Patricia's Healthy Nutrition Tip for October, 2008
A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul; A sick body is a prison.
~Francis Bacon~
Cauliflower...is loaded with vitamin C, folate, vitamin K, and fiber--nutrients that can protect you against osteoporosis, bruises, and heart disease. Getting more than 100 micrograms of vitamin K a day can begin lowering your risk of hip fracture. About a third of that amount is in just two cups of cooked cauliflower. Vitamin C in cauliflower may slow down the progression of osteoporosis by helping your body make collagen, a bone building block. Just one-half cup of cauliflower has about 50 percent of the RDA for vitamin C.
As we age, the stomach becomes less able to absorb the vitamin K you need to thicken your blood; and cauliflower contains an abundant amount of vitamin K.
The nutrients in cauliflower may protect against lung, stomach, colon, and prostate cancers. In fact, eating a cruciferous vegetable such as cauliflower just three or more times a week could reduce your risk of getting prostate cancer by 41 percent.
I love cooked cauliflower with cheese sauce; also raw with other veggies and dip--great at get-togethers!!
Tips for Purchasing Cauliflower
Look for a clean, creamy white, compact curd in which the bud clusters are not separated. Avoid Spotted or dull-colored cauliflower as well as those in which small flowers appear. Heads that are surrounded by many thick green leaves are better protected and will be fresher.
Store uncooked cauliflower in a paper or plastic bag in the refrigerator where it will keep for up to a week. To prevent moisture from developing in the floret clusters, store it with the stem side down.
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