I've been making the same smoothie almost every morning for the past 3 years or so.

The objective of the smoothie is to maximize the intake of "super foods":

1 cup low-fat organic yogurt (healthy bacteria, aka pro-biotics)
1 cup wild or organic blueberries (antioxidants, phytoflavinoids)
1 banana
2 tablespoons flax seed meal (massive amounts of Omega oils and lignans)
1 squeeze of honey (about a tablespoon)
Add a small amount of non-fat milk as needed to make it thin enough to drink.


An aside about flax seed meal. Flax seed meal is not a grain, it is a seed. Don't be afraid of it. It has a nutty or almond-like flavor.

In addition to nutritious fats and containing enormous amounts of Omega-3 (significantly more than salmon), flax seeds contain other nutrients which make eating the whole seed superior to consuming just the extracted oil:

Flax seeds contain a high quality protein.

Flax seeds are rich in soluble fiber. The combination of the oil and the fiber makes flaxseeds an ideal laxative.

Flax seeds contain vitamins B-1, B-2, C, E, and carotene. These seeds also contain iron, zinc, and trace amounts of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin E and carotene, two nutrients which aid the metabolism of the oil.

Flax seeds contain over a hundred times more of a phytonutrient, known as lignin, than any of its closest competitors, such as wheat bran, buckwheat, rye, millet, oats, and soybeans. Lignins have received a lot of attention lately because of possible anti-cancer properties, especially in relation to breast and colon cancer. Lignins seem to flush excess estrogen out of the body, thereby reducing the incidence of estrogen-linked cancers, such as breast cancer. Besides anti-tumor properties, lignins also seem to have antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties.

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Paul S.

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