New Year’s Cheers

Health Notes by Dr. Liz

January 1, 2024

Raise a glass to 2024 with all new drinks from our Coffee & Juice Bar, designed to be just as delicious as they are nutritious. New this year, we’re also offering açaí smoothies made with Sambazon’s organic, Fair Trade açaí for the ultimate superfood nutrition in a sensational, sippable smoothie. Check out these Health Notes by Dr. Liz and see for yourself!

Açaí-U-Later: açaí, mango, banana and spinach blended with fresh ginger and orange juice
Infuse your cold winter mornings with this power-packed smoothie chock-full of antioxidants, fiber and a host of crucial vitamins and minerals essential to seasonal health. A medium 16-ounce smoothie supplies:

• 330 calories (about 15% of daily energy needs) and over 2000% of vitamin A requirements as carotenes from spinach, mango and açaí, which are health-boosting antioxidants
• juice from ginger root, with stomach-soothing compound called gingerol
• over 200% of vitamin K needs, a fat-soluble vitamin involved in bone health
• an array of B vitamins, like niacin and vitamin B6, crucial in supporting energy metabolism and healthy circulation
• about ⅓ of magnesium and potassium needs, two minerals critical for proper muscle function—especially during exercise
• close to ⅓ of fiber needs, which not only aids in feeling full but also helps promote healthy digestive track function

Açaí-I-O: açaí, blueberries, banana, chia seeds blended with fresh carrot and pineapple juice
This smoothie is sure to “warm” up your body this winter with an array of immune- and metabolism-boosting micronutrients. Each 16-ounce smoothie supplies just under 360 calories and:

• 45% of the Daily Value for fiber, including prebiotic soluble fibers from blueberries and chia seeds that serve as “food” for gut bacteria, which, in turn, helps boost gut and immune health as well as keeping you feeling full
• a wealth of antioxidants from açaí and blueberries called anthocyanins that bolster your defenses against everyday oxidative damage caused by dry-heated air and environmental pollutants, and potentially also protecting your brain against neurogenerative decline due to oxidative damage
• a staggering 2200% of vitamin A needs as carotenoids and 100+% of vitamin C requirements, which both work hard as anti-aging antioxidants within your skin surface
• a good dose of minerals such as copper and magnesium (thanks to chia seeds) that support both muscle function and healthy energy metabolism

The Pear-rrot: pear, carrot, pineapple, lemon and ginger juice
This gorgeously golden juice makes a great wintertime drink staple with its refreshing taste and nourishing ingredients. In less than 230 calories, you get:

• over 3000% of vitamin A requirements as carotenoids, primarily from carrot juice that operate as antioxidants infusing protection to virtually all body cells—specifically skin, brain and immune cells
• a hefty 100% of vitamin C needs from a juiced whole lemon, which also includes special compounds called bioflavonoids that studies have shown protect heart and brain health
• a collective 20% of potassium daily needs, an often-lacking mineral in peoples’ diets during wintertime that plays a year-round role in regulating healthy blood pressure
• a dose of ginger root juice that studies show helps calm stomach upset or queasiness

Evergreen: spinach, kale, ginger, lemon, apple and pear juice
This juice packs to the max an array of critical vitamins and minerals for chilly-weather protection, which supports healthy skin barrier and intestinal tract lining along with so much more. A medium juice (16 oz.) supplies 220 calories and: 

• 700% of vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin with roles in bone health and circulation 
• A staggering 1500% of vitamin A needs as carotenoids, which are powerful antioxidants that along with vitamin C work to protect skin, muscle, brain and other cells from everyday damage caused by air pollution and the like 
• Over 20% of B vitamins along with 35% of iron needs, which all support energy metabolism throughout the body 
• 40% of magnesium needs, a major mineral typically lacking in many people’s diets, which supports healthy mood and sleep along with assisting in muscle function and blood pressure regulation

Tickle Me Ginger: mango blended with fresh pear, ginger, apple and spinach plus cinnamon and Vital Proteins collagen
Consider this smoothie your new best friend as you navigate staying healthy this winter. A 16-oz. smoothie supplies: 

• Only 325 calories jam packed with immune-boosting vitamin C at 270% of needs and other powerful immune-boosting ingredients thanks to mangos, spinach juice and ginger juice 
• A staggering 1900% of vitamin A needs as carotenoids, which are powerful antioxidants that along with vitamin C protect skin, muscle, brain and other body cells from everyday damage caused by air pollution and the like that can challenge the immune system and accelerate aging 
• A whopping 35% of the mineral potassium critical in healthy circulation and fluid balance. 
• 100% of folate Daily Value, a B vitamin need for healthy pregnancy and blood cell development, along with 30% of fiber needs per serving makes this smoothie a must for overall and digestive tract health

Muscle Up Butter Cup: banana, almond butter and spinach blended with almond milk and Vega chocolate protein
This smoothie is a perfect recovery drink as you rev up your wintertime fitness plan. A 16 oz. smoothie supplies:

• 440 calories of filling nutrition that supplies more than a meal’s worth of powerful nutrition including over 100% of vitamin A needs and 350% of vitamin K (vital for bone health) 
• A whopping 31 grams of vegan protein (60% of the Daily Value) thanks to almond butter and Vega protein powder. Drinking this smoothie post-workout supplies critical essential amino acids including Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) that aid in muscle protein recovery.
• 25% of fiber needs that promotes healthy digestive tract function and helps curb your appetite along with a staggering 50% of iron needs critical for healthy circulation and muscles

Drop by your local Nugget Market to enjoy these seasonal sips while you can!

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