20. Wheatgrass

Whilst wild grass is usually a considered the perfect food for our four legged friends, this one is perfect for us. Wheatgrass is a baby wheat plant, and in fact, it’s the fact that we harvest this at the start of the plant’s life that gives it the nutritional power it holds. When wheatgrass is sprouted, the grass is packed with energy, high levels of nutrients, and live enzymes, these being what help we humans digest the grass when consumed, allowing the nutrients to enter our bloodstream super quickly.

Wheatgrass contains all nine essential amino acids, and is packed with chlorophyll, vitamins and minerals all offering us a host of health benefits. Studies have even suggested that a huge benefit from wheatgrass is improved digestion and relief from stomach conditions such as colitis due to the wheatgrass controlling the bad bacteria from over-whelming the digestive tract, which would normally cause inflammation and discomfort. Need more reasons to get drinking this green stuff? Further research has indicated that drinking wheatgrass can reduce cholesterol, and that wheatgrass can have positive effects on cancer, anemia, diabetes, and even skin conditions. 

Wheatgrass has become so readily available that cafes are offering shots of the green stuff now.  If you’re juicing your wheatgrass at home, make sure you drink it as fast as you can–it oxidises fast, so a quick shot means you’ll definitely get the maximum amount of nutrients hitting your body.

But if you can’t quite stomach a shot of grassy goodness, don’t worry, because there are powdered and now pill forms for you to enjoy, too. Organic Burst have a range of wheatgrass products, from wheatgrass powder, to wheatgrass supplement tablets and salad sprinkles. Synergy have created a pot of supergreen powder that not only contains wheatgrass, but also spirulina, chlorella and barley grass, so you’re getting four superfoods from this list into your daily diet. Add this powder into your morning smoothie and juices, or combine with porridge.