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Half a Teaspoon = Half a Pound of Healing Vegetables

  • Writer: The Essential Homemaker
    The Essential Homemaker
  • Sep 5
  • 4 min read

Updated: Nov 8

In today’s world, many of us are tired, stressed, and dealing with chronic health challenges that no amount of coffee, supplements, protocols, or quick fixes seem to fix. We need real nourishment, not just to get by, but to heal and repair.


That’s where our Freeze Dried Superfood Microgreens come in.


Our microgreens are harvested at just 7–8 days old, right at the cotyledon stage when nutrients, enzymes, and plant stem cells are at their peak. At this young stage, they can contain 40–200x more vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients than their adult counterparts that we buy in the produce section at the grocery store.


When we freeze-dry them within an hour of harvest, all that living nutrition is locked in. The process removes water without using heat, which means the fragile enzymes and phytonutrients (the ones that normally wilt, oxidize, or cook away) are preserved exactly as nature intended. No waste. No loss. Just living plant power concentrated into a spoonful. Even if you buy fresh microgreens, as soon as they are cut, they begin the degradation process of the very nutrients that we require. Freeze drying locks in their vitality and has a much longer shelf life.


Why Half a Teaspoon Matters

Here’s the part that surprises most people: just ½ teaspoon of our freeze-dried Superfood Microgreen Blend delivers the nutrition of more than ½ pound of fresh vegetables.

Yep, you read that right. A half teaspoon = a half pound.


That’s the power of concentration. The blend we’ve created was chosen for it's nutrient profile, not flavor.


Our custom blend is a synergy of cruciferous vegetables rich in:

  • Vitamin C for immune defense and collagen repair

  • Vitamin K for bones and vascular health

  • Vitamin A (beta-carotene) for vision and skin

  • Folate to power methylation and detox pathways

  • Magnesium and potassium for electrolyte and energy balance

  • Sulforaphane and glucosinolates, compounds that activate your body’s master detox switch (Nrf2), increase glutathione, and protect against oxidative stress


More Than Nutrition: Enzymes and Stem Cells

What sets our microgreens apart isn’t just vitamins and minerals. It’s their living enzymes and plant stem cells.

  • Enzymes help you break down food, ease inflammation, and unlock better absorption of nutrients. These are destroyed by heat, which is why freeze-drying is critical. It keeps them intact.


  • Plant stem cells are undifferentiated cells full of growth factors and repair signals. They don’t just “feed” you, they communicate with your body at a cellular level, supporting regeneration, balance, and resilience. These are so important when healing, especially from a chronic illness.


In a stressed-out, chronically ill world, this is nutrition that does more than meet “basic daily needs.” It speaks directly to your body’s repair systems. It provides the raw materials that have been depleted over time. It's provides the body what it requires to run at its fullest potential.


Nervous System Reset + Detox Synergy

Many of us are carrying the weight of chronic stress from work, family, our daily lives, trauma, and/or illness. Our nervous systems are fried. I see people in fight or flight, and dorsal vagal shut down now more than I ever have before as a health coach. Our detox pathways are sluggish. Our digestion is sluggish. Brains are foggy. Hearts are palpitating. Our hormones are out of balance/ratio with one another, and that’s why I talk so much about detox and drainage, and the nervous system’s role in healing.


Here’s where microgreens shine:

  • Nervous System Support: Minerals like naturally occurring, elemental magnesium and potassium calm excitability and support better sleep, while antioxidants protect the brain from stress and inflammation. Naturally occurring elemental forms are more bioavailable to the body, paired with cofactors, enzymes, and organic acids so the body can USE it.


  • Detox & Drainage: Sulforaphane and glucosinolates upregulate liver detox enzymes, support lymphatic flow, and gently encourage the body to release toxins without overwhelming it. If you need more detox & drainage, check out my detox blog.


  • Pairing with the Nicotine Patch Protocol: My patch protocol is about stimulating neuroplasticity, waking up dopamine and acetylcholine pathways for repair. Microgreens provide the nutrient reserves (folate, methyl donors, minerals) to fuel that reset without draining the system. Without these raw materials, the nervous system cannot repair and heal. Together, it’s a reset + refill cycle that supports real change for real healing.


Why Our Process Matters

We freeze-dry our microgreens within an hour of harvest. That detail matters more than most people realize.


  • Nutrient retention: Vitamins like C and folate degrade quickly after harvest. Immediate freeze-drying means you’re getting them intact, not a week-old, wilted version.

  • Enzyme preservation: Heat destroys enzymes. Freeze-drying keeps them alive and ready to support your digestion and repair.

  • Potency in every scoop: What you sprinkle in your smoothie or stir into yogurt is exactly what was in the tray when we harvested it, no fillers, no degradation, just whole, potent food from organic seeds grown in organic coco coir and watered with reverse osmosis water with 528Hz frequency playing.


Simple. Potent. Healing.

Unless you’re harvesting and eating microgreens the same day, our freeze-dried option provides higher and more consistent nutrient density than store-bought fresh. We lock in the nutrition within an hour of harvest, so every scoop delivers the power of freshly-cut microgreens even months later.


You don’t need another complicated protocol. You need food, whole real food that’s concentrated, preserved at its peak, and easy to use daily.


That’s why we love our Freeze Dried Superfood Microgreens blend. It’s ½ teaspoon a day. That's it, a tiny act of self care that carries the weight of half a pound of vegetables and the healing edge of enzymes, stem cells, and detox compounds.


In a world that drains us, using our microgreens gently refills the tank, supports repair, and reminds the body it is safe, nourished, and capable of healing.


Edit/Update: we got a new grinder and the same 0.5g dose now volumetrically fits into 1/4tsp instead of 1/2tsp. One bag still lasts 30 days and equals just over a half pound of vegetables!

 
 
 

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