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| Mustard Orange Juice Green Smoothie |
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups of mustard greens
- 6-7 large oranges (peeled)
- 1 cup of water
Makes about 40-45 ozs.
Put everything in the Vitamix blender and blend until its smooth and creamy.
Now I know you're wondering...how in the heck is this smoothie called "juice"...well, because it tastes just like orange juice...its slightly spicy and flavorful because of the mustard greens, but the oranges take over and dance around making you want to gulp this down instead of sipping on it.
TIPS:
(1) If you peel your oranges with a knife, you can cut only the outer layer off, leaving the white part of the orange, that has a lot of nutrients.
(2) This Recipe sounds better as a juice? Then simply run it through your juice (without the water)...No juicer? No problem! Blend in your Vitamix.
Then strain through a nut milk bag or a paint strainer bag...and pour
in your storage container. For detailed instructions on making juice in
the blender click here.
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Some Health Benefits
Oranges: Oranges, like other citrus
fruits, is an
excellent source of vitamin
C. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps body
develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge
harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the blood. Orange fruit contains a
variety of
phytochemicals. Hesperetin
and Narigenin
are flavonoids found in citrus fruits. Naringenin is found to have a
bio-active effect on human health as antioxidant, free radical
scavenger, anti-inflammatory, and immune system modulator. This
substance has also been shown to reduce oxidant injury to DNA in vitro
studies. Oranges also contain very
good levels of vitamin A,
and
other flavonoid antioxidants such as alpha and beta-carotenes, beta-cryptoxanthin,
zea-xanthin
and lutein. It is also a very good
source of B-complex
vitamins such as thiamin, pyridoxine, and folates.
Mustard Greens: Mustard greens like spinach are the store house of many phytonutrients that have health promotional and disease prevention properties. Mustards are rich in dietary fiber and is recommended in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs; Because, these greeny leaves contain very good amount of dietary fibre that helps control cholesterol level and also help protect against hemorrhoids, constipation as well as colon cancer diseases. Fresh mustard greens are an excellent source of several vital anti-oxidants and minerals like vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E, carotenes as well essential minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, selenium and manganese. The greens are supposed to be one of the highest among leafy vegetables which provide vitamin K. Vitamin K has found to have potential role in bone mass building function by promoting osteo-trophic activity in the bone. It also has established role in Alzheimer's disease patients by limiting neuronal damage in the brain. Fresh leaves are also very good source of folic acid. This water soluble vitamin has an important role in DNA synthesis and when given before and early pregnancy help prevent neural tube defects in the baby. Mustard greens are also a rich source of anti-oxidants flavonoids, indoles, sulforaphane, carotenes, lutein and zeaxanthin. Indoles, mainly di-indolyl-methane (DIM) and sulforaphane have proven benefits against prostate, breast, colon and ovarian cancers by virtue of their cancer cell growth inhibition, cytotoxic effects on cancer cells. Last but not least, fresh mustard leaves are excellent source of vitamin-C. Vitamin-C (ascorbic acid) is a powerful natural anti-oxidant that offers protection against free radical injury and flu-like viral infections. The leaves are also an excellent source of vitamin-A. Vitamin A is essential nutrient for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin and is also essential for vision. Consumption of natural fruits rich in flavonoids helps to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers. Regular consumption of mustard greens in the diet is known to prevent arthritis, osteoporosis, iron deficiency anaemia and believed to protect from cardiovascular diseases, asthma and colon and prostate cancers.
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Mustard Greens: Mustard greens like spinach are the store house of many phytonutrients that have health promotional and disease prevention properties. Mustards are rich in dietary fiber and is recommended in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs; Because, these greeny leaves contain very good amount of dietary fibre that helps control cholesterol level and also help protect against hemorrhoids, constipation as well as colon cancer diseases. Fresh mustard greens are an excellent source of several vital anti-oxidants and minerals like vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E, carotenes as well essential minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, selenium and manganese. The greens are supposed to be one of the highest among leafy vegetables which provide vitamin K. Vitamin K has found to have potential role in bone mass building function by promoting osteo-trophic activity in the bone. It also has established role in Alzheimer's disease patients by limiting neuronal damage in the brain. Fresh leaves are also very good source of folic acid. This water soluble vitamin has an important role in DNA synthesis and when given before and early pregnancy help prevent neural tube defects in the baby. Mustard greens are also a rich source of anti-oxidants flavonoids, indoles, sulforaphane, carotenes, lutein and zeaxanthin. Indoles, mainly di-indolyl-methane (DIM) and sulforaphane have proven benefits against prostate, breast, colon and ovarian cancers by virtue of their cancer cell growth inhibition, cytotoxic effects on cancer cells. Last but not least, fresh mustard leaves are excellent source of vitamin-C. Vitamin-C (ascorbic acid) is a powerful natural anti-oxidant that offers protection against free radical injury and flu-like viral infections. The leaves are also an excellent source of vitamin-A. Vitamin A is essential nutrient for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin and is also essential for vision. Consumption of natural fruits rich in flavonoids helps to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers. Regular consumption of mustard greens in the diet is known to prevent arthritis, osteoporosis, iron deficiency anaemia and believed to protect from cardiovascular diseases, asthma and colon and prostate cancers.
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