Try these ultimate nutritional and energy-packed sweet potato smoothies! They work great as a fast snack for when you need a good boost.

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 15 min

INGREDIENTS
2 sweet potatoes
3 oranges
3 mandarins
10 small carrots
½ lemon
4 tbsp maca powder
3 tbsp honey
2 cups water

METHOD
1. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes, oranges, mandarins, carrots and lemon.
2. Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Add water if the blender is struggling to blend all the ingredients.
3. Strain through a fine sieve or thin cloth, and collect all the liquid.
4. Drink immediately with ice.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Samantha Pinto/HMimages.co.za