In recent times the entire world is struggling with inflation from groceries to gas. With the increase of prices, everyone is having to budget for the most important things over what you would normally buy.
Most items in the grocery store have increased between 3% or more! Most people are having to shop cheaper and that means unhealthier choices.
Instead of budgeting out your usual choices and including unhealthier choices, you can now replace those unhealthy options for a nutritional power house food that's not only tasty for kids and adults alike, but is also affordable and easily added to everyday dishes making is extremely versatile.
Microgreens are an emerging god send! In these uncertain times with Covid, re-emerging diseases once thought eradicated within the United States, environmental problems, and inflation, the time to be able to affordabley and confidently eat is now. That's why Microgreens will not only make you healthier, but it will also save you money while helping the planet! So try out Microgreens: Healthier Foods
Microgreens- Out of Four plant growth stages, Microgreens are the second stage right after the sprout stage. Harvesting at this stage is not only a faster process than traditional farming, but is a more nutritionally and environmentally beneficial process than the traditional method.
Compared to traditional farming, this process of growing and harvesting is faster, cheaper, and healthier for the environment and you! Traditional Farmers can only harvest in most cases once a year, and they must also use synthetic and in most cases environmentally negative fertilizers and pesticides. (Not to mention that most vegetables in the United States are Genetically Modified)
When Microgreen Farmers choose the Microgreen route, they are able to harvest 54 times a year without using pesticides or fertilizers and in a fraction of the space because most farmers use vertical growing.
Now that you have idea what Microgreens are, let's dive into the nutritional part!
The most popular varieties of Microgreens are Broccoli, Sunflower Shoot, Red Radish, and Bean Shoot.
BROCCOLI
Broccoli is one of the most popular Microgreens to date because of its nutritional value, taste, and ability to be added to any recipe or dish!
Nutritional Value:
Their nutrient content is more concentrated than regular Broccoli
Their vitamin and antioxidants levels are up to 40X higher than more mature Broccoli
Taste: Most people when it comes to Broccoli can not tolerate the taste. With Broccoli Microgreens the taste has been widely accepted one of the best tasting Microgeeens on the market. Even better, Broccoli Microgreens are small; eating them raw as a everyday snack, adding them to literally any dish you want, and the fact that you do not have to boil or steam them to increase the texture or taste makes them superior in all ways to their grown up counter part!
SUNFLOWER SHOOT
One of the most sought after Microgreens especially for chefs and everyday cooks is the Sunflower Shoots. Not only is it's size much bigger than Broccli Microgreens making it perfect for ingredients , it has a slightly crunchy and nutty taste making it highly sought after along with it's rarity.
Price: When you go to the store the only form of sunflowers you'll be able to get is Sunflower oil which is extremely expensive and hard to find, or sunflower seeds which even though are cheap, are genetically modified and a nuisance to eat especially if I has the shells. Sunflower Shoot Microgreens per 100 grams is $7
Health Benefits
✅Boosts your immune system
✅Lowers inflammation
✅ Helps contribute to weight loss
✅Helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases
✅Improves gut health
✅Their nutrient content is more concentrated
✅Their vitamin and antioxidants levels are up to 40X higher than more mature greens
✅They’re richer in macro minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium
✅They’re richer in micro minerals such as iron, zinc and copper
✅They’re richer in B vitamins, essential amino acids, folate etc!
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