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Microgreens, The Superfood of Superfoods

Microgreens, The Superfood of Superfoods

Forty Times More!!!!

Why the buzz, what makes microgreens so nutritious? Can microgreens enhance my  immunity? Can microgreens  help reverse my chronic ailments?

Here is why you should start growing microgreens, along with research-backed information to help you integrate super microgreens into your everyday nutrition.

Are microgreens a superfood? So-called superfoods are nutritionally dense foods that are a part of a balanced diet that may deliver superior health benefits. They are mostly plant-based, including greens, beans, and legumes.  And, their microgreens have 5 to 40 times more nutrients.

Why are microgreens so nutritious?

Eating microgreens as part of a balanced, healthy diet will help prevent, delay, and manage chronic diseases at any age.

I promise that when you finish reading, you will know what the microgreens superfoods are and  learn other ways to integrate microgreens into your nutrition to prevent, manage, and fight chronic diseases.

What Is A Superfood?

Did you know that the word “superfood” has no medical or nutritional definition?  But the word is an established part of our vocabulary.

If food has many vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants, flavonoids, etc., it is usually labeled a superfood.

Why? Because those nutrients can affect your health positively, and there is evidence to support it.  However, no single food by itself can prevent disease.

Microgreens Healthy: Forty Times More

We harvest microgreens before all the food in the seed is used to fuel a mature plant’s growth.

The cotyledons condense the nutrients.

In the most widely cited study on microgreens, scientists reviewed 25 commercially available microgreens for essential vitamins and carotenoid concentrations.

The researchers found large variations among the 25 varieties they tested.

They showed that the microgreens contain significantly more amounts of vitamins and carotenoids than the mature plants.

Microgreens Nutrition Data

For example, according to the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR), phylloquinone (vitamin K1) in mature amaranth, basil, and red cabbage were 26 times less than the values for their corresponding microgreens.

Red cabbage microgreens had six times more vitamin C than mature red cabbage.

And the study further showed that “red cabbage microgreens contained over 40 times the vitamin E content of its mature counterpart.”

Microgreens are super Superfoods!!

Why Are Superfoods Important?

Based on the latest research, the model human diet is mostly plant-based.

It will include a wide selection of greens, beans, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and healthy animal products such as fish.

American institutions have numerous studies on microgreens and according to the American Mayo Clinic, healthy food must meet at least three of the following criteria:

  1. It must be readily available.
  2. It must be a good or excellent source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.
  3. It must be high in phytonutrients and antioxidant compounds (vitamins A, E, and beta carotene).
  4. There must be evidence that it can help reduce some chronic diseases.

Microgreens meet those criteria.

Microgreens are good for health.

Microgreens To Protect Your Eyes
ARMD is the leading cause of blindness and impaired vision worldwide. Several studies demonstrate that lutein improves eye health. Lutein is a powerful antioxidant. It can improve or even prevent age-related macular disease (ARMD). Lutein can be found in spinach, dandelion, and cress microgreens. Lutein and beta-carotene exist in large amounts in broccoli microgreens.
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Microgreens For Diabetes
Dark green leafy vegetables are an excellent source of nutrients, including folate, zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium, vitamin C, and fiber. But their microgreens are superfoods that have the potential to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes. In a recent report, “Sulforaphane Emerging as a Type 2 Diabetes Treatment,” scientists found that dark green leafy vegetables like broccoli had high sulforaphane concentrations.
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Microgreens For Weight Loss
Obesity is a growing and primary chronic disease in many parts of the world. Scientists, doctors, and nutrition experts believe it is a high-calorie, high-fat, and low fruits and vegetable diet. There is growing evidence that phytochemicals in microgreens may reduce the formation of fat cells. These phytochemicals include beta-carotene, retinoic acid (RA), polyphenols, and flavonoids like the quercetin in microgreens. This ability of microgreens suggests that they may protect against obesity.
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Microgreens Are Souper Foods!

There are many ways to incorporate microgreens into your daily life adding shredded microgreens to SOUPS, handful of greens in burgers, sandwiches and of course salad.

Add microgreens that are rich in color like broccoli, radish and peas.

 

Maximum nutrition with minimum volume.

Classified as a vegetable, one small hand of microgreens equals a full vegetable portion! Wonderful vegetable cheat when it comes to picky eaters or adding nutrients without supplements. Link read more on workshops and health benefits.

Get started on growing your own SUPERFOOD.  It is not negotiable.

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