It’s one thing to eat foods that can warm you up, like soups and stews, but what about consuming warming spices?
One of our community favorites is the Zinger Tea where this recipe sole purpose is to warm you up when you’re feeling under the weather with spices like cayenne, lemon, and ginger. It’s great to also have a sweet recipe like this Warming Spice Smoothie for the cold months when you’re craving something sweet yet don’t want to reach for ice cream because #burr.
Warming spices are anything from fresh ginger, ground cinnamon, black pepper, cayenne, garlic, and horseradish. These spices can easily be added to any of your savory or sweet dishes such as soup, dips, stir-fry, frittata, or a smoothie like this one.
The great thing about this smoothie recipe is, it’s also rich in fiber from the pumpkin. The color might have given this secret ingredient away, but pumpkin is a good source of fiber which is an important component to make sure every smoothie you make has enough of.
If you new to making smoothies, check out the smoothie 101 guide, otherwise just keep in mind that whenever you make a smoothie try to get a fiber from a vegetable (2-3 cups-ish), a healthy fat, a protein of your choice, and a carbohydrate which for most people is a fruit.
If you don’t like pumpkin for this recipe, you can use steamed or roasted butternut squash or a sweet potato—both options are a great alternative and you’ll be getting similar health benefits from swapping one beta-carotene rich food for another.
