You need to include smoothies in your pre-dawn meal and here is why

We always think of healthy intake of food full of nutrients, in Ramadan but end up eating unhealthy and regret it later on. The main reason behind this repetitive behavior is our laziness and lack of knowledge. Preparing and sticking to a healthy meal plan is not difficult once you know and actually feel the differences in yourself when you switch to it.

On a regular basis most people combine fruits milk, tons of sugar and ice cream under the name of smoothie and call it healthy and refreshing but that is not true. Such smoothie like drinks makes you feel lazy all day and have adverse effects on your overall health as well. Another misconception regarding smoothies that prevails is that the ones with milk and dates are rich in nutrients, undoubtedly they are but despite the fact that dates are rich in iron and milk is rich in calcium, when consumed together form a compound which the body is unable to absorb and gets excreted from the intestine right away without benefiting the body so whatever nutrients dates and milk  carry go wasted. So adding both of these food items together in the smoothie won’t be benefiting at all.

The ingredients to the smoothies you need to add in your pre-dawn meal that will help you stay energetic throughout the  day are dates  for sure as they are rich in fiber proteins as well as potassium magnesium and Vitamin B6. You can put other nutrient rich food combinations together to make up a smoothie like grains nuts and some vegetables like spinach or carrots and fruits like bananas and blueberries. You can also add yogurt which is rich in probiotics (but not with dates). This is an easy way to fulfill your nutrient requirement and ultimately filling up your energy. There are various recipes for smoothies available on the internet, feel free to choose any according to your taste.

If you continue to have such smoothies in Ramadan, you will notice significant changes in your energy levels (guaranteed) and will feel the need to stick to it for lifetime.