Breakfast Drinks

In just a bit more time than it takes to prepare cereal, you can make Jean-Georges Vongerichten's healthy, delicious breakfast shake.

Chef Elizabeth Falkner calls this juice her "wake-up call." Sweet and tangy, it's a refreshing juice for the morning.

Although coconut water is low in sugar, it imparts a lovely sweetness to this dairy-free smoothie.

Brazilian surfers first popularized this freakishly nutritious Amazonian berry. Now it has gone mainstream. The smoothie here, by Grace Parisi, boosts açai's healthfulness with pomegranate juice.

Chef Elizabeth Falkner loves having juice in the morning, because she feels it helps her "detox so she can retox." This intense savory juice gets a bracing pungency from freshly grated horseradish.

Chef Nate Appleman lost lots of weight by running. After a morning workout, he often makes this smoothie, which gets a dose of protein from almond butter.

This tangy drink is flavored with mint and antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice. The vibrant colors resemble those of a brilliant sunrise.

Chef Elizabeth Falkner of swears by this yogurt smoothie (known as a lassi in India) if she's overindulged: the pinch of turmeric here is great for the liver.

Each serving has just 128 calories and no saturated fat.

This bright green blend from Amanda Chantal Bacon gets its zippy, herby taste from an entire bunch of cilantro.

Lassis are ubiquitous in India; the shakes, made with yogurt or buttermilk, can be sweet or salty. The Victorian-style Imperial Hotel in India's capital, New Delhi, where Peggy Markel stopped on her way to Rajasthan, has an extensive selection of lassi. This one is elegantly flavored with saffron.

No Cuban meal is complete without a café cubano (Cuban coffee). A well-made café cubano has a thick layer of sweet crema (cream) floating over strong espresso.