Recipe and guide for Iron Rich Smoothie

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Iron deficient Vegans and Vegetarians should observe should observe following to make iron more bioavailable.1. For each milligram of dietary iron, include about 8 milligram of Vitamin C.
2. Do not cook smoothie, or the ingredients for smoothie. Vitamin C degrades with exposure to air and temperature.
3. Avoid taking dairy, whole-grain and caffeine products one hour before and one hour after you take the high-iron smoothie. Example: Tea, Coffee, Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Whole grain foods (e.g., Roti).4. High-iron smoothie makes excellent breakfast. Empty stomach provides best bio-availability. Eat regular breakfast 20 minutes to one hour after taking the the vegetable smoothie.
Following table gives some of the ingredients we use to make Iron Rich Raw Vegetable Smoothie.
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Fresh Vegetable	Amount	Vitamin C (mg)	Iron (mg)	Fiber (g)
Beet (Root of sugar beet)	1 Cup	14.9	1.2	1
Spinach Leafs	1 Cup	4.7	0.614	1
Broccoli Flowerets	1 Cup	31.2	0.33	2
Green Bell Peppers (Simla Mirch)	1 Cup	74.14	0.65	4
Red Bell Pepper (Simla Mirch)	1 Cup	283.1	0.69	3
Tomato	1 Cup	22.9	0.49	2
Carrots	1 Cup	7.6	0.38	4
Red Cabbage	1 Cup	42	0.36	1
Green Cabbage	1 Cup	30.12	0.26	3
Fresh Ginger	1 Tablespoon	0.3	0.03	0
Fresh Lemon Juice	1 Tablespoon	1.2	0	0

1. To make a smoothie, select fresh vegetables only. Obviously, Beets have most bio-available iron as an ingredient of a smoothie.
2. Add Fresh lemon or lime juice and ginger to make them zesty.

[nlakshmi]

Beets and Pepper Smoothie High Iron Recipe

High iron beverage for Vegetarians and Vegans. Produce selected for Iron and Vitamin C

Ingredients

1. Beet: 1 Washed and cut up
2. Red Bell Pepper: 1 Washed cup up
3. Spinach leafs washed and cut up: ¼ Cup
4. Fresh Ginger chopped: 1 teaspoon
5. Fresh lemon juice: ½ teaspoon
6. Water: 1 cup
7. Salt to taste
8. Black pepper to taste

9. Ice cubes: 1 cup (optional)

Method

Add all the ingredients and blend in electric blender or a food processor for about 30 seconds. Adjust salt, peppers and lemon juice to taste.

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P:S you can mix and match the vegetables in the above post and prepare your own smoothie...