Ital Natural Juices
Typical roadside fruit stand in Jamaica
For diabetics, fruits are a tremendous source of carbohydrates and
should be added to your diet wisely. An excess amount of fruits can
raise blood sugar levels, when combined with other sources of
carbohydrates.
Watermelon limeade
ingredients
2 cup diced seedless watermelon
4 tsp cane sugar
8 tbsp lime juice
1 cup ice
preparation
Place all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.
Add cane sugar and enjoy
Serves 2
Blackberry Lemonade
ingredients
1/2 cup blackberries
1/3 cup lemon juice
4 tbsp cane sugar
1 cup ice
preparation
Add all ingredients in blender, and puree 1 minute. Add cane sugar to taste.
Pour into ice-filled glass and enjoy
Serves 1
Soursop Juice
ingredients
1 ripe soursop
cane sugar
nutmeg
1/2 tsp. lime juice
3 cups of water
Preparation
1. Remove the skin from the soursop
2. Put the water and 1 cup of the
soursop pulp in a blender
3. Blend at a low speed for a few seconds
4. Strain to mixture to remove seeds
5. Sweeten with cane sugar, put a dash of
nutmeg, and the lime juice
6. Serve with ice
Serves 3-4
ITAL ELIXIR
10 ounces cucumber
3 ounces beet root
3 ounces carrot
1 thumb fresh ginger
chop ingredients in small pieces and liquefy in electric blender.
serves for two.
This juice has all the nutrients the body needs: high in minerals, vitamins, protein, enzymes and has beta carotene, which has cancer fighting properties. Ginger is good for circulation and stimulates the heart muscles.
ingredients
2 cup diced seedless watermelon
4 tsp cane sugar
8 tbsp lime juice
1 cup ice
preparation
Place all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.
Add cane sugar and enjoy
Serves 2
Blackberry Lemonade
ingredients
1/2 cup blackberries
1/3 cup lemon juice
4 tbsp cane sugar
1 cup ice
preparation
Add all ingredients in blender, and puree 1 minute. Add cane sugar to taste.
Pour into ice-filled glass and enjoy
Serves 1
Soursop Juice
ingredients
1 ripe soursop
cane sugar
nutmeg
1/2 tsp. lime juice
3 cups of water
Preparation
1. Remove the skin from the soursop
2. Put the water and 1 cup of the
soursop pulp in a blender
3. Blend at a low speed for a few seconds
4. Strain to mixture to remove seeds
5. Sweeten with cane sugar, put a dash of
nutmeg, and the lime juice
6. Serve with ice
Serves 3-4
ITAL ELIXIR
10 ounces cucumber
3 ounces beet root
3 ounces carrot
1 thumb fresh ginger
chop ingredients in small pieces and liquefy in electric blender.
serves for two.
This juice has all the nutrients the body needs: high in minerals, vitamins, protein, enzymes and has beta carotene, which has cancer fighting properties. Ginger is good for circulation and stimulates the heart muscles.
Serves 2-3
Cool Cucumber
3 cups coarsely chopped cucumber
1 tbsp. chopped root ginger
3 cups water
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 cup honey
1-1 1/2 tsp. fresh chopped mint
Cool Cucumber
3 cups coarsely chopped cucumber
1 tbsp. chopped root ginger
3 cups water
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 cup honey
1-1 1/2 tsp. fresh chopped mint
preparation
1. Place cucumber, ginger and water in blender. Blend, then strain through a strainer or cloth
1. Place cucumber, ginger and water in blender. Blend, then strain through a strainer or cloth
2. Add remaining ingredients and serve chilled with slices of lemon and lime balm top with chopped mint
Serves 2-3
Culture Juice
1 cup fresh carrot juice
1 cup stout (guinness)
Natural Fruit Punch
1/4 lb watermelon, without seeds
1/8 lb dice papaya
1 cup freshly squeeze orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cups cold water
1/4 teasp. allspice, or 2 1/2 pimento leaves or 2 1/2 pimento seeds
1 cinnamon stick or 2 1/2 cinnamon leaves
2 tbsp. Honey
2 1/2 tbsp. dice ginger
Culture Juice
1 cup fresh carrot juice
1 cup stout (guinness)
1 cup of soy milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp nutmeg, grated
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp nutmeg, grated
preparation
1. Place all the liquid ingredients in blender
1. Place all the liquid ingredients in blender
2. Blend for 10-15 sec
3. Serve over ice. Top with grated nutmeg
3. Serve over ice. Top with grated nutmeg
Serves 1-2
Natural Fruit Punch
1/4 lb watermelon, without seeds
1/8 lb dice papaya
1 cup freshly squeeze orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cups cold water
1/4 teasp. allspice, or 2 1/2 pimento leaves or 2 1/2 pimento seeds
1 cinnamon stick or 2 1/2 cinnamon leaves
2 tbsp. Honey
2 1/2 tbsp. dice ginger
preparation
1. Puree the melon in a electric blender
1. Puree the melon in a electric blender
2. Add the rest of the ingredients except the dice ginger which should be stirred in just before serving cold
3. Garnish with slice of citrus or pineapple
3. Garnish with slice of citrus or pineapple
serves 2-4
I-tal Peanut Punch
4 oz Shelled raw peanuts
420 ml cup of water
150 ml soya milk
!/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 vanilla essence
Sweeten with cane sugar
Preparation
1. Place raw peanuts in electric blender, Measure 280 ml of water pour this in blender.
2. Grind peanuts for a 1-2 minutes until the peanuts are fully blended.
3. Strain the mixture through sieve,pouring in little at a time and squeezing to extract the liquid.
4. After squeezing discard the contents of the sieve.
5. Add milk, then sweeten to taste with cane sugar and flavour with vanilla essence and grated nutmeg
Serves 2-3
Mango Nectar
Ginger drink
Mango Nectar
2 ripe medium-sized mangoes
270 ml Water
Juice of 1/2 lime
Raw cane sugar
Preparation
1. Peel ripe mangoes, cut the flesh from the seed and liquidize in an electric blender.
2. Add the lime and water to mango puree.
3. Add raw cane sugar to sweeten, Stir the mixture until the sugar has dissolved.
Chill and serve cold.
Serves 2-3
1/2 lb Fresh root ginger
1 1/2 Water
1/2 Raw cane sugar
Juice of 1 lime
preparation
1. Peel the fresh ginger, grate and mix with water in a large pot.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
3. Cover the pan, turn off the heat and leave for least 24 hours.
4. Strain the liquid through a sieve.
5. Add the lime juice and stir in the raw cane sugar until thoroughly dissolved.
Chill and serve cold with plenty ice.
Serves 3-6
Papaya Orange Drink
Banana Punch
ingredients
4 Ripe bananas
450 water
150 ml soy or almond milk
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
3-4 drops of vanilla essence
preparation
1. Peel the bananas
2. Mash them with a fork and pass the puree through a fine sieve or liquidize with an electric blender
3. Add the water, soy milk, vanilla and nutmeg
4. Chill before serving
Serves 3-4
Papaya Orange Drink
1 Ripe papaya
1/2 pt (275ml) Orange juice
2 pt Water
Juice of 1 lime
4 oz Cane sugar
preparation
1. Peel the papaya, cut it in half, scoop out and discard the seeds.
2. Cut up papaya and liquidize in electric blender until smooth and puree.
3. Mix the papaya with the orange juice, lime juice and water.
4. Stir in cane sugar until dissolved.
Chill and serve
Serves 2-5Watermelon limeade
ingredients
2 cup diced seedless watermelon
4 tsp cane sugar
8 tbsp lime juice
1 cup ice
preparation
Place all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.
Add cane sugar and enjoy
Serves 2
Blackberry Lemonade
ingredients
1/2 cup blackberries
1/3 cup lemon juice
4 tbsp cane sugar
1 cup ice
preparation
Add all ingredients in blender, and puree 1 minute. Add cane sugar to taste.
Pour into ice-filled glass and enjoy
Serves 1
Soursop Juice
ingredients
1 ripe soursop
cane sugar
nutmeg
1/2 tsp. lime juice
3 cups of water
Preparation
1. Remove the skin from the soursop
2. Put the water and 1 cup of the
soursop pulp in a blender
3. Blend at a low speed for a few seconds
4. Strain to mixture to remove seeds
5. Sweeten with cane sugar, put a dash of
nutmeg, and the lime juice
6. Serve with ice
Serves 3-4
Ital Elixir
ingredients
2 cup diced seedless watermelon
4 tsp cane sugar
8 tbsp lime juice
1 cup ice
preparation
Place all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth.
Add cane sugar and enjoy
Serves 2
Blackberry Lemonade
ingredients
1/2 cup blackberries
1/3 cup lemon juice
4 tbsp cane sugar
1 cup ice
preparation
Add all ingredients in blender, and puree 1 minute. Add cane sugar to taste.
Pour into ice-filled glass and enjoy
Serves 1
Soursop Juice
ingredients
1 ripe soursop
cane sugar
nutmeg
1/2 tsp. lime juice
3 cups of water
Preparation
1. Remove the skin from the soursop
2. Put the water and 1 cup of the
soursop pulp in a blender
3. Blend at a low speed for a few seconds
4. Strain to mixture to remove seeds
5. Sweeten with cane sugar, put a dash of
nutmeg, and the lime juice
6. Serve with ice
Serves 3-4
Ital Elixir
ingredients
10 ounces cucumber
3 ounces beet root
3 ounces carrot
1 thumb fresh ginger
preparation
Chop ingredients in small pieces and liquefy in electric blender.
This juice has
all the nutrients the body needs: high in minerals, vitamins, protein,
enzymes and has beta carotene, which has cancer fighting properties.
Ginger is good for circulation and stimulates the heart muscles.
Serves 2-3
Cool Cucumber
ingredients
3 cups coarsely chopped cucumber
1 tbsp. chopped root ginger
3 cups water
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 cane sugar
1-1 1/2 teasp. fresh chopped mint
preparation
1. Place cucumber, ginger and water in blender. Blend, then strain through a strainer or cloth
2. Add remaining ingredients and serve chilled with slices of lemon and lime balm top with chopped mint
Serves 2-3
Ginger Drink
ingredients
1/2 lb Fresh root ginger
1 1/2 Water
1/2 Raw cane sugar
Juice of 1 lime
preparation
1. Peel the fresh ginger, grate and mix with water in a large pot.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
3. Cover the pan, turn off the heat and leave for least 24 hours.
4. Strain the liquid through a sieve.
5. Add the lime juice and stir in the raw cane sugar until thoroughly dissolved.
Chill and serve cold with plenty ice.
Serves 3-6
Papaya Orange Drink
ingredients
1 ripe papaya
1/2 pt (275ml) Orange juice
2 pt Water
Juice of 1 lime
4 oz Cane sugar
preparation
1. Peel the papaya, cut it in half, scoop out and discard the seeds.
2. Cut up papaya and liquidize in electric blender until smooth and puree.
3. Mix the papaya with the orange juice, lime juice and water.
4. Stir in cane sugar until dissolved.
Chill and serve
Serves 2-5
Culture Juice
ingredients
1 cup fresh carrot juice
1 cup stout (guinness)
1 cup of soy milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp nutmeg, grated
preparation
1. Place all the liquid ingredients in blender
2. Blend for 10-15 sec
3. Serve over ice. Top with grated nutmeg
Serves 1-2
Natural Fruit Punch
ingredients
1/4 lb watermelon, without seeds
1/8 lb dice papaya
1 cup freshly squeeze orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cups cold water
1/4 teasp. allspice, or 2 1/2 pimento leaves or 2 1/2 pimento seeds
1 cinnamon stick or 2 1/2 cinnamon leaves
2 tbsp. Honey
2 1/2 tbsp. dice ginger
preparation
1. Puree the melon in a electric blender
2. Add the rest of the ingredients except the dice ginger which should be stirred in just before serving cold
3. Garnish with slice of citrus or pineapple
serves 2-4
I-Tal Peanut Punch
ingredients
4 oz Shelled raw peanuts
420 ml cup of water
150 ml soya milk
!/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 vanilla essence
Sweeten with cane sugar
Preparation
2. Grind peanuts for a 1-2 minutes until the peanuts are fully blended.
3. Strain the mixture through sieve,pouring in little at a time and squeezing to extract the liquid.
4. After squeezing discard the contents of the sieve.
5. Add milk, then sweeten to taste with cane sugar and flavour with vanilla essence and grated nutmeg
Serves 2-3
Mango Nectar
ingredients
2 ripe medium-sized mangoes
270 ml Water
Juice of 1/2 lime
Raw cane sugar
preparation
1. Peel ripe mangoes, cut the flesh from the seed and liquidize in an electric blender.
2. Add the lime and water to mango puree.
3. Add raw cane sugar to sweeten, Stir the mixture until the sugar has dissolved.
Chill and serve cold.
Serves 2-3
Coconut Punch
ingredients
1 Dried coconut
850 ml Water
115 g Raw cane sugar
1/2 tsp almond essence
preparation
1. Shell the coconut, peel and finely grate the flesh
2. Mix the grated coconut with the water and strain the mixture through a sieve lined with muslin, squeezing the muslin to
to extract all the juice
3. Discard the coconut
4. Add the raw cane sugar to the coconut liquid and stir until the sugar has dissolved
5. Flavour with almond essence and chill
I-Land Fruit Smoothie
3 oranges (juice)
2 kiwis (peeled)
1 banana (peeled)
7-8 ice cubes
Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth
Serve immediately, and enjoy
Serves 2
Chocolate Banana Shake
2 cups chocolate soy milk
3 bananas
4-5 ice cubes
2-3 drops vanilla extract
Blend all ingredients in electric blender until smooth
Serve immediately
Serves 2
ingredients
1 Dried coconut
850 ml Water
115 g Raw cane sugar
1/2 tsp almond essence
preparation
1. Shell the coconut, peel and finely grate the flesh
2. Mix the grated coconut with the water and strain the mixture through a sieve lined with muslin, squeezing the muslin to
to extract all the juice
3. Discard the coconut
4. Add the raw cane sugar to the coconut liquid and stir until the sugar has dissolved
5. Flavour with almond essence and chill
I-Land Fruit Smoothie
3 oranges (juice)
2 kiwis (peeled)
1 banana (peeled)
7-8 ice cubes
Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth
Serve immediately, and enjoy
Serves 2
Chocolate Banana Shake
2 cups chocolate soy milk
3 bananas
4-5 ice cubes
2-3 drops vanilla extract
Blend all ingredients in electric blender until smooth
Serve immediately
Serves 2
Banana Punch
ingredients
4 Ripe bananas
450 water
150 ml soy or almond milk
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
3-4 drops of vanilla essence
preparation
1. Peel the bananas
2. Mash them with a fork and pass the puree through a fine sieve or liquidize with an electric blender
3. Add the water, soy milk, vanilla and nutmeg
4. Chill before serving
Serves 3-4
Hot Cocoa
1 cup soy milk or almond milk
2 tbsp cane sugar
2-3 teaspoon of cocoa powder
1/4 tbsp vanilla extract
1. Warm milk for 1-2 minutes in microwave or over stovetop (stirring constantly)
2. Mix the sugar and cocoa in a mug, and then slowly pour the warm milk into the cup, stirring constantly
3. Add vanilla into the drink, and enjoy
serves 1-2
1 cup soy milk or almond milk
2 tbsp cane sugar
2-3 teaspoon of cocoa powder
1/4 tbsp vanilla extract
1. Warm milk for 1-2 minutes in microwave or over stovetop (stirring constantly)
2. Mix the sugar and cocoa in a mug, and then slowly pour the warm milk into the cup, stirring constantly
3. Add vanilla into the drink, and enjoy
serves 1-2
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