Preparation details
- Prep time
- 8 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Serving
- Serve immediately. Honey is not for children under 12 months.
- Duration
- No cooking required. Total time: about 8 minutes.
Ginger–honey fruit smoothie
A simple fruit smoothie with fresh ginger and optional honey.
Associated use
Where this preparation appears
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Acute cough self-care guide →Menstrual cramps self-care guide →Mild nausea self-care guide →Minor muscle soreness self-care guide →Sore throat self-care guide →About the ingredient
Ginger
Zingiber officinale rhizome, used as food and in oral supplements; exercise-soreness evidence is based on repeated measured intake and must not be generalized to an arbitrary tea or recipe dose.
See evidence, safety, and uses →Ingredients
- Frozen mango or berries
- 2 cups
- Plain yogurt or plant yogurt
- 1 cup
- Fresh ginger, grated
- 1 teaspoon
- Honey
- 1–2 teaspoons, optional
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients until smooth, adding a little water or milk if needed.
Equipment: blender.
Safety information
Get medical help if oral ginger can cause stomach discomfort, heartburn, diarrhea, or mouth and throat irritation in some people.
Get medical help if if you take medicines, ask a clinician or pharmacist before using ginger specifically for a health purpose.
Get medical help if pregnancy and breastfeeding guidance depends on the ginger product and preparation.
Get medical help if never give honey to a child under 12 months because of the risk of infant botulism.
Get medical help if honey used here is an ordinary food ingredient.
Get medical help if if you have gallstone disease, avoid using ginger specifically for a health purpose unless a clinician advises otherwise.
Get medical help if this MVP scopes medicinal ginger guidance to adults.
Condition-specific cautions
Acute cough: Never give honey to a child under 12 months because of the risk of infant botulism.
Menstrual cramps: Oral ginger can cause heartburn, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, or mouth/throat irritation. Review medicinal ginger use with a healthcare professional if you take regular medicines, especially medicines that affect bleeding, or if you are pregnant.
Mild nausea: Ginger can cause heartburn, stomach upset, diarrhea, or mouth and throat irritation in some people. If you take medicines, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or plan to use ginger regularly in medicinal amounts, check with a healthcare professional first.
Minor muscle soreness: Oral ginger can cause abdominal discomfort, heartburn, diarrhea, and mouth or throat irritation. Review supplement use with a clinician or pharmacist if you take medicines, have significant bleeding risk, are pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
Sore throat: Never give honey to a child under 12 months because of the risk of infant botulism.