Have you heard of eating the wild greens right out
of your garden? Next time you go through the wild plants in your
garden, don’t throw them away. Some may be just the right thing you
need – and this growing "gold" in your garden and everywhere in nature
is free.
In case you're wondering why I'm stressing wild greens
so much, let me take you by your hand and guide you into the land of
wild greens. What we usually find outside – often believed in to be
just “weeds” -- are dandelion, chickweed, clover, thistle, lamb's
quarters, sorrel, garlic mustard, cress, stinging needles, plantain,
and grass -- just mention the most common ones. There are bushes, such
as hawthorn and roses with delicious leaves and fruits. There are
trees, such as the linden tree, lime or basswood with young leaves so
tender and full of nutrients. Or the needle trees with their young
spots. And it all grows for you! Best of all, you just have to pick and
eat it! No cooking required. Plus, cooking would damage all of this
goodness.
So, what else is good about these wild edibles besides
they're being free (free in nature and free of charge)? Well, if you
think about a normal head of lettuce compared to wild edibles, you’d
have to eat a lot of lettuce in order to get the same amount of
nutrients you put in your system with just one handful. On average,
wild edibles have three to seven times more iron, 20 to 30 times more
Vitamin C and 20 to 50 times more Vitamin A than cultivated plants.
Those are rough numbers, but you get an idea! If you wanted to get
enough Vitamin C, for example, you’d have to eat 600g of Boston lettuce
or 1000g if it is one day old, but you could just eat 40g of garlic
mustard and have enough for the day!
These wild edibles are
super foods. Always remember, God made everything for us. This
perfection that you find in wild edibles (not generated, created or
somehow influenced by man) is the wonder of nature. All the energy in
our universe is found in those strong little plants. They are magic.
They are so strong that they even grow through asphalt. They come back
every year, again and again, even though some get sprayed with the
worst chemicals. But to the surprise of everybody…bling…their head keeps peaking out again…and again…and again…as if they wanted to remind you: I am here. I am here for you! I fight until you realize me! Pick me and eat me and you will be as strong as I am! Watch the animals. They know it, too. Even the pets do.
Studies
have found that plants in contact with us even have the ability to
produce what our bodies need! They can attract just the right
substances through their roots and the air in order to prepare the best
mix of nutrients for each personal case! Wow! Imagine that! You really
have everything growing around you -- everything you need in order to
heal and thrive. But you have to get out and use it. Be thankful and
take care of it. Give them your love and they are so happy to give it
back may times.
Nutrients
Stinging nettles, for example, are known for their complex pack of ingredients. Even pharmacists know the positive effects. They know there is a lot more iron in them then in most other plants. Iron, our body needs! Not from animals but from those plants that you better know how to pick or you get stung. But what gets done with them? For consumer reasons, they are put in bottles with chemicals added, processed and sold for a lot of money! The same goes for red clover and many other plants. Why don’t we just use it the way God made it for us? Don’t we believe in it anymore? We have to come back to our knowledge and our birth right – to live a happy life in abundance!
Chlorophyll
With plants, think all green, very green, dark green, and bursting full of chlorophyll
- another most important substance! Chlorophyll is the juice that is
the closest match to our blood. It contains all the energy from the
sun. It delivers the light right in our body. Through photosynthesis,
the plants perform miracles. Not even our scientists understand this
totally. But do we have to? Let’s be in awe and be grateful for them!
Now, that you know how good they are, here are some tips on how to eat them. You
can just put of the edible greens in your mouth and chew well. That’s
another good thing about wild edibles -- you have to chew! Chewing is
important. Our food needs to be liquid by the time we swallow it. When
it comes to stinging nettles, for example, I always wet my finger tips,
crab the top part of the nettle (the softest leaves), twist them in my
fingers so that the little hairs break off and don’t sting you anymore,
and stick those rolls in my mouth. The seeds of nettles are also
delicious. They taste a little bit like nuts.
The longer you
keep the greens in your mouth, the better your body remembers them and
will ask for them more and more often. It’s like waking up; you wake up
those old memories of where to get good nutrients from. And the longer
you do it, the better they taste.
Oh, you think dandelion is too
bitter? But that’s what your system needs from time to time. Your liver
will thank you! Or pick a few sour clovers and you will be so refreshed
on a hot summer day! Pick some leaves when you take a walk through the
woods and you are good to go. Try it! It is very energizing.
You can also pick a bunch of different plants and make delicious sauces from them, such as a green sauce or a yummy green roll.
Green Sauce:
~ One bunch parsley
~ One bunch cilantro
~ A few big leaves of sorrel
~ A little bit of cress
~ An avocado
~ Himalayan salt or sea salt (if desired)
~ A little bit lemon juice
Blend it all together and enjoy over your salad. Be fit and full of energy for the whole day!
Green Roll:
~ A few big leaves, such as chard or romaine lettuce
~ Carrot, shredded
~ Corn kernels
~ Cucumber pieces
~ Sprouts
~ Avocado
~ Tomato slices
~ Wild edibles
Fill the leaves with all the yummy things, roll them up and enjoy!
Another trick to eat more wild ones – bring
a banana or an apple on your hike and enjoy it with the greens. It will
taste a lot better – especially if you just start with it. One bite
banana, one bite chickweed, one bite banana, one bite dandelion and so
forth. Before you know it, you will have eaten a handful and will be
happy. It does something else for you, too; it connects you on a
cellular level. It connects you with nature again. It’s like being
newly coded again. You feel so balanced and happy after it - very
satisfied from the inside out. Those little plants are just full of
life that they love to share with you! And if you don’t want to eat
them right away (which is surely best) then bring a bag along and pick
some for later. Sprinkle them over your salad and enjoy the flavor.
If you look at their bio-energetic radiation, you will see that they are a lot stronger than our grown lettuces we buy from the stores! And if you are one of the people that can’t get full when you eat raw – try wild edibles! They will fill you up. Just a handful! You have to try for yourself.
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