Apple Cider Vinegar Smoothie

This Apple Cider Vinegar Smoothie is the most delicious and healthy start to your day! It's the perfect immune booster for cold and flu season and so refreshing during the summer months. The Apple Cider Vinegar blended with berries and orange juice makes THE most delicious combo!

I make this magical drink for my boys every day and they gladly slurp it down!  The idea for adding apple cider vinegar to this smoothie came last summer when the stomach bug was sweeping through my son's soccer team and school {not the most glamorous topic....I know}.

Desperate to find a way to keep him from getting it and passing it along to my then under two year old, because if you're a parent you know how NOT fun that would be, I was looking up ways to prevent it and apple cider vinegar continuously popped up in my searches.  I've been taking a shot of ACV every day for years, for all the amazing benefits, but surely my kids would never drink it knowingly.

I thought if I added it to a smoothie with already sour ingredients, like raspberries and orange juice, it might just add a little more "tang" without the noticeable ACV flavor.  And that is exactly what happened!  The vinegar actually intensifies the flavors in all the right ways. If I leave the vinegar out of this daily smoothie for any reason, my kids can immediately notice the difference and request the "other" smoothie including it.

It has since been renamed the "healthy" smoothie in our house!

Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits

Let’s talk just a few benefits of this incredible ingredient:

• Supports a healthy immune system
• Helps maintain normal glucose levels
• Contains prebiotics to support a healthy gut - and as we know, the majority of our immune system is in our gut

Source: https://www.bragg.com/products/organic-apple-cider-vinegar

This along with the vitamin C from the berries and gut health benefits from the collagen makes this drink a health powerhouse!

Which Apple Cider Vinegar is best?

Apple cider vinegar that is raw, unfiltered, and contains the "Mother" is going to be the best, and healthiest option!  Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar is a great and popular choice, but you can also now find many generic and store brands that are raw and contain the "Mother".

What is the "Mother" in Apple Cider Vinegar?

The Mother in Apple Cider Vinegar is essentially connected protein enzyme molecules that gives raw vinegar the murky and cloudy appearance.  These molecules contain the beneficial bacteria and proteins that give ACV the health promoting benefits.

During the refining process, the "mother" is removed and these health properties are destroyed.  This is why "raw and unfiltered" apple cider vinegar is best for the amazing health benefits.

Apple Cider Vinegar Smoothie: Ingredients

Banana, frozen

Berries, frozen

Dates or Honey

Dairy-free yogurt or coconut cream

Apple Cider Vinegar

Orange Juice

Unflavored Collagen

Process

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Done! How easy is that for your daily dose of wellness?!

Paleo Option

This smoothie can easily be made paleo by simply swapping the dairy free yogurt for coconut cream or omitting all together! It’s also important to use fresh orange juice to ensure there are no unnecessary additives.

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📖 Recipe

Comment below and let me know all the ways you like to sneak in some ACV!

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