Going Green with Green Foods

From Kelly green home accents to sustainability and “Going Green”, green is hot, and that includes green foods as well. The need for green foods, commonly known as superfoods, is becoming more necessary as consumer lifestyles speed up and their diets slow down, nutritionally, with a lack of essential nutrients.
 “These days, many do not have time to cook and prepare vegetables for well-balanced, healthy meals,” said Ron Udell, president and CEO, Optipure Brand/Kenko International Inc. “For people on the go, a greens-food supplement packed with a vast array of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients should be considered. Some green foods such as spirulina, alfalfa, wheat grass, barley grass or kelp come in supplement form, making them convenient to take any time of the day. Many prefer to get their nutrients from these highly nutritious ‘greens’ because of their easy digestibility and natural health benefits.”
Finished products deliver nutrients that are lacking in the typical American diet, along with digestive enzymes designed to breakdown the “fast food” being ingested at high rates in today’s society.
“Green foods give a tremendous variety and quantity of nutrients to the diet, and have functional benefits in improving health and preventing disease,” said Bob Capelli, vice president of sales and marketing, Cyanotech Corp.