Sorry I haven't posted much lately; I've been drinking pretty much the same smoothie over and over lately and here's why - I learned a few months ago that I'm mildly iron deficient. The doctor recommended a supplement, which I attempted to remember to take for a while, but I prefer to get my nutrients from whole foods whenever possible, and I recently read that combining spinach (a good source of iron) with vitamin C helps to increase your body's absorption of the iron. So I've been dedicating myself to drinking lots of shakes with spinach and oranges. Here's a current favorite -
Iron-Rich Green Smoothie
makes one large or two smaller servings
1 cup pineapple juice
2 oranges, peeled
half a bunch of spinach (or more)
2 medjool dates, optional
1 tablespoon chia seeds, optional
Combine all ingredients in blender and process until smooth.
You got it! Spinach + Vitamin C = iron absorption.
ReplyDeleteYour smoothie recipe rocks. I love chia seeds - just posted a super recipe with chia on my blog. It's Holiday Chia Pudding.
Cheers,
Kristen