick and creamy)
• 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
• 2cm piece of fresh ginger
• A squeeze of lemon
• 1-3 glasses of pure water (adjust according to how you like the consistency)

2. Avo-cacao smoothie

Ingredients

• a teaspoon of cacao powder
• half an avocado
• a small beetroot
• a teaspoon of honey
• an apple
• a thumb sized piece of ginger
• two scoops of whey protein

3. The post-party pick-me-up

Ingredients

• 1 medium banana, cut into chunks
• 50g frozen berries
• 15g rolled oats
• 2 Tbsp cashew butter
• 150ml unsweetened almond milk
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp coconut nectar

4. Coconut water smoothie

Ingredients

• either fresh coconut water or, for less hassle, Vita Coco’s coconut water
• 1/2 tsp of turmeric
• 2 bananas

5. Lifesaver Liver cocktail

Ingredients

• a bottle of water (approximately 500ml)
• 1g vitamin C and a vitamin B complex
• 2-4 capsules of alpha lipoic acid
• 200mg n-acetyl cysteine (NAC)

Source: HarpersBazaar

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