Superfoods Part 14
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In it we post health commentary & reviews of books, eBooks, & other things that improve or protect your health or which enable you to live longer, to be more prosperous, & to be more effective.
Today’s post: Thursday, 5-4-2006 Superfoods & Honor Roll Foods, part 14
Cabbage & Kale & Brussels Sprouts
These foods have the same, or nearly same, health benefits as broccoli.
They are all cruciferous vegetables like broccoli. So they tend to prevent cancer from their several kinds of cancer fighting micronutrients.
They are high in vitamins & in other antioxidants.
And, like green beans, asparagus, & broccoli already listed, they are green vegetables.
So eating MORE of them is one of the keys to keeping off or losing & keeping off unhealthy excess bodyfat WITHOUT being hungry.
There are some great ways to enjoy cabbage.
Most people like coleslaw. And the cabbage is so good for you, even coleslaw made with commercial mayonnaise & added sugar is likely to be good for you. (The coleslaw I had at KFC when I went there years ago was that kind of coleslaw & it tastes great.)
Even better, you can make your own coleslaw with diced onions, extra virgin olive oil, & a bit of your favorite mayo – though with more of the extra virgin olive oil than the mayo. And you can also try adding your favorite spices for variety.
AOL today listed Kimchi as one of the worlds 5 best Superfoods. They may have a point. Kimchi is spiced & fermented cabbage & Korean staple. It has all the health benefits of cabbage & the fermenting bacteria in Kimchi are good for you like the ones in yogurt are.
Some people really like Kimchi. And, it’s definitely NOT too bland & unflavorful !!
Brussels sprouts are very much like miniature cabbages. You can boil them & have them as a dinner vegetable. Or you can cut them into halves & then quarters & add them to salads.
Kale is very likely 100 percent as good for you as broccoli.
It has virtually the same nutrient profile & is even higher in some carotenoids I understand.
It’s a leafy green vegetable like lettuce. (There are also purple varieties.)
If you are OK with the intense flavor of it uncooked, you can use it in salads either as an edible garnish or by tearing or chopping the leaves into bite sized pieces. And, you can use Kale as a substitute for lettuce in sandwiches.
And, it’s actually quite good -- & has a MUCH milder flavor -- to eat it as a dinner vegetable by sautéing it in extra virgin olive oil with some chopped onion & garlic.
And, the kale cooks down so much you can easily get a megadose of its nutrients by eating a medium sized serving of Kale cooked in this way !!
>>> Other News you can use: Extra info on Extra Virgin Olive Oil: (A superfood we covered earlier in this series.)
Today, in a health news item I read, it said that Extra Virgin Olive Oil has an effective anti-inflammatory micronutrient in it according to recent research.
This means that it may be a helpful food for YOU in addition to its other health benefits if:
you are recovering from an injury
or you do strength training enough to get sore muscles from time to time
or you have pains from something like arthritis
or you got a too high reading on CRP, C-reactive protein back from your doctor
(CRP measures a kind of inflammation that correlates with heart disease & the risk of getting it. So low readings are highly desirable.)
Or, if you simply want to stay healthy & avoid aches & pains you can escape getting in the first place !!
In it we post health commentary & reviews of books, eBooks, & other things that improve or protect your health or which enable you to live longer, to be more prosperous, & to be more effective.
Today’s post: Thursday, 5-4-2006 Superfoods & Honor Roll Foods, part 14
Cabbage & Kale & Brussels Sprouts
These foods have the same, or nearly same, health benefits as broccoli.
They are all cruciferous vegetables like broccoli. So they tend to prevent cancer from their several kinds of cancer fighting micronutrients.
They are high in vitamins & in other antioxidants.
And, like green beans, asparagus, & broccoli already listed, they are green vegetables.
So eating MORE of them is one of the keys to keeping off or losing & keeping off unhealthy excess bodyfat WITHOUT being hungry.
There are some great ways to enjoy cabbage.
Most people like coleslaw. And the cabbage is so good for you, even coleslaw made with commercial mayonnaise & added sugar is likely to be good for you. (The coleslaw I had at KFC when I went there years ago was that kind of coleslaw & it tastes great.)
Even better, you can make your own coleslaw with diced onions, extra virgin olive oil, & a bit of your favorite mayo – though with more of the extra virgin olive oil than the mayo. And you can also try adding your favorite spices for variety.
AOL today listed Kimchi as one of the worlds 5 best Superfoods. They may have a point. Kimchi is spiced & fermented cabbage & Korean staple. It has all the health benefits of cabbage & the fermenting bacteria in Kimchi are good for you like the ones in yogurt are.
Some people really like Kimchi. And, it’s definitely NOT too bland & unflavorful !!
Brussels sprouts are very much like miniature cabbages. You can boil them & have them as a dinner vegetable. Or you can cut them into halves & then quarters & add them to salads.
Kale is very likely 100 percent as good for you as broccoli.
It has virtually the same nutrient profile & is even higher in some carotenoids I understand.
It’s a leafy green vegetable like lettuce. (There are also purple varieties.)
If you are OK with the intense flavor of it uncooked, you can use it in salads either as an edible garnish or by tearing or chopping the leaves into bite sized pieces. And, you can use Kale as a substitute for lettuce in sandwiches.
And, it’s actually quite good -- & has a MUCH milder flavor -- to eat it as a dinner vegetable by sautéing it in extra virgin olive oil with some chopped onion & garlic.
And, the kale cooks down so much you can easily get a megadose of its nutrients by eating a medium sized serving of Kale cooked in this way !!
>>> Other News you can use: Extra info on Extra Virgin Olive Oil: (A superfood we covered earlier in this series.)
Today, in a health news item I read, it said that Extra Virgin Olive Oil has an effective anti-inflammatory micronutrient in it according to recent research.
This means that it may be a helpful food for YOU in addition to its other health benefits if:
you are recovering from an injury
or you do strength training enough to get sore muscles from time to time
or you have pains from something like arthritis
or you got a too high reading on CRP, C-reactive protein back from your doctor
(CRP measures a kind of inflammation that correlates with heart disease & the risk of getting it. So low readings are highly desirable.)
Or, if you simply want to stay healthy & avoid aches & pains you can escape getting in the first place !!
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