Smoothie recipe for Crohns and Colitis: Immune Booster
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE me a good smoothie during summer months especially. They are refreshing, nutrient dense, an easy way to sneak in vegetables, and can be packed with good quality calories for those in need of weight gain. I am a fan of fat of all kinds so the yogurt you see above is full-fat, homemade SCD yogurt.
Stay tuned – I will be sharing some of my favorite smoothie “themes,” and why they are so beneficial for you and the microbes living in you!
Immune Booster instructions
Throw ingredients above into a high speed blender for 30-60 seconds. For creamier texture add ½ c ice.
Increasing calories
Add 1-2 Tbsp nut butter of choice (peanut, almond, cashew…)
Allergic to nuts? Add 1-2 Tbsp of sunflower butter OR 1-2 Tbsp avocado oil OR ¼ whole avocado
Add ¼ c of coconut milk from can
Allergic to dairy? Or for a vegan variation:
Replace cow’s milk probiotic yogurt with coconut milk or almond milk yogurt (without any food additives).
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Hi! I'm Kim Braly, RD, a clinical researcher and IBD Nutrition Consultant. I specialize in cutting-edge dietary therapies for inflammatory bowel disease that have been shown in multicenter trials to decrease inflammation, alleviate IBD symptoms and induce remission. I'm passionate about offering this effective new option to patients and their families with my 3D-Dietary™ Approach for IBD and helping to usher in a new era of IBD treatment through mentoring and research trial consultation. Let's see what diet can do for you.
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Thank you for the smoothie ideas. I love how you broke down the nutrients and gave some high fat or diet restricted options. As a busy mom, nurse, and Nurse Practitioner student, knowing those tips and tricks makes it so much easier to modify a simple smoothie recipe for whatever I might be missing in my diet that day. I look forward to your future recipes!