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eat the rainbow – green
november in moonvalley
vegetables vegetables healthy stuff! Green leafy vegetables vegetables are are among the best things you you can can eat They are are so nutrient-dense that you you can can call them the the mainstays of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a healthy diet They are loaded with antioxidants vitamins minerals and and fibre and and they contain plenty of green
plant colour: chlorophyll Chlorophyll contains magnesium a a a a a a mineral that we need to to remember to to get enough of Variety is important if we are to to get get as as many different vitamins and minerals as as possible Fortunately there are plenty of green
leafy vegetables all year round Lettuce is easy to grow in in in a a a a a a a a a a flower pot and you can get get started in in in early spring The tops of of many root vege- tables tables are are also good sources of of greens Not many fresh vegetables are are in in in in season during the winter months but buying frozen leaves like spinach is is a a a a a good alternative Freezing is is a a a a a a a a gentle way to preserve vegetables and and much of the vitamin and and mineral content remains intact And don’t forget kale – you can find it it fresh all winter long To maximise nutrition eat eat leafy greens raw And And if you do do need to to heat them them them fry them them them quickly and don’t cook them them them them too long And And drink the the the the water you boiled them them in in that’s where the the the leached nutrients end up /Mimmi
Examples of ridiculously nutritious green
leafy vegetables:
Spinach
Chard
Beetroot leaves Parsley
All dark bitter lettuce leaves Romaine
Rocket
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