By Design Supplements

It can be difficult for women to get all the essential vitamins and minerals they need. Often, women do not eat enough servings of fruit and vegetables each day to maintain optimum health. For example, calcium is a necessary nutrient for everyone, especially women. It strengthens bones and helps prevent osteoporosis. Women can get it through milk, cheese and yogurt, but those who don’t like milk or are intolerant to dairy products may be deficient in calcium. Fruits like oranges, blackberries, kiwi and tomatoes can provide calcium.

An easy way to take in several servings of fruit and nutrients is to drink fruit-filled smoothies. You can use a blender to make delicious, nutritious fruit smoothies at home that are much less expensive than smoothies you can buy at smoothie shops. Throw in some blackberries for calcium and iron, kiwi for copper, bananas for magnesium and acai berries for antioxidants. Add a powdered nutritional supplement to add even more health-benefitting nutrients.