Super-boost your tresses with our bespoke hair-superfood recipes brought to you by The Little Deli, Crosby!
So it’s that time of year when we have over indulged and we are all partied out! Now it’s time to get some nourishment to help our bodies along and get maximum output for minimum input! We realise that January can be particularly long and the dark mornings and nights can make us feel like there is literally no light at the end of the tunnel; and that is where The Little Deli can help to add a whole load of rainbow to your month.
For January, Nutrition Experts Julie Sutton and Rania Crosbie of The Little Deli Crosby have created a ‘Save Me Smoothie’ recipe that is guaranteed to add sunshine to your day and a whole load of nutrition and shine to your hair. They have made their recipe quick, tasty and packed full of amazing fruit and vegetables that will work their magic to help you look and feel good.
You can tune into our social media pages @artelierformby on the first Sunday of each month to read up on our delicious tailor-made #hairsuperfood recipe of the month and follow Julie & Rania’s step by step guide.
SAVE ME SMOOTHIE RECIPE
Ingredients
Handful of fresh spinach
1 carrot
½ avocado
½ orange
Juice of 1 lemon
Fresh apple juice
1.5 cm fresh ginger, grated (optional)
200ml of fresh apple juice (or coconut water if you prefer)
Handful of almonds (optional, do not add if you have a nut allergy)
Method
Now, if you have a juicer, you are sorted! Juice your carrot, apple and orange as usual then blast the rest in a food processor. If not, grate the carrot and apple first to help it break down, then top it up with the other ingredients in the food processor. Enjoy!
WHAT IS THIS GOING TO DO FOR MY HAIR?
The name for this month’s recipe has been well thought out. We knew that by helping you along with a quick and easy recipe (that, by the way, is also very delicious) would be the way forward.
Did you know the greener the vegetable, the higher the nutritional content? Well, beautiful dark spinach is loaded with folate, iron and vitamins A & C. Vitamin A helps the skin glands produce sebum… this oily substance helps to keep the scalp full of moisture and promote healthy hair growth, this is then backed up by avocado. These little beauties are packed full of essential fatty acids. These are crucial fats are not fats that can be produced by the body and are essential building blocks for your cells. They promote essential hair growth and help keep your tresses in tact. Now we know that we put almonds down as optional, and obviously please don’t add them if you have an allergy, however, if you can add them please do. They are brimming with biotin, an essential for healthy hair growth as well as protein, essential for the production of keratin… the key to strong and healthy hair.
“We hope you enjoy your smoothie!! Have a beautiful January… Be kind and look after yourself!!” ~ J&R