Wheatgrass is a nutrient rich young grass in the wheat family. Wheatgrass is grown from wheat seeds and contains high levels of chlorophyll. Usually people choose to juice with Wheatgrass but it is also available in supplement form.

A one ounce serving of Wheatgrass has no fat, only seven calories and virtually no carbohydrates or protein. Neither does wheatgrass contain any essential omega-3 fatty acids nor is it rich with vitamin content except for vitamin C.

So, what’s all the hype about wheatgrass then? The magic is Chlorophyll…the green pigment that increases the blood’s oxygen content and whose role is critical in photosynthesis (the process which allows plants to absorb energy from the sun). [Read more…]