Pear, Kiwifruit and Lime Smoothie

Weights for weight, kiwifruits contain more vitamin C than oranges. Athletes often suffer muscle damage during training and, even with precautions, often seem to attract bangs, knocks and other injuries. Ensuring that there is enough vitamin C in your diet helps protect against muscle damage, and leads to a reduction in muscle soreness and improved general healing. Vitamin C may also help to increase oxygen uptake and aerobic energy production.

2 ripe pears

3 kiwifruits

½ lime

Wash the pears, peel the kiwifruits and scrub the lime, Slice the fruit into even-sized pieces then juice. Pour into a glass, add a couple of ice cubes and decorate with slices or pear, if liked.

Makes 300ml (1/2 pint); Serves 1

Nutrition note:

This juice is an excellent source of vitamin C and B6, copper, magnesium and phosphorus and produces useful amounts of calcium.

Per Serving:   Calories                 :               210

Fat                          :               1.2g

Carbohydrate        :               49g

Iron                         :               1.3mg (9% RNI)

Calcium                 :               78 mg (11% RNI)

Taken From: Power Juices

By Penny Hunking & Fiona Hunter

Published in Great Britain in 2002 a division of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London

ISBN 0 600 60449 7

A CIP catalogue of this recipe is available from the British Library.

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Dan Bennett