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 ...
You know... you’re exactly right. Corn vs a wheat based outer wrapping. Dang it.... back to the drawing board.
Wasn’t directed at you..
Was just making a funny.
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.
Didn’t know that about BO. But then nothing about him and his “wife” is what it seems.
Unless you have a kidney disease...
Don’t forget the duxelles...
Cooked kale is delicious, with lots of roughage to move your DesertRhino steak along. Through your intestines. So kale is anti-bowel cancer.
There are lots of pureed vegetable soups that use kale. I do one with kale, spinach, zucchini, split peas and herbs and aromatics, and it’s wonderful. When it’s all whizzed up it’s not at all like eating a dish of greens (which I don’t like much either.)
That sounds delish. I like Kale. I add it to soups all the time and I like it raw in salads. I also make a Kale Pesto.
I start here and adjust as needed depending upon what nuts are on hand. The lemon/kale combo is really good.
https://www.loveandlemons.com/kale-pesto/
I think I’d like that with the pine nuts.
Only in the eyes of the resident grammar police......
Good ground hamburger is my favorite veggie.
They can have my watercress. I’ll stick with a BarBQ sandwich.
Agreed. I am using Pistachios with this next batch. Pine Nuts are not a common thing at my grocer and when I find them they are ridiculously expensive, which negates the purpose of ‘home made’ for some things for me.
We get pine nuts at Costco. A bag will usually last a year for my applications - I use them mostly in couscous recipes.
(At ‘nuts.com’ they’re only a little more expensive than pistachios.)
If you are looking for a similar peppery taste but do not have a spring consider Nasturtium:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29766690/
The garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) belongs to the family Tropaeolaceae. Native to South America it was brought to Europe in XVI century. It is a plant with numerous healing properties. Medicinal plants such as the garden nasturtium contain trace elements and bioactive compounds which can be easily absorbed by the human body. The flowers and other parts of the garden nasturtium are a good source of micro elements such as potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium, and macro elements, especially of zinc, copper and iron. The essential oil, the extract from the flowers and leaves, and the compounds isolated from these elements have antimicrobial, antifungal, hypotensive, expectorant and anticancer effects. Antioxidant activity of extracts from garden nasturtium is an effect of its high content of compounds such as anthocyanins, polyphenols and vitamin C. Due to its rich phytochemical content and unique elemental composition, the garden nasturtium may be used in the treatment of many diseases for example the illnesses of the respiratory and digestive systems. High content of erucic acid in nasturtium seeds makes it possible to use its oil as treatment in adrenoleukodystrophy. It is also applied in dermatology because it improves the condition of skin and hair. More recently, the flowers of this species have been used as a decorative and edible element of some types of dishes. Aim of the review was to summarize available data concerning garden nasturtium Tropaeolum majus L.
Some recipies for Nastursium:
https://sownsow.com/10-unbelievable-ways-to-cook-with-nasturtiums/
Leaves look like Dollar Weed.....which is edible..............
I think I read that Cress is related to Nasturtium - at least they have the same ‘genus’ name which usually means they are related.
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