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Green Smoothies for Babies

Victoria Boutenko is my mother in law and she asked me to give some advice on giving green smoothies to children. I started my little one, Nicolas, on green smoothies when he was 6 months old, he is now 5 1/2. I continued to nurse him until he was a year old. He began green smoothies by having a small amount in a 'sippy cup' once or twice a day before feeding, then he would finish off with breast milk. He grew to really like it and demand his sippy cup at feeding time. I kept the ingredients very simple and alternated between baby spinach and kale (don't just go with spinach for a long stretch because it can actually be too much iron for the baby) plus always a banana because it gives a great consistency and mango is great too, then I add water. I did ask my pediatrician (as I was a new mommy) who confirmed that it was ok to feed such a young child raw greens, as long as the spinach was alternated with the kale.
From my experience, the green smoothie is the best possible thing you can get/give because it is so healthy and is immediately absorbed into the system. Being a liquid makes it easier to digest as well as starting your little one on the life long path towards eating well. My family is not raw, but we know that by having the green smoothies, we are able to at least get the kids (we have two now) that extra boost of nutrients that are sometimes so hard to get into their daily diet. Plus it gets them used to eating "green". I don't know why but kids don't seem to have a natural attraction to the color when it is in food yet it IS the most healthy! I really believe it is because we started Nic on smoothies at 6 months of age that he hardly ever gets ill. Our daughter Lily now asks for them regularly too and she too is in excellent health!
Good luck to all the parents out there!

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Green Smoothie Recipes for Babies

I can't believe this is good for me smoothie
By Marina Gadkikh (from Green Smoothie Revolution)
2 ripe mangoes, peeled
1 ripe peach
8 leaves of romaine lettuce
2-3 cups of water

Basic Balance1 ripe mango, peeled
1 cup kale
1 cup water

Baby Love
2 bananas
1 pear
1 cup Kale
1/2 cup water

My First Green Smoothie
1 banana
1/2 apple
1 cup spinach
1-2 cups water

What to Add to Green Smoothie to Help with High Blood Pressure

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Compiled by Victoria Boutenko based on www.NutritionData.com

Dear Friends,
Often you ask me which fruits, greens, or veggies are good for particular illnesses. Recently I have created such program that answers many of these questions. So far it is available only on iPhones. We are currently working on the website that will make all of this data available to anyone. We are planning to release this website in March, 2011. We will keep you informed. Meanwhile, I will be sending to you some useful fragments of this program. The following tips can help recover from high blood pressure. You may add one or more of these ingredients.
Let food be thy medicine!

Strawberries

Strawberries provide an excellent source of Vitamins C and K, fiber, and flavonoids. They also offer a very good source of vitamin B1, iodine, manganese,and pantothenic acid. Strawberries are also a good source of vitamin B6, folic acid, and biotin. Strawberries have been linked with numerous health benefits, one of which is reducing high blood pressure.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a very good source of potassium and niacin, Vitamin B6, and folate. Niacin has been used for years as a safe way to lower high cholesterol levels. Diets rich in potassium have been shown to lower high blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease. Vitamin B6 and folate are both needed by the body to convert a potentially dangerous chemical called homocysteine into other, benign molecules. High levels of homocysteine, which can directly damage blood vessel walls, are associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. All of these nutrients work together to make tomatoes a truly heart-healthy food.
Cucumber
Cucumber is a very good source of potassium, an important intra-cellular electrolyte. Potassium helps reduce blood pressure and heart rates by countering effects of sodium. Cucumbers have mild diuretic property due to their high water content, which is helpful in checking weight loss and high blood pressure.

Guavas

Guavas are low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium, They are high in dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, potassium, copper and manganese. Guava has been found to be beneficial for people suffering from a number of ailments, one of which is, high blood pressure.

Green Onion

Green onions are rich in chromium, Vitamin C, fiber, manganese, Vitamin B 6, tryptophan, folate, potassium, phosphorus, and copper. Among other healing properties, green onions lower blood sugar, decrease risk of high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Wheatgrass & Wheatgrass Juice

Wheatgrass is one of nature's superfoods. Wheatgrass juice contains power-packed nutrition and healing properties in a concentrated and easily assimilated form. Wheatgrass contains vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids and large amounts of chlorophyll. Wheatgrass juice contains most of the vitamins and minerals needed for human maintenance. It is a whole meal and a complete protein with about 30 enzymes and is approximately 70% crude chlorophyll. Wheatgrass is also an excellent source of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur, cobalt, and zinc. Wheatgrass juice enhances the blood capillaries, thereby reducing high blood pressure. And improves blood formation. It is useful for the long list of other