Summer recipes w/ Magnesium-enriched Natural Calm, by www.naturalvitality.com
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Calming Piña Colada Smoothie What better way to relax than with this Calming Piña Colada Smoothie? Not only is this smoothie delicious, but it’s loaded with health benefits! Magnesium can relieve muscle aches, help you to sleep better and decrease anxiety; while pineapple is loaded with anti-inflammatory properties, and bananas contain powerful antioxidants. Servings: 1 Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 0 mins Ingredients 1 teaspoon Natural Calm, Lemon flavor ½ cup frozen pineapple 1 medium frozen banana ½ cup coconut milk beverage Directions Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately.
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Calming Strawberries & Cream Smoothie This delicious Strawberries & Cream Smoothie is perfect as a Valentine’s Day dessert—or your everyday breakfast! Top it with your favorite superfoods (e.g., chia seeds, hemp seeds, etc.) for even more nutritional benefits! Servings: 2 Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 0 mins Ingredients 1 medium frozen banana 3 cups frozen strawberries 1 cup coconut milk beverage (or nut milk of choice) 1 tablespoon Natural Calm, Raspberry-Lemon flavor Directions Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately.
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Natural Vitality Love Potion Smoothie Whip up one of these tasty smoothies with a dose of the libido-promoting botanical maca and calming magnesium. Servings: 1 Ingredients 1 teaspoon maca (available at most natural products stores) 4 organic strawberries 2 organic Medjool dates Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 ice cubes 1 teaspoon Natural Calm Original (Unflavored) 1½ cups unsweetened vanilla nut milk Directions Add 1 teaspoon of Natural Calm to 1 tablespoon of hot water. Allow to cool and set aside. Add strawberries, dates, maca, vanilla, ice cubes, Natural Calm and nut milk to a blender and blend. Serve in a chilled glass with a strawberry garnish and a kiss.
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Lemon and Ginger Calming Tonic If you find yourself battling a sore throat, nothing is better than a hot, soothing tonic. This lemon and ginger healing tonic contains vitamin C for an immunity boost, ginger to open up the sinuses, and magnesium to calm and relax the body. This drink is sugar-free and naturally sweetened with stevia from the Natural Calm, but you can also add raw honey for an antimicrobial boost if extra sweetness is desired. Servings: 2 Prep time: 10 mins Cooking time: 0 mins Ingredients 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, grated 1 tablespoon Natural Calm, Lemon flavor 1 fresh lemon, sliced 2 cups boiling water Raw honey, to taste (optional) Directions Mix ginger and Natural Calm with boiling water and honey (if using), and add the lemon slices to the mugs. Serve warm. For more recipes visit naturalvitality.com
Calmful Raspberry-Coconut Ice Cream (No Ice-Cream Maker Needed!) There’s nothing better than ice cream on a hot summer day, and with this recipe you can get all of the relaxing benefits of magnesium and your antioxidants too! This recipe is dairy-free and low in sugar, making it perfect for vegans, paleo folks and anyone trying to eat more healthily. You can substitute any fruit of choice, and you can also adapt this recipe by adding chocolate chunks, coconut flakes, nuts, or even sprinkles! Servings: 4 Prep time: 1 hour+ Cooking time: 0 mins Ingredients 1 tablespoon Natural Calm, Raspberry-Lemon flavor ½ cup hot water 2 cans full-fat coconut milk Directions 1. Place Natural Calm powder in a glass or mug; add hot water. Let it fizz, then stir until dissolved. Mix with coconut milk and maple syrup. 2. Pour coconut mixture into two ice-cube trays and leave in the freezer overnight. 3. Once frozen, add the ice cubes to a food processor, along with the raspberries, and process until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary, until the mixture is the consistency of soft serve. Serve as is, or freeze for an additional 15–20 minutes until the mixture is firm, then scoop and serve. ¼ cup maple syrup 2 cups frozen raspberries Note: If a chunkier ice cream is desired, add the raspberries at the very end once the coconut mixture is already smooth. For more recipes visit naturalvitality.com
Detoxifying Beet & Berry Smoothie This Detoxifying Beet & Berry Smoothie is a wonderful way to get the benefits of beets without even realizing you’re eating them. Beets are well known for aiding in the body’s detoxification process, and they also help to fight inflammation. This smoothie uses stevia to provide a touch of sweetness without adding sugar, but you can also use your favorite natural sweetener (e.g., honey, maple syrup, fruit, etc.) to taste instead. Servings: 1 Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 0 mins Ingredients 1 medium beet, cooked, skin removed, and cooled 1 cup frozen mixed berries ½ cup almond milk ½ cup ice 1 teaspoon Natural Calm, Raspberry-Lemon flavor Vanilla stevia drops, to taste (optional) Directions Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately. Tip: Be sure to use fresh beets for the best flavor and to get the most nutritional value. To cook beets, place the beets in a medium saucepan, add enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook on medium heat for 45–60 minutes, or until the skins can be rubbed off with your fingers. (To test one, fish it out of the pot with a pair of tongs and run it under cold water until it’s cool enough to handle.) For more recipes visit naturalvitality.com
Anti-inflammatory Ginger & Citrus Smoothie This Anti-inflammatory Ginger & Citrus Smoothie is an amazing way to wake up your taste buds and digestive system! Ginger and turmeric are well known for their anti-inflammatory properties, and this smoothie combines them with fresh oranges (full of vitamin C), cashews for a bit of protein and healthy fats, and cayenne to increase absorption of nutrients. Swap this smoothie for your morning glass of orange juice, and your body will thank you. Servings: 2 Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 0 mins Ingredients 1 medium banana 2 medium oranges, peeled ½-inch knob of fresh ginger ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon Natural Calm, Lemon flavor (optional) Directions Add banana, oranges, ginger, turmeric, Natural Calm (if using), cashews, water and ice to a blender and blend until smooth. Top with a dash of cayenne pepper. Enjoy immediately. 2 tablespoons cashews ½ cup water ½ cup ice Cayenne pepper For more recipes visit naturalvitality.com
Calming Summer Slushie This Calming Summer Slushie is a great way to cool off in the heat! Not only does it contain magnesium to help ease growing pains, build strong bones and promote good-quality sleep, but it’s incredibly delicious as well and doesn’t contain any added sugar! With just two ingredients and ice, it’s easy to make on any hot afternoon. Servings: 2 Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 0 mins Ingredients 3 cups cubed watermelon 2 teaspoons Natural Calm, Raspberry-Lemon flavor 3 cups ice Directions Add watermelon to a blender and blend until liquefied. Add the Natural Calm and ice and blend until there are no large chunks of ice and the mixture is the consistency of a smoothie. Enjoy immediately. For more recipes visit naturalvitality.com
Calming Dairy-Free Cherry Ice Cream Get your ice cream on minus the cream with this dairy-free recipe. Sweetened with maple syrup and boosted with a dose of calming magnesium from Natural Vitality’s Natural Calm, this ice cream won’t leave you screaming from sugar withdrawal. Servings: 4 Ingredients 1 teaspoon of Natural Calm, Cherry flavor 1 tablespoon of hot water (to mix with the Natural Calm) 1 can of Native Forest organic coconut cream—5.4 fl oz 2 cans of Native Forest organic coconut milk—13.5 fl oz per can ½ cup of frozen cherries 1 vanilla bean 1 tablespoon of maple syrup Directions 1. Blend organic coconut milk and cream in a blender or large mixing bowl. 2. Pour the blended coconut cream and milk into three regular-size ice-cube trays. Leave in the freezer overnight. If you don’t have ice-cube trays, leave the cans in the freezer overnight. 3. Add 1 tbsp of hot water to 1 tsp of cherry Natural Calm and set aside. 4. Cut the vanilla pod in two and scoop out the seeds and set aside. 5. Remove the ice cube trays from the freezer and pop out. If you didn’t use ice-cube trays, leave the cans out for 10 minutes and scoop out the coconut milk/cream. If you’re scooping out of the can, you might need to loosen up the rim of the can to separate the coconut Notes: • If you’d like to add cherry chunks to the ice cream, cut up ½ cup of frozen cherries and manually mix them into the ice cream until they spread evenly. This step can be done after step 7. • If desired, garnish with fresh mint, whole cherries or chopped nuts • We recommend using local, organic and non-GMO ingredients. cream so it’s easier to scoop out, as it can stick to the edges. 6. Add all the cubes to a food processor and blend for 5 minutes. If you have a small food processor, add the cubes in two batches. 7. Add frozen cherries, maple syrup, cherry Natural Calm (mixed with water) and vanilla bean seeds to the food processor and blend for 2 minutes. 8. Place in a tight-seal container in the fridge for an hour. 9. Use an ice-cream scooper to scoop ice cream into small bowls. 10. Any leftover ice cream can go back in the tight-seal container and be stored in the freezer for 3–4 days. The ice-cream will harden while in the freezer and needs to be left out for 5-15 minutes before re-serving. For more recipes visit naturalvitality.com
