Spinach - Celery - Apple - Baby Bok Choy
My nutrient loaded juice for the day was a mixture of spinach, celery, baby bok choy and apple.
The ingredients were all purchased just yesterday at the produce store but I see that the leafy greens are nearing the end of their life span. Good thing I wanted lots of leafy greens in my healthy juice today. I added a half apple for sweetness.
In the evening, I made a spinach soup with the balance of spinach. I've posted before about the benefits of spinach. You can read more here.
Today's new ingredient is baby bok choy, an Asian green.
One cup of shredded raw bok choy is only about nine calories and has no saturated fats. It provides a good source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Bok choy also has a rich supply of Vitamin A and contains Vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate. Minerals in a serving of bok choy include calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium. Along with dietary fiber and vitamins these compounds help to protect against breast, colon and prostate cancers and help reduce LDL or "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase. Iron is required for the red blood cell formation.
Celery, is another new ingredient in my juice. Celery leaves have a high content of vitamin A, and the stems are an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C with rich supplies of potassium, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, sodium and lots of essential amino acids.
The ingredients were all purchased just yesterday at the produce store but I see that the leafy greens are nearing the end of their life span. Good thing I wanted lots of leafy greens in my healthy juice today. I added a half apple for sweetness.
In the evening, I made a spinach soup with the balance of spinach. I've posted before about the benefits of spinach. You can read more here.
Today's new ingredient is baby bok choy, an Asian green.
One cup of shredded raw bok choy is only about nine calories and has no saturated fats. It provides a good source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Bok choy also has a rich supply of Vitamin A and contains Vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate. Minerals in a serving of bok choy include calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium. Along with dietary fiber and vitamins these compounds help to protect against breast, colon and prostate cancers and help reduce LDL or "bad cholesterol" levels in the blood. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase. Iron is required for the red blood cell formation.
Celery, is another new ingredient in my juice. Celery leaves have a high content of vitamin A, and the stems are an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C with rich supplies of potassium, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, sodium and lots of essential amino acids.
Very healthy,I love those drinks.I am into all these...My pawpaw and mango tree's are all ready to give a good crop this year.
ReplyDeleteCelery gets rid of excess fluids.
I don't know if you know but Vit K from dark greens clots the blood. This is good if you are a bleeder, and not good if you suffer from an irregular heart beat as it can cause a heart attack. Love Crystal xx
Hello CM, I love these drinks too. You are blessed to have some great fruit growing right in your carden. I didn't know that Vit K from dark greens clots the blood. I guess too much of any good thing can be bad for you! Thank goodness I don't have irregular heart beat.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! I've used Braggs in the past and did enjoy that.. but have been getting wheat free tamari. I also switched from soy to regular or plain rice milk in bulk from Costco..mostly for whole grain cereal in the morning. It works in the place of milk for many recipes too..you probably do the same I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteHi Regina, it was delish but the one I made the next day was even better (post later) ;-). I'll look for wheat free tamari. I'm sure we have some around here. I like to drink almond milk but also use 1% milk if I want it in my cereal. I like rice milk too.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, did you use a blender or a juicer?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ann. I used a juicer. I use the blender to make smoothies.
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