These are some simple yet tasty home recipes for Gout management that can help you in the prevention of Gout and Gout related pain.
Recipe 1 – Tea for Gout
Ingredients required: 3-4 teaspoons agrimony leaves, 2-3 tablespoons queen of the meadow root, 2 cups of water
Methodology: The mentioned ingredients are boiled in water and then kept aside to cool for about 30 minutes. Strain carefully before serving lukewarm.
Recommendations and Benefits: One can consume a half cup of tea four times every day. This tea can give you relief from pain of the joints.
Recipe 2 -Tomato Soup Snack for Gout
Ingredients Required: 8-9 fresh tomatoes, 4-5 Cucumbers, ½ Cup Green pepper, 1-2 Onions, Garlic Brown Sugar and Black Salt to taste, Vinegar (If required to preserve)
Methodology: Chop all the vegetables together and mash in the blender. Add water and garlic, brown sugar and black salt to taste. Refrigerate for a couple of hours and serve.
Recommendations and Benefits: This is a filling and tasty snack that is rich in anti oxidants, and will help you to lower the uric acid levels and fight Gout related pain.
Recipe 3 -Cherry Juice Concentrate Smoothie
Ingredients required: 1-2 cups green tea, 1 cup Yoghurt, 1 Small Peeled Banana, 1 Cup of fresh pitted Cherries, Brown Sugar to taste. (Jaggery could be a substitute)
Methodology: Mix all the ingredients and blend until smooth. Strain and serve.
Recommendations and Benefits: This can serve as a refreshing breakfast drink and provide immense relief from Gout related symptoms.
Recipe 4 – Blueberry Apple Combo Gout Juice
Ingredients: 1 Cup fresh blue berries, 1 Sliced Fresh apple, 1 cup pitted cherries, 1 cup water and brown sugar to taste. (Jaggery can be a substitute)
Methodology: Add all the ingredients in a mixer and blend until smooth. Strain and serve cool.
Recommendations and Benefits: This enjoyable drink is very effective in managing pain in the joints and also in preventing attacks of Gout.
Recipe 5 – Apple Banana Salad
Ingredients: 2 Medium red apples (diced), 1 large banana (Sliced), 1 cup celery (thinly sliced), brown sugar to taste (Jaggery could be a substitute), 1 tablespoon soya milk, lettuce leaves, mayonnaise
Methodology: Mix the mayonnaise, brown sugar and soya milk until smooth. Mix the apples, banana and celery and add the milk mixture and toss until well coated. Serve on lettuce leaves.
Recommendations and Benefits: This is a very tasty and simple salad, which one can add to their meal routine. This salad helps to fight the symptoms of Gout like joint pain and inflammation.
Recipe 6: Icy Mint Fruit Punch
Ingredients: 1 Cup Orange juice, 1Cup Pineapple juice, 1Cup Apple juice, 3-4 tbsp Lemon juice, 1 tbsp Chopped Mint, 10-12 Ice Cubes
Methodology: Blend the Orange juice, Pineapple juice, Apple Juice, Lemon Juice and chopped mint in a blender and then add the crushed ice cubes to the mixture.
Recommendations and Benefits: Lemon juice is very good in breaking down uric acid. Apple has substance of malic acid which fights fungal infections and relieves painful joints and also dissolves deposits of Uric Acid and helps to flush them out of the body. Pineapple and Orange help to reduce toxicity in the body and also contain Vitamin C.
Recipe 7: Banana Dip
Ingredients: 1 Banana, 1 tsp Sugar (crushed), 1 Cup plain yoghurt, 8-10 Ice cubes
Methodology: Cut the banana in small pieces and put in blended iced curd and add sugar to it. This is one of the easiest home recipes for Gout management.
Recommendations and Benefits: Bananas have high potassium content which converts uric acid crystals into liquid form. In liquid form uric acid gets easily removed from the joints and from the body during urination. Bananas also contain Vitamin C which reduces the levels of uric acid. It also repairs connective tissue in your joints damaged by uric acid crystals.
Recipe 8: Oramato
Ingredients: 2 Cup Orange juice, 1 Cup Tomato juice, 1 tbsp Mint – chopped, Salt –to taste, 10-12 Ice cubes
Methodology: Blend together orange juice, tomato, juice, salt and ice for a few second. Add chopped mint in it.
Recommendations and Benefits: Orange and Tomato have good content of vitamin C which helps in reducing the level of uric acid in the body.
