Apple-Pineapple Tropical Fusion Green Smoothie Recipe With Escarole
Apples and pineapples taste great together in this tropical fusion smoothie. They also make the perfect blend to try out a new (to me) type of leafy green – escarole. Escarole is a type of endive. It has broad leaves and is much less bitter other endives or even kale. Like most leafy greens, it [...]
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We’ve gotten two questions about iron in the past couple days. Instead of the usual questions about how to get enough iron, these are both about having too much iron. If your iron levels are too high, should green smoothies be avoided? I’ll weigh in below. “I had a blood test this year and was [...]
Iron-Rich Pineapple Detox Green Smoothie Recipe
Here’s an incredibly potent detox green smoothie for you that is also an excellent source of iron. It contains iron-rich greens like dandelion and parsley, which also facilitates detox. Pineapple sweetens it up nicely while supplying the protein-digesting enzyme, bromelain. I added the pear to help thicken it, if you don’t have pear you can [...]
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10 Reasons You Should Use Dandelion Greens In Your Green Smoothie
Dandelion greens are my number one choice for a smoothie green. Not only do they provide a higher amount of calcium and iron than most cultivated greens, they have a wide array of health benefits that make them the perfect all around nutritional boost. Here are ten reasons you should use dandelion greens in your [...]
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Blueberry-Pluot Green Smoothie Recipe With Bok Choy
A pluot is a delicious cross breed of a plum and an apricot. While they are a product of breeding, they are not a genetically modified food. They look like a plum, but lighter in color. They are also sweeter and VERY tasty. They are one of my favorite summer fruits. One of my new [...]
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Q&A: Iron Sources For Raw Vegans
“I have been eating raw vegan for a few months now and I really like it. However, my doctor would like me to add some animal protein back into my diet 2 – 3 times a week because my iron levels are dropping and there is something else in the animal protein I am lacking. [...]
Pineapple-Parsley Green Smoothie Recipe With Bok Choy
Pineapple and parsley is one of my favorite green smoothie combinations. The sweet pineapple flavor complements the flavor of fresh Italian parsley nicely. One cup of parsley contains 3.7 milligrams of iron. Cup for cup, it has one of the highest iron contents of all leafy greens. It also has 8% RDA of calcium and [...]
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Q&A: I Need Iron-Rich Green Smoothie Ideas
“I have a tendency to be anemic, and I take supplements in addition to drinking green smoothies. I know parsley is rich in iron, but whenever I attempt to include it in my green smoothies, it ends up overpowering the fruit and is not palatable. The best I can do is to put a small [...]
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What Nutritional Vitamin & Mineral Supplements Do We Take?
A lot of people ask what vitamin and mineral supplements they should take. There is no one answer to this question. Whether or not you should take vitamin/mineral supplements (and which ones you should take) depends on a lot of factors including pre-existing deficiency, chronic illness that might lead to deficiency, lifestyle, diet, gender, age, [...]
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More reader questions are answered in this edition of Green Smoothie Q&A. Find out why we use frozen fruit in a smoothie and how much is okay to use. Also, we answer a readers question about making an iron-rich smoothie for those suffering from anemia. I also discuss using coconut oil in green smoothie recipes [...]
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