Monita Triplett RA.c RHN
Canada Squamish, BC, Canada

SPRUCE TIPS ARE OUT! Has anyone tried these tasty little delectables? Spruce tips are at the tip of the spruce branches that emerge in spring, they are not only medicinal but have many culinary applications. SPRUCE TIP BENEFITS... 1. High in Vitamin C frozen or dried spruce tips are good source of vitamin C during wintertime. 2. Rich in minerals such as potassium and magnesium. 3. Spruce needles have long been used by indigenous tribes for relieving coughs and sore throats. 4. They also contain plenty of chlorophyll, which helps growing and healing tissues, controlling cravings, as well as transporting oxygen to cells. It also neutralizes free radicals, keeps blood sugar balanced, accelerates wound healing and bonds poisonous metals present in your body. HOW TO USE: 1. Eat em Raw 2. Add to smoothies and salads. 3. Make Spruce tip ice cream. (With 2 Frozen bananas, tsp vanilla, 5 spruce tips, blend in a vitamix or strong blender. Add choc chips on top). 4. Use fresh or dried tips for tea, which soothes throat and upper respiratory ailments. 5. Use spruce needles as rosemary. You can dehydrate and put into a spice jar. 6. Add chopped spruce tips to drinking water and let it sit for an hour or so water absorbs all the goodies from the tips. 7. Season your soups, pastas, stews, curries etc. with chopped spruce tips. It is also a great way to enhance mineral absorption from grains and legumes. 8. Make a tincture with Alcohol or glycerine. 9. Make a syrup and infuse with Gin or vodka. 10. Pickle them HOW TO HARVEST SPRUCE TIPS To harvest spruce tips, pop the tips off the end of the bough as if you’re picking berries. When you’re done picking, remove and discard the papery casings, and discard any hard stem that may have broken off with the tip. The spruce tips are now ready to use. #sprucetips #foragedfood #forage #wildforaging #wildfood #ancestralhealing #ancestralhealth #holisticnutrition #holisticnutritionist #functionalmedicine #realfood #guthealth #healthtips #weightlosstips @ Squamish, British Columbia See more