Breakfast Drinks

Here, the best breakfast drinks including invigorating juices, creamy smoothies and Cuban-style coffee.

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Banana Smoothies

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

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Fresh Apple-Celery Juice with Ginger and Parsley

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

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Strawberry-Almond Smoothie

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

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Açai Super Smoothie

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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.

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Boxer's Beet Juice with Horseradish

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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.

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Strawberry, Banana and Almond Butter Smoothie

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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.

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Uprising Sun Refresher

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

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Carrot-Mango Lassi

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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.

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Pomegranate-Banana Smoothie

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Each serving has just 128 calories and no saturated fat.

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Cilantro-Celery Juice Punch

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

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Saffron Lassi

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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.

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Café Cubano

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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.

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Breakfast Drinks

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Banana Smoothies

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Fresh Apple-Celery Juice with Ginger and Parsley

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Strawberry-Almond Smoothie

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Açai Super Smoothie

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Boxer's Beet Juice with Horseradish

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Strawberry, Banana and Almond Butter Smoothie

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Uprising Sun Refresher

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Carrot-Mango Lassi

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Pomegranate-Banana Smoothie

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Cilantro-Celery Juice Punch

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Saffron Lassi

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Café Cubano

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