Active Sitting
Popeye was right: Spinach will keep you strong. Swedish researchers have found that inorganic nitrate'abundant in spinach results in muscles using less oxygen, which improves muscle performance. Give this naturally sweet smoothie for breakfast or before your workout a try
2 cups (500 mL) frozen spinach broken into pieces (using frozen makes it frothier than fresh spinach does)
2 bananas
1 cup (250 mL) apple juice
Nutritional Information:
Serves Two
Per serving:
207 calories, 7 g protein, 1 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 48 g carbohydrates, 8 g fibre, 0 mg cholesterol, 122 mg sodium
