Thursday, January 26, 2017

How to Get More Greens? No Sweat

Getting greens into your diet can be challenging, but so worth it for your health. The secret ingredient that makes greens so healthy is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color and studies show it stimulates liver function and bile excretion, plus boosts the immune system, replenishes red and white blood cells which boosts energy and helps detox the body of pollutants. You can also get the vitamin K you need for blood clotting from chlorophyll and it helps with losing weight, anti-aging, and mental clarity. There are also studies reporting it has anti-carcinogenic properties. There are all sorts of green foods that you can get chlorophyll from including green leafy veggies like spinach, kale, collard and mustard greens, sprouts, and grasses like wheat and barley. One of the best sources for getting chlorophyll is bluegreen algae.

Sneaking Greens into the Diet
If you love vegetables then you'll have no trouble getting more green foods into your diet, but even if you are not a veggie lover there are ways to sneak more greens in. Start doing some creative thinking to get a variety of green foods into recipes. Soups, salads, casseroles, pasta or other noodles, veggie burgers, and even pizzas can all have spinach, collard greens, bok choy, mustard greens, Swiss chard, broccoli rabe, dark green lettuces, and cabbage added in them. If you aren't that creative just do some recipe surfing on the web and you'll find plenty of ideas. Even adding some of these greens tossed in with seafoods or lean chicken in some light sauces can green-up your meals. Adding raw, lightly sautéed in olive oil or lightly steamed veggies will help you get the most digestive enzymes from these foods. You can also green-up your snacks by making things like kale chips or snacking on this snack bar with bluegreen algae and sprouts. Kale chips are really easy to make by shredding some kale, toss with olive oil and lemon juice, maybe add some herbs or spices for flavor and cook 25 minutes at 300 degrees. Using herbs to flavor any of your recipes is another way to sneak green foods into your diet. You can actually get 60% of the vitamin K you need from just 2 teaspoons of thyme as well as 20% of the iron you need all for just seven calories. And adding parsley to your meals gives you vitamin k, vitamin C and vitamin A.

Getting More Greens for Non-Veggie Lovers
If you are not a big fan of vegetables, there are still plenty of ways to get more green foods into your diet. One way is with green smoothies. Adding fruits such as bananas or berries will help mask the taste of the greens. Just throw together some berries, chocolate, and/or fruit juice or kefir with spinach, lettuce, or other greens in a juicer type blender and get a delicious smoothie drink. You can also add in some wheat grass or barley grass juice to get an extra green punch. Another way to get green food nutrition without vegetables is from wholefood bluegreen algae supplements. You can get this powered form of algae that also has probiotics, digestive enzymes, and organic wheat sprouts or these convenient packets with two forms of algae, probiotics and digestive enzymes.

Green foods are powerhouses when it comes to getting good nutrition your body needs to stay healthy. But even if you don't like veggies, you can still get greens in your diet and the health benefits from them. Adding herbs, wholefood algae supplements and green smoothies are just a few ways to start you on the road to green. From there, use your imagination and find new ways to green up your meals.

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Sources: 
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/ss/slideshow-greens?ecd=wnl_wlw_021615&ctr=wnl-wlw-021615_nsl-ld-stry&mb=Xenvmz6dAtHtkRjp7Is6CeHnVev1imbCfXusP2Lh3sM%3d
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/5-painless-ways-to-eat-more-green-leafy-vegetables.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/17/vegetable-recipes-eat-your-veggies_n_5493299.html

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