Are you always feeling tired? Easily catching flu or colds? Or are you falling sick often? That can only mean one thing; your body's ability to fight against infections has been weakened.
To boost your immunity, it's important to consume all the basic vitamins and minerals in their natural forms as these will promote the proper functioning of cells, especially white blood cells which help protect your body.
The primary vitamins and minerals to strengthen your immune system are vitamins A, C, and E, folic acid, selenium, and zinc.
That's why a healthy diet is a foundation for a healthy immune system. Besides that, these vitamin combo smoothies can serve as a way to boost your immune system in a more practical way. They'll not only leave you protected and satisfied but also give you a subtle glow and slim you down due to their low-calorie levels.
Pumpkin Seeds Reishi Mushroom Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup collard greens- chopped
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- 1 cup yellow squash – chopped (raw)
- 1 lime – juiced
- 5 sprigs cilantro – stemmed
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 tsp reishi mushroom powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
Pumpkin seeds are rich in magnesium, a vital nutrient for everything from sore muscles to a balanced sleep cycle, to digestion.
They’re also a great source of zinc and Omega-3s.
Reishi mushroom powder is a potent immunity booster, as well as a natural cancer fighter.
Pair these two superfoods with nutrient-dense, collard greens (protein, vitamins K, A and C), a creamy base of squash (vitamin A), and applesauce, a tart lemon (vitamin C), and the tickling sensation of cilantro, and you have a low calorie, low sugar, low carb snack.
This smoothie will make your body and your mind feel like a million bucks.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per 12 ounce serving
- 105 calories
- 4g fat
- 15g carbs
- 4g protein
Rosehip Beetroot Wonder
Ingredients
- 1 cup beets - scrubbed, chopped
- 2 mandarin oranges – peeled
- 1 lemon – juiced
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 tsp rose hips
- 1 tbsp white mulberries
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
This classic detox combination gets a superfood twist with rose hips and mulberries.
One of the few fruits that contain protein, mulberries are chock full of antioxidants, most specifically the antioxidant resveratrol, which has been shown to have positive “longevity” effects on your internal organs as well as skin.
The round part of the rose flower just below the petals is high in vitamin C and is often used to treat a variety of stomach ailments.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per 12 ounce serving
- 69 calories
- 0g fat
- 17g carbs
- 3g fiber
- 11g sugar
- 1g protein
Kumquats Hemp Seed Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup Swiss chard- chopped
- 1 pear – chopped
- ½ cup pineapples- chopped
- ¼ cup kumquats
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
The combination of vitamins and antioxidants fighting against wrinkles and other signs of aging in kumquats make them great for skin health.
Moreover, their peel is edible thus can be thrown in the blender whole.
On the other hand, hemp seeds have a great 3:1 balance of omega-3and omega-6 fatty acids, and are often called a "perfect protein."
They also have a good serving of soluble fiber, great for digestion.
This low calorie, low carb, and nutrient-dense smoothie is the perfect treat for when you're craving something sweet, but don't want to fill your day with processed sugar.
Yields2 servings
Nutrition facts per serving
- 123 calories
- 3g fat
- 16g sugar
- 5g fiber
- 3g protein
- 24g carbs
Zucchini Honeydew Moringa Booster
Ingredients
- 1 zucchini – chopped
- ½ cup honeydew
- 1 ½ cups grapes
- 1 tsp moringa
- 1 tbsp flaxseed
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Traditionally, a cordial is a sweet, after-dinner drink, but you can have this smoothie any time of day and feel amazing.
Zucchini and honeydew melon are incredibly hydrating, and moringa powder is high in antioxidants.
Both of these combined make this another excellent smoothie for your skin!
Additionally, moringa (which is native to India) may also help lower cholesterol and blood sugar.
Flaxseeds round out this low calorie, low-fat treat, providing a healthy dose of Omega-3s and absolutely no guilt.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition facts per serving
- 94 calories
- 4g fat
- 19g carbs
- 3g fiber
- 15g sugar
- 5g protein
Ginger Cantaloupe Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup collard greens
- 1 yellow squash- chopped (raw)
- 1 ½ cups grapes
- 1 cup cantaloupe
- 1/2 inch ginger - peeled
- 1 tsp matcha powder
- 1 tbsp hemp seed
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Gingerol, the main bioactive compound in ginger, is the compound responsible for the majority of ginger’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
In addition to naturally treating nausea, ginger may also help keep blood sugar in check, as well as help with sore muscles.
A powdered green tea that provides energy and a centred feeling at the same time, matcha is a perfect alternative to coffee, and hemp seed is the ideal vegan source of Omega-3.
Combine these superfoods with hydrating cantaloupe and grapes, creamy squash, and nutrient-dense collard greens, and you have a spicy, energizing drink that will make your whole body feel like a new man.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 107 calories
- 4g fat
- 20g carbs
- 4g fiber
- 15g sugar
- 8g protein
Signature Noni Shake
Ingredients
- 1 cup Swiss chard- chopped
- 1 apple – chopped
- 1 oz kumquats
- 1 kiwi - peeled
- 1 tsp noni fruit powder
- 1 tbsp quinoa flakes
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
With the right amount of fiber and vitamin C, kumquats are an easy, sweet addition to smoothies — you can throw them into your blender whole!
A tropical superfood, noni fruit has a history of being used to treat antibacterial infections.
It’s even been studied as a way to temporarily alleviate pain and is often a holistic treatment for headaches.
With an additional burst of vitamin C from a kiwi, apple and chard, and healthy fiber, protein, and Omega-3s from quinoa flakes, this is the perfect low-calorie way to radiate from the inside out.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 98 calories
- 6g fat
- 24g carbs
- 5g fiber
- 5g sugar
- 7g protein
Wheatgrass Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup swiss chard - chopped
- 1 cup honeydew melon - chopped
- 1 orange – peeled
- 1 tsp wheatgrass powder
- 2 tbsp coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Wheatgrass is one of the HEALTHIEST things you can eat because it includes protein, chlorophyll, and 17 amino acids - almost all the minerals known to man.
Swiss chard is practically bursting with vitamin A and K, while honeydew is full of vitamin C and potassium.
This light smoothie is certainly not light on nutrients, which means that your body will be feeling fantastic, and nothing makes a person “beach body ready” like glowing skin and a radiant smile.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 111 calories
- 4g fat
- 18g carbs
- 4g fiber
- 14g sugar
- 4g protein
Mangosteen Hemp Power Shake
Ingredients
- 1 cup collard greens - chopped
- 1 ½ cups grapes
- 1 apple – chopped
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 tsp mangosteen powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Tropical fruit with anti-inflammatory properties and high amounts of vitamin C per serving, mangosteen is often used to boost the immune system and treat skin rashes naturally.
An excellent source of both Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids, hempseeds are a WHOLE food protein, providing essential amino acids your body doesn't produce on its own.
Mix these superfoods with a fiber-filled apple, cancer-fightingpolyphenols from grapes, and super healthy collards (vitamins A, C and K), and you’ve got a smoothie that’s big on nutrients but low in calories.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 118 calories
- 2g fat
- 24g carbs
- 5g fiber
- 17g sugar
- 3g protein
Spinach Dill Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups baby spinach
- 2 persian cucumbers
- 1 pear – chopped
- 1 lime – juiced
- 2 sprigs dill
- 1 tsp pomegranate powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Dill’s natural oils make it a “chemoprotective,” which means that it can help neutralize certain carcinogens like cigarette smoke.
In addition to being full of antioxidants, regular consumption of pomegranates and pomegranate powder has been shown to lower the rate of heart disease and blood pressure.
This low- calorie, hydrating detox drink won’t just make your immune system happy; your skin will look fabulous too.
Thanks to the vitamin C from the lime, pear and spinach, and the water-infused cucumbers.
If you prefer your smoothies on the “greener” side, this one is sure to satisfy.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 85 calories
- 3g fat
- 22g carbs
- 6g fiber
- 8g sugar
- 4g protein
Lemon Orange Red Bell Pepper Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper - seeded
- 1 orange - peeled
- 1 roma tomato
- 4 sprigs parsley – stemmed
- 1/2 lemon - juiced
- 3 tbsp almonds
- 1/8 tsp Himalayan salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
When stressed, one of the first vitamins to get used up in your body is vitamin C (which is why you might sometimes find yourself getting sick after a stressful week).
Luckily, this smoothie has vitamin C in spades, thanks to the lemon, orange, and red bell pepper.
There's also a dose of healthy fats and protein from almonds and over 84 minerals in a tiny pinch of Himalayan salt.
This particularly "green" smoothie will replenish your immune system without adding extra calories, giving you something to feel good about all day long.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 138 calories
- 5g fat
- 22g carbs
- 6g fiber
- 14g sugar
- 5g protein
Chamomile Coconut Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spring mix
- 1 zucchini – chopped
- 1 cup cantaloupe - chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1/2 lemon – juiced
- 1 tbsp chamomile flowers
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy
Used medicinally in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and up to today, chamomile tea is a common natural sleep aid.
It may also have slight muscle relaxant properties, which means that both your mind and body should feel calm after drinking this smoothie.
With hydrating cantaloupe, zucchini, and coconut water, anti-inflammatory ginger, and alkalizing lemon, this calming elixir is the perfect drink after a long day.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 85 calories
- 1g fat
- 17g carbs
- 2g fiber
- 14g sugar
- 3g protein
Rambutan Lavender Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 green zucchini
- 1 cup honeydew melon - chopped
- 1 cup grapes
- 3 rambutan - peeled, pitted
- 1/2 lemon – juiced
- 1/2 tsp lavender
- 1 tsp maqui berry
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredient into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, rambutans look like little sea urchins on the outside, and have a white, fleshy fruit inside that has a taste similar to a slightly sour grape.
High in vitamin C, copper and iron, rambutan is also rich in phosphorus, which helps the kidney transfer waste out of the body.
Lavender has been shown to help with fungal infections, wound healing, and general anxiety — it’s a potent calming herb.
Add in some alkalizing lemon, antioxidant-rich maqui berry and grapes, hydrating honeydew and zucchini, and you have a smoothie that’s as calming and refreshing as a tropical summer breeze.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 85 calories
- 21g carbs
- 5g fiber
- 16g sugar
- 2g protein
CamuCamu Basil Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz baby spinach
- 4 oz cantaloupe
- 1 pear – chopped
- 4 leaves basil
- 1 tsp camucamu powder
- 1 tbsp pea protein
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Camu camu, a fruit native to Peru and Brazil, has the most vitamin C per serving than almost any other recorded food, making it a solid immune booster as well as helpful in the fight against wrinkles.
Basil is another natural aid against aging, and both cantaloupe and pear provide a good serving of fiber, beta carotene, potassium, and vitamin A.
Throw in some nutrient-dense spinach and some pea protein, and you have a completely vegan meal replacement.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 94 calories
- 0g fat
- 22g carbs
- 3g fiber
- 12g sugar
- 5g protein
Kiwi Mangosteen Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 cup cantaloupe- chopped
- 2 kiwis – peeled
- 1 tsp mangosteen powder
- 2 tbsp coconut flakes
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Mangosteen is a tropical fruit known for being high in fiber and low in calories, as well as having a good serving of vitamin C, magnesium and potassium.
There have also been a few studies highlighting this delicate fruit’s ability to help fight against cancer, as well as its immune-boosting effects.
Kiwis have about five times the amount of vitamin C found in an orange, while spinach is full of vitamin C and vitamin A.
Get your immune system revved up while toasting to warm weather with this tropical, fruity smoothie!
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 94 calories
- 2g fat
- 19g carbs
- 4g fiber
- 12g sugar
- 3g protein
Apricot Flaxseed Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 cup honeydew melon - chopped
- 2 apricots – pitted
- 1/2 lemon – juiced
- 1 tbsp chamomile flowers
- 1 tbsp flaxseed
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Apricot season is quite short — the end of May through mid-July — which means you should eat these high-fiber, beta-carotene infused fruits while you can!
This smoothie, which is perfect for those quiet moments before or after a big day, also includes chamomile, a mild relaxant and sleep aid.
Because of its serving of Omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseed is another excellent way to relax your muscles.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 62 calories
- 2g fat
- 13g carbs
- 4g fiber
- 7g sugar
- 2g protein
Peach Lucuma Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup swiss chard - chopped
- 1 peach – pitted
- 1 orange – peeled
- 1 tbsp flaxseed
- 1 tsp lucuma powder
- 2 tbsp coconut cream
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
An incredibly sweet summer fruit, peaches are a rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and fibre.
A natural sweetener that’s high in fiber but low in actual sugar, lucuma is a great addition to any smoothie, and flaxseed is rich in omega-3, fiber and protein.
Add in a bit more fiber from swiss chard (plus vitamins K, A and C), and sweeten it up with an orange and some coconut cream.
This smoothie not only feels like a dessert, but it's fantastic for your digestive needs as well.
Yields2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 119 calories
- 5g fat
- 18g carbs
- 6g fiber
- 5g sugar
- 7g protein
Watermelon Cherrie SSmoothie
Ingredients
- 1 yellow squash
- 5 oz watermelon
- 3 oz cherries – pitted
- 1 apple - chopped
- 1 tsp maqui berry powder
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
As the unofficial fruit of summer, watermelon makes the perfect blended drink because of its high water content (as well as vitamin A and lycopene).
Another summer favorite, cherries contain melatonin — which helps to normalize sleep/wake patterns — and have also been shown to reduce soreness.
Add an apple for fiber, and maqui berry powder for loads of antioxidants, as well as vitamin C, calcium and iron, and you, have the perfect nutritious drink to kick back with, on a hot summer afternoon.
Yields2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 133 calories
- 5g fat
- 33g carbs
- 8g fiber
- 5g sugar
- 2g protein
Pluot Blueberry Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 yellow squash - chopped
- 1 orange – peeled
- 1 pluot – pitted
- 3 oz blueberries
- 1/2 lemon – juiced
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
High in fiber and low in sugar, blueberries have been shown to help reduce the risk of cognitive decline.
Pairing them with a vitamin C-infused orange and lemon, an incredibly sweet pluot (an apricot/plum hybrid full of fiber, potassium, and even more vitamin C) can bring it to another level.
Additionally, a yellow squash (vitamin A and … you guessed it, more vitamin C!) and healthy fat and protein from Chia seeds create a perfect breakfast smoothie, that will help you feel energetic and fresh all day long.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 127 calories
- 3g fat, 25g carbs
- 5g fiber
- 8g sugar
- 4g protein
Lychees Spinach Lucuma Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 cup cantaloupe - chopped
- 1 cup grapes
- 3 lychees - peeled, pitted
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 tsp lucuma powder
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth
- Serve and enjoy!
Lychee, a sweet, delicate fruit native to China, has a remarkable amount of vitamin C, as well as fiber and quercetin, an antioxidant with powerful anti-inflammatory properties.
Ginger is another anti-inflammatory powerhouse, which means this smoothie is top-notch for helping you clear your skin of impurities from the inside out.
In addition to having a hefty serving of vitamin K, spinach has both zinc and magnesium, two minerals that are beneficial to your skin.
Lucuma, which is native to Peru, has been studied for its ability to help wounds and irritations heal quicker.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 75 calories
- 5g fat
- 18g carbs
- 8g fiber
- 16g sugar
- 7g protein
Meyer Lemon Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz collard greens
- 4 oz honeydew
- 1 pear – chopped
- 1 meyer lemon – peeled
- 3 sprigs mint
- 3 tbsp cashews
- 1 cup waterw
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
A hybrid of a Mandarin orange and traditional lemon, meyer lemons have less of a tart bite than traditional lemons do.
The skin of the meyer lemon is so thin that it can be eaten whole.
More recently, meyer lemons have been touted as a natural remedy for occasional heartburn: Eat half a meyer lemon before a meal that usually causes you pain, and it should protect your stomach lining. Hence, the symptoms of heartburn are less severe!
This naturally soothing and refreshing smoothie also has mint, which settles the stomach.
Backyard barbecues are fun, but if you’re feeling the effects of all that rich food and drink, this smoothie is the perfect nightcap.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 150 calories
- 4g fat
- 24g carbs
- 6g fiber
- 8g sugar
- 4g protein
Parsnips Swiss Chard Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz swiss chard
- 3 oz parsnips
- 1 orange - peeled
- 4 oz pineapple
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy
Parsnips are a starchy, high fiber, low calorie vegetable, making them a perfect base for a smoothie, and a great substitute for potatoes in many recipes.
They’re also a good source of folate and vitamin C.
Another great source of vitamin C is pineapple, which actually has more vitamin C per serving than an orange.
Chia seeds are an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids (which is great if you’re a vegan, or just not into fish oil), as well as fiber, magnesium and calcium.
Swiss chard is one of the most nutrient- dense greens out there, full of antioxidants, beta-carotene, and yes, even more vitamin C.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 137 calories
- 2g fat
- 29g carbs
- 6g protein
Rose Hip Pepper Smoothie
Ingredients
- 5 oz mini peppers - seeded
- 1 orange - peeled
- 4 oz pineapple
- 1/2 lemon - juiced
- 1 tsp rose hips powder
- 3 tbsp almonds
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
Rose hips are often touted as having immune-boosting properties, but have also been used for centuries to ease digestion (making this smoothie perfect for an after-barbecue treat).
With all the health benefits of their larger counterparts (vitamin C, vitamin A and iron), mini peppers are an adorable — and easier to blend — option for smoothies.
An orange, half a lemon, and pineapple round out the immune-boosting powers of this smoothie, and help balance the taste of the mini peppers.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 193 calories
- 8g fat
- 21g carbs
- 7g fiber
- 14g sugar
- 5g protein
Apple Cider Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz swiss chard
- 1 apple - chopped
- 2 oz rhubarb
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1/2 lemon - juiced
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp walnuts
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
Directions
- Add all the ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy
It may not be one of the flashiest superfoods out there, but apple cider vinegar (ACV) has some pretty amazing properties.
Studies have linkedconsumption of apple cider vinegar to improved insulin sensitivity (great for people watching their sugar intake), as well as weight loss.
Ginger is a great natural anti-inflammatory, and when it’s combined with ACV and lemon, creates an alkalizing, germ-vanquishing smoothie that basically high fives your immune system.
Add in an apple and rhubarb for fiber, swiss chard for vitamins A, K and C, and walnuts for healthy fats, and you’ll be radiating from the inside out.
Yields 2 servings
Nutrition Facts per serving
- 139 calories
- 7g fat
- 18g carbs
- 4g fiber
- 6g sugar
- 4g fiber
