Sick of the Same Old New Year’s Resolutions?

Next year grow and juice your own wheatgrass

Diet, exercise, spend less, save more.  Every year you make a similar promise to yourself.  In 2010, why not stick to a different resolution? Juice and drink your own wheatgrass.  You can grow it indoors with minimal to no gardening experience, and you’ll find the health benefits of this drink far exceed the work involved. If you’re an urbanite, this could be your one small way of getting back to nature.

Is wheatgrass really grass?  Yes, it is.  It’s a grass derived from seeds, also known as wheat berries) from an ordinary wheat plant.  You can easily buy a kit that includes everything you need — typically a small tray, soil, seeds and sometimes even the juicer. Wheatgrass can be grown indoors or outdoors in indirect sunlight or fluorescent lighting, using soil and/or water. It is usually harvested when it’s about six to seven inches tall.

Enthusiasts of wheatgrass agree it offers plenty of benefits. From giving you more energy to building stronger bones and improving joints, wheatgrass is a natural healing remedy. Others have said it helps fight tumors, detoxifies, increases metabolism and decreases appetite. The list goes on and on. This one little grass sure can do a lot.

The concept of juicing wheat grass (making it into a drink) is often attributed to Ann Wigmore, an early American holistic health educator. Today it’s in health food stores, juice bars, and health clubs across the world.  Juicing your own wheatgrass is easy.  By doing it yourself, you are controlling how fresh it is. Once the grass is ready, it’s good for about a week so the sooner you juice and drink it, the better.  You’ll be spending a lot less than the commercial price of $1.50 per shot.

Most agree that you only need to drink between one and two ounces of wheatgrass daily to enjoy its benefits.  There are two schools of thought on how it should be consumed.  Some say you should only drink it by itself, slowly, and on an empty stomach.  Since it does taste like grass, you can mix it with another juice, such as apple or orange, or add it to a smoothie.  Now is the time to make that resolution. Think wheatgrass.

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Happy growing and Happy New Year!

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