Acai berries are being touted as the new weight loss phenomenon. Everyone’s talking about them, try searching in Google for ‘Acai ‘ and see how many results come back! Well, definitely there’s also a a lot missing in terms of real clinical research which verifies some of the claims made by acai berry product vendors. But the fact is that, whether miracle fat burner or not, acai berries are excellent for you generally.
They’re a good source of dietary, and are rich in phytonutrients and Omega-3 fatty acids. On the weightloss front, they are believed to boost the metabolism, so speeding up the rate at which fat is burnt up. Learn more.
While acai berry products come in varying shapes, textures and sizes, it’s usually a great idea to stick to the fruit in its natural form as that is where you get the greatest nutritional value. If the very idea of eating lots of plain fruit does not sound appealing, here are three fast, simple and easy to follow recipes for giving yourself a berry treat:
1. Acai Power Breakfast
Ingredients: 1 cup acai berries, cubed or sliced, 1 cup muesli (or cornflakes), 1/2 cup soy milk.
The ingredients speak for themselves! Combining acai berries and breakfast cereal is a great way to commence the day, since it kick-starts your metabolism and gives you sufficient energy to power thru your day and still feel great at the end of it. It is always possible to add other seasonal fruit to this bowl of breakfast goodness to make it even healthier.
2. Chocolate and Acai Super Smoothie
Ingredients: 1 cup milk, 2 tbsps chocolate mix or protein powder, 21/2 tbsps acai berry pulp, 1 scoop reduced fat vanilla icecream and 1 banana
Extraordinarily simple to prepare: just put all of the above ingredients together in your blender, give it 1 or 2 bursts and your super smoothie is prepared! This is packed with nutrients and energy and will keep your going for hours.
3. Cooling Acai Refresher
Ingredients: 200 ml Acai juice, 2-3 tbsps each of orange and lemon juice, 200 ml club soda, mint leaves, ice.
It’s summer, the sun is blazing down, the heat is intense and you’re possibly dehydrated. The easiest way to rehydrate, while also giving yourself a pleasant, cooling break from the heat is to make yourself an Acai drink utilizing the ingredients listed above. Crush the ice and mix it along with the acai, lemon and orange. Slowly pour in the soda while stirring, and finally top the mixture off with some crushed mint leaves.
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