Spirulina- The Green Fairy!

Spirulina- The Green Fairy!

When I hear the word spirulina, I think of a cute little green fairy named Spirulina taking her wand and shaking it over someone’s head to quickly provide them with all of the amazing benefits of this algae. Weird, I know! If only it were that easy. But read on….the funny taste and smell are worth the amazing benefits.

I’ve always seen this stuff at juice bars but had only tried it on my own a few times. Now I’m working really hard to include it in our morning “green” juice and I’ve been pushing it on my friends and family as well.

Spirulina is an algae that’s typically made into a powder or tablet. It’s green in color and doesn’t taste that great (so as my Mom can attest, mixing it into your oatmeal isn’t a good idea)! Your best bet is to add it into a smoothie or “green” juice, but some do mix a tablespoon or so in water or real fruit juice and drink it. It’s also really green and can look gross, but just suck it up, it can be tasteless when blended well with other veggies and some fruit!

Here are my top 10 reasons why I think you should have some everyday;

1.) It has four times the antioxida