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Keep it Simple. Keep it Clean. Keep it Green!
We are sometimes asked why Pines (wheatgrass.com) doesn’t develop a line of #superfood “meals” like other companies with dozens of different #vegetables, #fruits, herbs, #chocolate and #probiotics.
Primarily, we see such products as gimmicks. Many consumers want to believe that a long list of ingredients is a good thing. It is not.
With dozens of ingredients, there is no way a consumer receives much of any one of them. Further, we don’t want to dilute the nutrient-density of wheatgrass and alfalfa, which is all certified as #organic. #nongmo, #kosher, #glutenfree.
We think it would be a bad idea to dilute our high quality products that we grow ourselves with outsourced ingredients with lower nutrient density from questionable sources through an unregulated marketplace where an ingredient can change hands several times before it is mixed into one of these blends. Such blends can never have certifications like all Pines' products because many of the outsourced ingredients are not certified.
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Despite flowery advertising, the most compelling reason for companies to mix all these ingredients is because the filler ingredients in the mix cost considerably less. But the lower nutrient-density of these filler ingredients is why it takes 8 or more grams of one of these complicated blends to equal the nutrition of a 3.5 gram serving of a #greensuperfood from Pines.
Another problem with blends is the consumer cannot inspect the individual ingredients. What was the color of the wheatgrass?. Was it green? When dozens of ingredients are mixed together, the consumer is unable to check each one for color, flavor, taste and aroma.
Some people may be allergic to one or more ingredients in these complicated blends. Moreover, many nutritional authorities caution against mixing some foods and herbs.
The prospect of one of the outsourced ingredients needing a recall is also a concern for us We would rather package what we grow on our own farms so we know how it was grown, handled and tested.
We specialize in single ingredient products and simple blends of nutrient-dense foods that we grow ourselves. Our slogan is: Keep it Simple. Keep it Clean. Keep it Green!
Pines Website: www.wheatgrass.com/
Pines Instagram: instagram.com/wheatgrass_people
Pines Twitter: twitter.com/PinesWheatGrass
Pines Flickr: bit.ly/1I60Mzc
Pines Tumblr: pineswheatgrass.tumblr.com/
The Father of Wheatgrass: www.cerophyl.net/
The WheatGrass Girl's Twitter: twitter.com/WheatGrass76
More tags: #athlete #spartan #bodybuilding #cycling #running #marthon #triathlon #paleo #vegan #vegetarian #nitricoxide #vegetable #PinesWheatGrass #GreenDuo #MightyGreens #Ironman
Keep it Simple. Keep it Clean. Keep it Green!
We are sometimes asked why Pines (wheatgrass.com) doesn’t develop a line of #superfood “meals” like other companies with dozens of different #vegetables, #fruits, herbs, #chocolate and #probiotics.
Primarily, we see such products as gimmicks. Many consumers want to believe that a long list of ingredients is a good thing. It is not.
With dozens of ingredients, there is no way a consumer receives much of any one of them. Further, we don’t want to dilute the nutrient-density of wheatgrass and alfalfa, which is all certified as #organic. #nongmo, #kosher, #glutenfree.
We think it would be a bad idea to dilute our high quality products that we grow ourselves with outsourced ingredients with lower nutrient density from questionable sources through an unregulated marketplace where an ingredient can change hands several times before it is mixed into one of these blends. Such blends can never have certifications like all Pines' products because many of the outsourced ingredients are not certified.
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Despite flowery advertising, the most compelling reason for companies to mix all these ingredients is because the filler ingredients in the mix cost considerably less. But the lower nutrient-density of these filler ingredients is why it takes 8 or more grams of one of these complicated blends to equal the nutrition of a 3.5 gram serving of a #greensuperfood from Pines.
Another problem with blends is the consumer cannot inspect the individual ingredients. What was the color of the wheatgrass?. Was it green? When dozens of ingredients are mixed together, the consumer is unable to check each one for color, flavor, taste and aroma.
Some people may be allergic to one or more ingredients in these complicated blends. Moreover, many nutritional authorities caution against mixing some foods and herbs.
The prospect of one of the outsourced ingredients needing a recall is also a concern for us We would rather package what we grow on our own farms so we know how it was grown, handled and tested.
We specialize in single ingredient products and simple blends of nutrient-dense foods that we grow ourselves. Our slogan is: Keep it Simple. Keep it Clean. Keep it Green!
Pines Website: www.wheatgrass.com/
Pines Instagram: instagram.com/wheatgrass_people
Pines Twitter: twitter.com/PinesWheatGrass
Pines Flickr: bit.ly/1I60Mzc
Pines Tumblr: pineswheatgrass.tumblr.com/
The Father of Wheatgrass: www.cerophyl.net/
The WheatGrass Girl's Twitter: twitter.com/WheatGrass76
More tags: #athlete #spartan #bodybuilding #cycling #running #marthon #triathlon #paleo #vegan #vegetarian #nitricoxide #vegetable #PinesWheatGrass #GreenDuo #MightyGreens #Ironman