Tropical Papaya Batido [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 2
• Time: 10 minutes

Besides being a tasty fruit, papaya is rich in nutrients and provides many health benefits. Regular consumption of papaya, for example, helps prevent oxidization of cholesterol. Therefore, if you are looking to lower blood cholesterol levels, eating this fruit should help. Papaya can also help prevent heart attacks and constipation. They are also known to help in digestive processes and curing colon infections. Orange juice provides you with vitamin C and essential minerals like magnesium and potassium. Vitamin C is beneficial to us as it helps in the absorption of calcium and prevents us from the harmful effects of free radicals. Other benefits include balancing blood pressure levels, reducing inflammations, lowering bad cholesterol in the body, etc.

Nutrition

• calories: 216
• protein: 3
• carbs: 53
• fat: 1
• saturated fat: 0.16
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.17
• monounsaturated fat: 0.14
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 14
• potassium: 850
• dietary fiber: 4.09
• sugars: 36.19
• vitamin a: 56
• vitamin c: 155
• calcium: 373
• iron: 0
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 12.72
• other fats: 0.53

Ingredients

• 1.5 cup, cubes Papayas, raw
• 2 cup Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, fortified with calcium
• 2 piece Ice cubes
• 1 medium Bananas, raw
• 0.26 fl oz Lime juice, raw

Instructions

• Squeeze the orange juice and keep it aside.
• Add orange juice, banana and chopped papaya in the blender. Process the ingredients until you get a smooth mixture.
• You can add little lime juice - if required.
• Transfer the juice into 2 glasses and serve with ice.