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Green Foods Pack Big Nutritional Punch

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Everyone knows that sound nutritional habits are the key to great health. But deciding on what foods pack the most punch can be a difficult decision.

However, when it comes to basic nutrients, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and the ability to combat disease and enhance overall health, Green Food is one of the best around.

So, what are green foods? Generally, the green food group includes the various families of Algae, Cereal Grasses, Legumes, and specific fruits/vegetables. These foods possess high levels of Chlorophyll, a pigment responsible for the plants green color (or blue-green color). They employ sunlight and utilize minerals from the soil to make starches, fats, proteins, vitamins and other substances required for plants to live. These plants also are full of most of the other basic nutrients the human body requires for basic functioning: these include minerals, vitamins, bioflavonoids, antioxidants, proteins, amino acids, essential fatty acids, enzymes and coenzymes, and fiber, among others. Finally, besides providing an excellent source of many of the required nutrients, green foods can also play a pivotal role in aggressively combating the many diseases and disorders to which the human body is susceptible.

The following is a basic rundown of the many green foods:                        Spirulina, Chlorella, Blue-green Algae, Cereal Grasses.                                  

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