How many times have we heard we need to eat our veggies? Your parents and the government both agree that you need to eat more leafy greens. It is recommended that you eat three cups of dark leafy green vegetables a week. Luckily this can be broken up as you wish. Three cups in one day or a half-cup a day six days a week would also give you the same amount.
There are many different leafy greens you can eat. A few examples are mustard greens, kale, watercress, spinach, lettuce, and arugula. These veggies are jam packed with vitamins and minerals. These veggies boast a high nutritional value while having a low calorie count this is ideal for those watching their calories.
Green leafy vegetables are rich in antioxidants. These antioxidants (they neutralize free radicals that damage your tissues) have been pretty clearly linked to their anti-aging and cancer fighting capabilities. Antioxidants are very important to be put into our body.
The fat-soluble vitamins of A, D, E, and K are found in high concentration in these leafy vegetables. If you add just a small amount of fat to these veggies your body easily absorbs the fat-soluble vitamins. These fat-soluble vitamins are very important to many of our bodies bodily functions such as sight, blood clotting, skin and hair health just to name a few. These green veggies are also high in the minerals potassium and magnesium. If you are interested in your hearth health these two minerals should be of interest to you. If you can't or don't like dairy you you can eat leafy greens as an alternative source of calcium.
It seems like Americans don't like to eat their vegetables. By simply eating leafy greens people can avoid vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Challenge yourself to meet the USDA recommendation for just a month and I bet you will stick with it for a lifetime.
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