5 Cheap and Easy Homemade Health and Wellness shot recipes
5 DIY wellness shot recipes that you can easily and cheaply make at home to improve your health, mindfulness and overall wellness. And the best part? No juicer required!
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What are wellness shots?
Wellness shots are non-alcoholic concentrated ingredients that have functional and wellness properties. They range vastly from shots benefiting skin care, to weight loss shots, to natural caffeine and energy boosting shots and anything else you can think of.
What we are basically doing is taking an ingredient which is highly beneficial in one way or another. And concentrating that so we can have it in one knock back of a shot.
You can also combine beneficial ingredients in order to create one powerhouse shot. Think Tequila shooters but with health benefits…
Do wellness shots work?
They do work yes, think about it, you are taking nutritional ingredients and shooting it in one go. Some work better than others of course, its about finding the right balance of what you want and what ingredients you choose. Then how you decide to utilize those ingredients in order to reap the benefits.
The process of taking wellness shots is very similar to health supplements, however this way is a natural way.
But of course, it only works in balance with everything else you do. Having a weight loss shot every morning will not make you lose weight if you’re eating a surplus of food. A gut friendly ginger shot will not cure a hangover in an instant if you spent the entire night before drinking like there was no tomorrow.
The problem with shop bought wellness shots.
The one problem that sticks out when it comes to shop bought wellness shots is the price of them. A standard 50ml bottle costs upwards of £5 which is just ridiculous. It does make some sense though, when you think about it.
These are very concentrated flavours. The producers need to make a profit and the only way to do that when you’re cramming so much into such a little bottle is to up the price.
However, producers are also paying for bottling, labels, and shipping as well as all the other costs involved in running a company. We don’t have that cost. Which brings me to my next point…
Why DIY homemade wellness shots are better then shop bought.
Because we don’t have all these additional costs. It means we can create these shots for much cheaper. In fact, a wellness ginger and turmeric shot that may cost you £3 in a shop for 50ml will cost you about £3 for 500ml at home. They are big savings. Big savings indeed.
The second stand out reason DIY wellness shots are better homemade is because we have more control over the flavour and benefits. We know what we want and what we like, so we can adjust recipes however we like, add more of one ingredient and less of another, add extra ingredients or take some away that we don’t need. We have full control over the process.
Not to mention it's easy to do.
No Juicer Required
My favourite thing about these specific health shot recipes is that there’s no juicing required.
A juicer is a great piece of tech to have in your kitchen but most of us don’t have one and buying one just for wellness shots alone is a bit of an investment. A blender on the other hand is something most of us have and if you don’t have a blender, purchasing a good one will come in handy a lot.
Not just for shots, but smoothies, soups, purees, pasta sauces, the list goes on and on. So the only gadget you need to get started on all these recipes is a blender.
Blending wellness shots
Having a blender is a big help when it comes to homemade wellness shots. It opens the possibilities for much more powerful concentrates and the ability to use more ingredients. For this, you will need a blender that's good for drink blending.
Check out my review and recommendations for 5 different blenders that would work perfectly for these health wellness shots.
Spoiler, this is the best of the best blender to use if you’re UK based, and this is the best if you’re USA based.
For a more affordable pick check out this one for UK based. And this one for USA based.
5 Homemade wellness shot recipes
Now all the basics are out the way, you have a good blender and you know what you want. Its time to get creative. Here are 5 of my wellness shot recipes with the benefits and functions.
#1 Lemon and Ginger ACV wellness shot recipe
Good for: Weight loss
Ingredients
100ml Fresh Lemon Juice
100ml Ginger juice
100ml Apple Cider Vinegar
Method
Make the ginger juice, then funnel all the ingredients into a bottle and refrigerate.
With the high amount of apple cider vinegar in the mix your ACV shot should last well up to 10 days.
How to make ginger juice
Blend equal parts ginger by weight and water. Once blended strain into a bottle and refrigerate.
For 100ml you will need around 70ml of water blended with 70grams of ginger
Uses and benefits
This shot works wonders as an immune boosting morning pick me up. Simply pour yourself out a 50ml glass in the morning and shoot it back. The ACV hit alone will wake you up, but just wait till it starts making its way around your body reaping the effects of fresh ginger, ACV and lemon.
Benefits include weight loss, glowing skin, hair and fingernails and an almost instant boost of energy. It also works great to combat bloating.
#2 Pineapple, Ginger and Turmeric wellness shot recipe
Good for: Detoxifying and immunity
Ingredients
100ml Pineapple juice
100grams Ginger Root
100grams Turmeric Root
100ml Water
Method
Add everything to a blender and blend on full power till you get a smooth consistency
Fine strain into a bottle and refrigerate. Use within a week.
Uses and benefits
Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, muscles and connective tissue due to the active compound in turmeric curcumin. That, coupled with ginger root helps create a stomach settling, detoxifying and immunity boosting powerhouse of a wellness shot.
Wellness shots aren’t known for their great flavour. But the pineapple juice in this really adds to creating a nice flavour profile to this shot as well as adding a nice little sugar hit to keep us energized.
#3 Beetroot, Ginger and lemon wellness shot recipe
Good for: Stamina and blood flow
Ingredients
3 Medium sized beetroot peeled & cut into small pieces
50 grams ginger root
50ml Fresh lemon juice
Method
Peel your ginger then cut it into small chunks
Add you ginger, lemon juice and beetroot to a blender with a splash of water
Blend till you get a smooth consistency and strain into a bottle
Top tip: beetroot stains like crazy so be prepared for red fingers, hands and kitchen countertops.
Uses and benefits
Beetroot, the sweet and earthy bulbous root vegetable that people either love or hate. Beetroot is quickly making a name for itself in the wellness community, especially when it comes to mindful drinking due to its powerhouse health benefits and flavour profile.
There have been studies to show that drinking beet juice increases plasma nitrate levels which boost physical performance and helps increase our stamina. It also works great for keeping our blood pressure low.
If this wasn’t enough, beetroot has also shown to protect the liver, reduce inflammation and has a great nutritional profile, filled with vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium and zinc.
Coupling this powerhouse vegetable up with lemon and ginger adds extra benefits as well as flavour. Because of the athletic performance increasing properties this shot works great first thing in the morning or 30 minutes before working out.
#4 Goji berry, Coconut and Green tea wellness shot recipe
Good for: Energy and weight loss
Ingredients
200grams Dried Goji berries
200ml Green tea
100ml Coconut water
Method
Steep 2 green tea bags in 200ml of boiling water for 5 minutes
Strain your tea into a blender along with the coconut water and dried goji berries
Blend till smooth, strain into a bottle and refrigerate
Uses and benefits
This tropical wellness shot isn’t just here because of its tasty flavour. This shot is packed with wellness benefits. For those of you who remember, There was once a time when Goji berries were all the range in the wellness community and for good reasons.
Goji berries promote good health in everything from eyes, skin, and the immune system. These tasty little berries also help control and stabilize sugar in the blood.
Once you pair that with the energizing, antioxidant, and weight loss benefits of green tea. Then for good measure add the hydration benefits of coconut water. What we have is a powerhouse weight loss and energy shot that will keep our skin, eyes, fingernails and hair looking wonderful.
This works great for before/after exercising and when you’re having a bad skin week and need a good detoxing boost. It also works wonders as a hangover cure.
#5 Matcha, Turmeric, Lemon and Coconut water wellness shot recipe
Good for: Focus
Ingredients
½ tsp Matcha powder
½ tsp Turmeric powder
25ml Fresh Lemon juice
100ml Coconut water
Method
Mix everything together in a jug and whisk till completely combined
Pour into a bottle and refrigerate
Before you serve it’s wise to give the bottle a shake as the turmeric and matcha may have sunk to the bottom
Uses and benefits
For this wellness shot, we are combining two powerhouse wellness communities that people just cannot get enough of; Matcha and Turmeric.
On one side we have matcha which is high in antioxidants, boosts brain function, promotes heart health and has amazing Energy and Focus benefits. When it comes to caffeine, unlike that of coffee, matcha energy is slow releasing. So instead of getting one big hit of caffeine you get a slow release throughout the day.
We then have the Turmeric, which is a natural anti-inflammatory compound, has anti-aging properties and increases the antioxidant capacity of the Body which pairs great with Matcha.
It also boasts an array of brain functioning properties which is why this wellness shot is perfect for focus.
5 Cheap and Easy Homemade Health and Wellness shots
Ingredients
Instructions
- Make the ginger juice by blending equal parts ginger by weight and water. Once blended strain into a bottle and refrigerate. For 100ml you will need around 70ml of water blended with 70grams of ginger
- Then funnel all the ingredients into a bottle and refrigerate. With the high amount of apple cider vinegar in the mix your ACV shot should last well up to 10 days.
- Add everything to a blender and blend on full power till you get a smooth consistency
- Fine strain into a bottle and refrigerate. Use within a week.
- Peel your ginger then cut it into small chunks
- Add you ginger, lemon juice and beetroot to a blender with a splash of water
- Blend till you get a smooth consistency and strain into a bottle
- Top tip: beetroot stains like crazy so be prepared for red fingers, hands and kitchen countertops.
- Steep 2 green tea bags in 200ml of boiling water for 5 minutes
- Strain your tea into a blender along with the coconut water and dried goji berries
- Blend till smooth, strain into a bottle and refrigerate
- Mix everything together in a jug and whisk till completely combined
- Pour into a bottle and refrigerate
- Before you serve it’s wise to give the bottle a shake as the turmeric and matcha may have sunk to the bottom
Notes
Below is a quick guide on what to use each of these shots for. For a full breakdown on uses and health benefits, scroll up for more details on each shot.
Lemon and Ginger ACV wellness shot
Good for: Weight loss
Pineapple, Ginger and Turmeric wellness shot
Good for: Detoxifying and immunity
Beetroot, Ginger and lemon wellness shot
Good for: Stamina and blood flow
Goji berry, Coconut and Green tea wellness shot
Good for: Energy and weight loss
Matcha, Turmeric, Lemon and Coconut water wellness shot
Good for: Focus
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