Delicious gut friendly papaya digestion smoothie

If you’re not yet a papaya fan, here are a few reasons you should give it a try.

Apart from it tasting like you are on a tropical holiday (possibly because it originated in Mexico and is served on every holiday fruit platter), papaya has a number of digestive health benefits.

Papaya’s get’s its digestive super hero status thanks to an enzyme called papain. Papain may support the digestive process in a number of ways including:

  • reducing stomach bloating

  • easting heartburn

  • preventing constipation due to the high fibre content

  • improving hydrating levels (papaya contains up to 85% water)

  • improving immune health and collagen production due to the high level of Vitamin C (it has one of the highest vitamin C levels per 100 grams)

Payaya Smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 /2 Papaya, diced into small cubes

  • 1 banana, diced

  • 1 handful of baby spinach

  • 1/4 avocado

  • 400 mls coconut water (or milk of choice). Add extra liquid as needed

  • 8 cashews

  • ¼ lime squeezed

  • 1 tbsp of chia seeds

Method          

Blend: ingredients all in a hight speed blender for approximately 60 seconds and serve. 

Serves two

Feed MeMelanie Moffattbreakfast, snack, papaya