Onions Are Extremely Good for You—Here Are 3 Healthy Benefits to Prove It

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[mylife]

Walk into your grocery store's produce aisle or stroll through the local farmers market and you'll likely see a plethora of onion options—there are actually 21 different types! Onions are a vegetable species within the genus allium, along with similar aromatic bulbs like garlic, leeks, chives, and shallots. (While these other well-known veggies aren't onions themselves, they are in the same vegetable family and yield many health benefits, too.) Whole onions should last in your pantry or other cool, dry, dark place (not the fridge) for about two weeks—but don't store them next to potatoes, which emit gas and moisture that can quickly spoil onions. If you have leftover onion that's already been cut, pop it in a resealable bag in the fridge to stay fresh for about a week (you can also store it in a container in the freezer)

[mylife]

I’ve eaten sweet onions almost like an apple.

[mylife]

I LOVE Whataburger..they are loaded with onions.

yessah!

[ConservativeInPA]

Here's one of my favorite pasta sauces: Genovese Sauce

Onion to carrot celery ratio: 1 kg (2.2 lbs) onion : 1 carrot & 1 celery stalk. It's a great winter dish that fills the house with wonderful aromas as it cooks all afternoon.

[mylife]

you try dat monterrarey melt?

damn good

[discostu]

Eat enough onions and you definitely won’t get any STDs.

[mylife]

2 parts of the Trinity :)

[NEMDF]

2 things:

I saw recently, that if you put a wet wadded up paper towel next to the onion while chopping it, it staves off the eye-watering effect. Does anyone know if this is true?

I used to have (might still have?) and ONION BAKER. Kind of a terra cotta tray with a rounded lid. Does anyone have or use something like this? Or do baked whole onions?

I love huge onion chunks in pot roast; I usually cut them into 1/4 or 1/6 sections.

[mylife]

you never met a korean girl ;)

[mylife]

I run them under cold water before dicing. get the skin off and squeeze them

It works

[BiglyCommentary]

“If your breath smells like garlic and onions,”

It’s a medical myth that some ingredients in garlic or onions keep you from getting sick. The truth is they create a wide social distancing circle around you, preventing disease carriers from infecting you.

[ConservativeInPA]

2 parts of the Trinity :)

The Trinity is the heart to so many good things.

[Carriage Hill]

I wish we had Whataburger yet, here in York, PA.

I oven roast Onions and peeled Garlic, by the pounds, keep them in a Glad container (they last 2-3 weeks in Olive Oil) in the ‘fridge, and use them on a lot of foods.

[Vigilanteman]

Reminds me of an old joke. Doctor is doing a vasectomy and slips, damaging one of the testicles beyond repair.

Thinking the patient won't notice, he replaces it with a small onion bulb and sends the patient home.

Patient shows up a month or so later to complain. Every time I have intercourse, my wife get teary eyed. Every time I urinate, so do I. And if that wasn't bad enough, every time I drive past a hamburger joint, I get an erection.

[Carriage Hill]

If they work, that’s okay with me.

[mylife]

I am now in NE Oh :(

[gloryblaze]

Just keep your mouth closed, tight, when chopping them. Breathe ONLY with your nose. Your eyes will not water at all. Wash your hands before you open your mouth, too.

[Trillian]

Sweet onions are my cooking friend.

[mylife]

[Liz]

Looks mighty good.

[jy8z]

In my 3500 sq ft garden I plant 200 onions each year. After harvest I store them like this



They will last six months like this. I plant them on Veterans Day each year and harvest in early May. Been doing this for many years.