Smoothie1#

3 hours

Max 40 pax (customisable according to client’s need)

Antioxidants in natural foods protect against cell damage and boost our immune system to fight against aging and the diseases we fear most – cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Our 3 hour workshop is interactive, hands-on & highly informative.

1. Objectives:

To understand the importance of antioxidants for health protection, to acquire the know-how for raising our antioxidant intake easily, affordably and tastily – so as to create food variations to suit one’s lifestyle.

2. Information covers:

a) Everyday free radicals
– what they are and do
– how they multiply exponentially, why it is important to arrest their damaging effects early
– common sources, less obvious sources
– heterocyclic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

b) Antioxidants
– what they are, why they are key for fighting cancer and many other chronic diseases
– why it is important for all of us to have a large reserve of them
– from common sources, frozen foods and dried foods
– healthiest sweeteners, how much fruit is too much?
– fruit ripeness
– detoxifying and alkalizing nature of fruit, vegetables, nuts & seeds
– what can deplete antioxidant level in our body

c) Whole food ingredients and nutrition facts from
– fruits like mangoes, bananas
– vegetables like kai lan, broccoli
– nuts and seeds like almonds, flaxseeds

d) other details
– the yin/yang balance
– saving the environment with our fork
– why a plant-based whole food diet is most suited for humans
– washing off pesticides, preparation and blending techniques
– ways to pack and keep smoothies fresh

3. Interaction:

What participants will do:

– Form teams of about 4 persons
– Prepare some ingredients, operate the power blender
– Adjust taste of smoothies, serve smoothies to everyone
– Consider implementation steps for smoothie making at home and workplace
– Share experiences and views, discuss
– Ask questions

Taste Sample:

6 nutrient dense smoothies
(2 fruity, 2 green & 2 nut-milks) .

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