It seems like every month somebody is touting a new found 'super-food!' One week it's the Acai berry, the next it's green tea. All of which have merit, but if you want to know the true super foods it's the ones with staying power that are worth your time and money.

Well, depending upon your age, you may or may not be familiar with wheatgrass juice, but it has been around for quite sometime. Either way, maybe it’s time to be reintroduced to this amazing little grass!

Since the late 1960's, wheatgrass has been a staple at most health food stores and is considered one of nature's greatest gifts. It is one of the "most abundant super-foods known to man, wheat grass has been celebrated for its nutritional content, cleansing and cell regeneration capabilities as well as being in a form that is easily and effortlessly assimilated and digested by our bodies."

What is wheatgrass?

According to Wikepedia, wheatgrass refers to the young grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum that is freshly juiced or dried into powder form for human as well as animal consumption.

"Wheatgrass is grown through a process known as sprouting. Sprouts are a "complete foods" because they contain all other essential dietary nutrients, along with the enzymes to help assimilate them. They are easily digested and enter the bloodstream quickly. The nutrients in wheatgrass juice are completely assimilated by the human body in 20 minutes. For this reason sprouts are "quick energy" foods. Wheat sprouts (wheatgrass) contain four times more folic acid, and six times more Vitamin C, than unsprouted wheat or ordinary grass."

How is wheatgrass consumed?

Wheatgrass is most often consumed as a juice. You can find powdered wheatgrass supplements, but to derive the most health benefits it suggested that you consume fresh wheatgrass juice.

According to Ann Wigmore (pioneer in wheatgrass juice usage), "wheatgrass juice should be ideally taken straight or mixed with distilled water one hour before meals or two hours afterwards."

In general, for normal health maintenance, drinking one to two ounces of wheatgrass juice every day or every other day is common. If you have never consumed wheatgrass juice before, one ounce is a good place to start. The slower the better; wheatgrass can have a detoxifying effect so small doses to start are a good idea.

You can find wheatgrass juice at most health food stores as well as wheatgrass supplements. You can also purchase Certified Organic Wheatgrass Seeds and sprout your own at home. If you do it yourself you will need to purchase a Wheat grass juicer .

OK, here is my one and only warning: NO, it does not taste good! No big deal, just do a quick swallow followed by a glass of water. By the time your taste buds have figured out what happened it will all be over with!

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Super foods are hard to come by in today’s over processed and junk food world so when you come across one it is worth your time to consider adding it to your healthy living program.

Stay well and Healthy,

Michelle