Posted on 11/13/2024 11:12:37 AM PST by Red Badger
When it comes to healthy eating, veggies are always a good choice — but one takes the cake for being the healthiest.
Watercress is the most nutrient-dense vegetable, receiving a perfect score of 100 in the CDC’s long-standing ranking of “powerhouse” fruits and vegetables (PFVs).
Chinese cabbage is a close second with a score of 91.99, followed by chard (89.27), beet greens (87.08) and spinach (86.43).
These foods, among a total of 41 that qualified as PFVs, were found to contain 17 nutrients, including potassium, fiber, protein, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, zinc, and vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E and K.
Cruciferous items, including watercress, Chinese cabbage, collard greens, kale and arugula — as well as leafy greens, like chard, beet greens, spinach, chicory and leaf lettuce — took the top spots on the list.
Yellow and orange foods, like carrots, tomatoes, winter squash and sweet potatoes — along with allium, citrus and berry croups — landed in the bottom half.
When it comes to the top veggie, watercress, nutritionists agree that it has a multitude of health benefits.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
PING!....................
So Kale is out?
True Christians would not be upset. They know the devil is sneaky like that.
“Veggies”???
Is the author incapable of writing/speaking like an adult?
| Watercress | 100.00 |
|---|---|
| Chinese cabbage | 91.99 |
| Chard | 89.27 |
| Beet green | 87.08 |
| Spinach | 86.43 |
| Chicory | 73.36 |
| Leaf lettuce | 70.73 |
| Parsley | 65.59 |
| Romaine lettuce | 63.48 |
| Collard green | 62.49 |
| Turnip green | 62.12 |
| Mustard green | 61.39 |
| Endive | 60.44 |
| Chive | 54.80 |
| Kale | 49.07 |
| Dandelion green | 46.34 |
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Now if the migrant pickers of watercress could poop in a toilet instead of near the bog grown watercress, I would enjoy it. Especially since it’s a raw eat, mostly unwashable crop. It’s ridiculously difficult to cultivate in a home garden environment.
Watercress? Yummmm. I’ll garnish my porterhouse with it.
Call Any Vegetable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhDXbElN1oY
Watercress is one of the seeds you can grow in the kitchen as sprouts/microgreens.
Wow I had no idea watercress had a lot of nutrients.
and if it contains bugs... bonus.
my food eats this so i am covered.
Will include this weekend...
Now Swiss Chard could grow abundantly just about anywhere. Tolerates tightly packed close quarters too.
Stinging nettle should be on the list.
If this is coming from the CDC, I will regard watercress as highly toxic and avoid it at all costs.
I’m going to celebrate with a huge watercress salad...NOT!
I can’t remember the last time I ate watercress. It might be never.
If the CDC says it’s good then it probably causes cancer and autism.
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