Green power
Greens provide the best source of the alkaline minerals:
- calcium * check it out here*
- magnesium * check it out here*
- iron * check it out here*
Greens are loaded with vitamins!
- Greens contain more beta-carotene than carrots*
- Greens contain more vitamin C then oranges*
- Greens contain more Vitamin E than whole grain wheat*
- Greens contain more vitamin B2 (riboflavin) than dairy milk*
- Greens contain a complete amino acid profile (protein) (long article but has good info about vegan protein; cites spinach as a complete protein along with soybeans and quinoa)
Add greens to your menus!
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Pear, Apple, Kale Smoothie
Greens Dip
Spicy Kale
Spinach with Pine Nuts
Rice and Rye with Greens
Tips for adding greens to foods you love.
A comprehensive list of greens.
A comprehensive list of salad greens.
* The website in the links includes all kinds of processed foods in their lists. You know the difference between real food, processed food, and fortified food – so read the lists with that knowledge. If you click on any of the foods listed you can see a complete nutrition profile for that food. It’s pretty cool.
