Shots anyone? Café Gratitude, my favorite vegan restaurant chain, took me in the kitchen to see how their best selling recipes are made. This week I’m breaking down their five most popular shots.

The ratios of each are just to your personal taste so try out your own combo and leave a comment below of what works.

SHOT #1:

“Invigorated” / Anti-Candida Shot

garlic-infused apple cider vinegar, lemon, ginger

key ingredient:

garlic-infused apple cider vinegar

Leave head of garlic to “soak” in ACV overnight.

ACV:

encourages growth of healthy bacteria, because it is loaded with natural enzymes
balances the PH levels in the body.

Garlic:

proven antifungal: scientists suspect that it works by disrupting the cells walls of the Candida yeast cells.

SHOT #2:

“Brave” / Immune-Boosting Shot

lemon, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, essential oil of oregano

key ingredient:

Essential oil of oregano

protects against viral infections
strengthens your immunity
stimulates the production and function of white blood cells, the body’s main line of defense

SHOT #3:

“Beaming” / Vitamin C Shot

orange, carrot, camu camu, astragalus, goji berry, acerola berry, amla berry

key ingredient:

Camu Camu

These berries turn out to be one of the top vitamin C foods
more of this vitamin in them than any other food source on the planet
sometimes as much as 60 times more vitamin C than an orange

Astragalus

One of the most powerful immune-building plants on the planet

SHOT #4:

“Enlivened” / Focus & Clarity Shot

chlorophyll, himalayan salt, essential oil of rosemary

key ingredient:

Chlorophyll

green blood of plants
delivers an oxygenating energy transfusion into our bloodstream, providing our cells with long-lasting vitality
optimizes our brain function

essential oil of rosemary