Vegetable Nutrition - When we were kids, mom told us to make sure we ate our vegetables. Given the state of our health in America today it doesn't look like we listened to mom very well.
Vegetables are bursting with nutrition, especially those that are saturated with color and when eaten raw, you can't get your veggies any more healthy.
Of course, some vegetables are better than others like those that are red, orange, dark leafy green and yellow as well, so let's have a look below and see how the most nutritious ones stack up.
Sweet Potatoes - It's not that easy to eat a raw sweet potato, but you can grate them over salads and they add a nice tasty touch to your leafy greens. Cooked sweet potatoes are probably one of the most nutritious vegetables available. This amazing food contains an enormous amount of vitamin A. A medium sweet potato contains over 24,000 mg of vitamin a, along with 273 mg of potassium, nearly 2 grams of protein and 3.4 grams of dietary fiber.
Spinach - Fresh spinach is also a highly nutritious vegetable. One cup of spinach contains 2,014 mg of vitamin a, 145 mcg of vitamin k, 167 mg of potassium and 29.7 mg of calcium. You can even put spinach in green smoothies if you like.
Broccoli - Broccoli is a highly nutritious food that some people love and soome people don't like at all. Unfortunately in the past we had a president that didn't like it and said he wasn't going to eat it. That doesn't matter because broccoli is an amazing food and we think it tastes great.
Broccoli is high in vitamin a, potassium, vitamin k, vitamin c and half a cup of steamed broccoli contains 2.3 grams of protein and 2.3 grams of that all important fiber.
Asparagus - Just about everyone loves asparagus, especially when it's cooked right. Just half a cup of asparagus has 2 grams of protein and 1.5 grams of fiber. There's also lots of vitamin a and potassium in asparagus as well.
Carrots - I don't think there's another vegetable that has as much vitamin a in a serving as carrots do. Half a cup of carrots has over 19,000 IU of vitamin a and also has 2.6 grams of fiber. You can also juice carrots with a Champion Juicer for a highly nutritious drink.
Peas - Peas and bean are the most high fiber food available. One cup of steamed peas has an amazing 8.8 grams of fiber and they are also high in vitamin a, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin c and many other nutrients.
Oh yea, that same one cup serving of peas also has 8.5 grams of protein. So much for us vegans not getting enough protein.
Summer Squash - One cup of squash contains more than 1.5 grams of protein and 2.5 grams of fiber. There's that fiber again. Squash is also high in potassium, vitamin a, calcium, folate, and a small amount of vitamin c.
There are many more highly nutritious vegetable that I'll be listing soon so stop back by when you have a chance.
