The foods you eat either reduce or increase your body’s inflammatory response. If you have an autoimmune condition, or are susceptible to one, removing inflammatory foods and adding nourishing foods that support your gut health can be life-changing.

Ditch the foods that perpetuate your symptoms. These three autoimmune smoothies contain nutrient-dense foods to support your immune system and make you feel so good, one sip at a time.

GINGER BERRY SMOOTHIE
Add all ingredients to a high-powered blender, and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
Yield: about 7 cups

3 cups water
½ to 1 bunch collard greens
2½ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup fresh or frozen cherries, pitted
2 small oranges, peeled
1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger

To add protein to your smoothie, try a grass-fed whey protein powder.

PINEAPPLE GREEN SMOOTHIE
Add all ingredients to a high-powered blender, and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
Yield: about 6 cups

½ fresh pineapple, peeled
1 small avocado, pitted and peeled
½ bunch kale
Small handful fresh mint
2 to 3 cups coconut water or water

To add protein to your smoothie, try adding collagen powder

BLACKBERRY TURMERIC BLISS
Add all ingredients to a high-powered blender, and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
Yield: about 2 cups

1 cup almond milk
1 teaspoon raw organic vanilla powder
1 cup fresh/frozen wild blueberries or fresh/frozen blackberries
½ banana, frozen
¼  - ½ teaspoon turmeric, depending on preference
1 tablespoon chia seeds1 tablespoon hemp seeds

To add protein to your smoothie, try this grass-fed whey powder. 

Kelly Harrington, MS, RDN

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for Healthy Goods

Recipes courtesy of The Institute of Functional Medicine