Cranberries are the perfect winter superfood for fighting off a cold, and this delicious cranberry crush recipe will help you enjoy all the health benefits that this tangy red berry has to offer.

The humble cranberry is packed with anti-bacterial properties and antioxidant vitamin C, everything you need to ward off a cold or the flu. If you have can’t find fresh berries then you can buy dried or frozen berries, juice or extract instead. For maximum benefit drink a glass of cranberry juice or take 800mg of extract a day – or better still drink one cranberry crush.

CRANBERRY CRUSH
serves 2

200g (7oz) cranberries
juice of 2 oranges
juice of 1 grapefruit
2 medium bananas
ice, to serve

Whizz all the ingredients together in a blender, top with the ice and serve in tall glasses.

If you want to know more about immunity-boosters, read The Top 100 Immunity Boosters by Charlotte Haigh