Eating healthy is difficult. At least for me. It feels like it takes a lot more effort, costs more and just isn’t as as fun. That all changes with Salba Smart. Grown in Peru under strictly controlled conditions in fertile soil, Salba is sowed without any chemical treatment or application of pesticides prior to, or post-harvest. Salba is packed full of vitamins, minerals, fiber and essential fatty acids. Due to it’s low flavor, it’s a perfect additive to almost any food to give it a nutritious boost. Add a tablespoon sprinkled on your cereal, stirred into your yogurt or blended into a smoothie. It can also be baked into your favorite recipe. Salba is available as a whole grain or ground, as well as in products such as Salba Smart Tortilla Chips and Salba Salsa. Salba is perfect for vegetarians, gluten free and other specialty diets.
I tried Salba in a smoothie and didn’t notice a change in flavor at all. The texture was a little different because I used the whole grain Salba but it wasn’t unpleasant at all. It can easily be added to many foods completely undetected. Check out these stats on Salba:
- 30% more antioxidants than blueberries
- 70% more vegetable protein than soybeans
- 2 x more potassium than bananas
- 6 x more calcium than whole milk
- 8 x more omega 3 fatty acids than salmon
- 25% more fiber than flax seed
- 15 x more magnesium than broccoli
- 6 x more iron than kidney beans
- 5 x more folate than spinach
Best of all, Salba costs just $0.54 per serving! Healthy? Check. Affordable? Check. Edible? Check. In fact, it’s so versatile, using it to get important nutrients is effortless!
Here’s and example of how you can use Salba:
Salba Smoothie
1 cup Water
1 cup Apple juice
1 cup Frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen mixed fruit
2 tbsp Salba Whole Grain*
Place all ingredients into a blender adding Salba Whole Grain last. Blend
until texture is smooth. Blending time is approximately 2 minutes or until the
ingredients achieve the consistency of your preference.
*4 tbsp Salba Premium Ground Grain can be substituted
The Salba chips are delicious. They have a sort of toasted sesame type flavor that is really good. The kids and I polished them off one day and the next day my husband asked “Where are those healthy chips?” He wasn’t happy that we had eaten them all. You don’t even feel like you are eating something good for you. I’m kind of picky about my salsa but the Salba Smart variety passed my test. It wasn’t my favorite but it was still pretty good.
For more information about Salba Smart please visit www.salbasmart.com.
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