Healthy holiday smoothie and drink recipes

Holiday Peppermint Smoothie

Peppermint can reduce headaches and help you feel rejuvenated. And this smoothie makes a tasty alternative to eggnog. Garnish it with a pretty rim of crushed candy cane.

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Chilly-Day Hot Cocoa Mix

This sweet treat is an easy-to-assemble gift for friends and neighbours. Keep some on hand to help warm up after a long day out in the cold winter weather.

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Happy Holidays Smoothie

This energizing cranberry smoothie with a festive looks boosts HDL (“good”) cholesterol, and the cranberries are also a good source of vitamin C-potentially boosting your immune system during cold and flu season. The coconut water hydrates, helping to counter the dry winter air.

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Spicy Banana Smoothie

Stuck in the banana-smoothie doldrums? We spiced things up by adding three aromatic, and antioxidant-packed, holiday spices: cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. They give this creamy smoothie a dessert-like appeal.

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Mulled Cider and Cranberry

Both apples and cranberries are at their best in the fall. This recipe brings together these two great flavours to make a delicious warm drink.

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Raspberry Mocha Smoothie

This well-rounded smoothie offers a little bit of everything: fruit, protein and even chocolate (for the antioxidants, of course).

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Vanilla Chai Latte

Start your chilly morning with a delicious, all-in-one nutritional Vega One Vanilla Chai Latte.

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Pumpkin-Banana Smoothie

Pumpkin makes for a decadent dessert drink or a healthy breakfast smoothie. Rich in beta-carotene and vitamin C, this squash is also low in calories and high in fibre.

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Immunity-Boosting Smoothie

Boost your immunity during the cold winter months with antioxidant-packed blueberries and cranberries and vitamin C-rich strawberries and apples.

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Hot Chili Chocolate

Warm up a cold winter day with a cup of this spicy hot chocolate. The added chili peppers give this drink an extra boost of vitamins A and C.

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