Eat your BROCCOLI!!!

[elleng]

Broccoli and Brussels sprouts: cancer foes
Research finds compound in such cruciferous vegetables that may help to suppress tumors.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/05/beth-israel-researchers-uncover-anti-cancer-drug-mechanism-in-broccoli/?

[BlueJac]

1. Have been for years...

cooked and raw!

[elleng]

2. Ditto, but must increase it in my diet.

[hlthe2b]

3. A quick go-to lunch for me is a small serving of brown basmati rice with lots of broccoli, tomato

sauce or diced fresh tomatoes and a bit of parmesan cheese. Heat it lightly. Healthy and hearty.

[elleng]

4. Sounds VERY good, taste AND health-wise!

[dameatball]

5. I really like brussels sprouts roasted with balsmic vinegar and a few spices.

[Ron Obvious]

6. I actually love Brussels Sprouts

Comes from living in the Netherlands during the seventies. Same with Kale. A bit of a bland kitchen, to be frank, Dutch cooking of that era but there were treats.

Broccoli I could take or leave, but if I pour enough peanut sauce on it, it's quite tasty.

[Cartoonist]

7. Fast food broc

Long John Silver has a treat of fried broccoli and cheese. Not as nutritious as raw broccoli, but it's something.

[Laffy Kat]

8. I always thought cooked broc. was better for you than raw.

[Luciferous]

11. I thought in general raw vegetables are better because cooking takes some of the nutrients out.

[Laffy Kat]

12. Usually that is true, except for a few veggies and broc. is one.

Plus, I think it makes you less gassy if it's cooked.

https://www.anneshealthykitchen.com/broccoli-nutrition-facts-raw-or-cooked/

[Luciferous]

13. Well that's great because I prefer cooked broccoli :)

[Laffy Kat]

14. I do too. Unfortunately, I like my broccoli slightly over-cooked.

It's what you get used to growing up and my mom over-cooked all veggies, LOL.

[Luciferous]

15. Ha, me too! Maybe it is a childhood thing-

my mom also overcooked vegetables

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

20. Actually, humans digestive system are adapted to eating cooked food

rather than raw, for the most part. We can't always absorb the nutrients in the raw versions of many foods, and do much better with the cooked ones.

[samnsara]

9. i love both!!!

[Luciferous]

10. I love broccoli! I've tried to like Brussels sprouts but just don't.

[PennyK]

16. I just tried them a new way

Cut them in half and saute in a bit of oil...add some spices. They get nice and crisp and I like this better than roasted.

[Luciferous]

17. Hmm, maybe I'll try them that way. I also found a stir-fry recipe that includes them that

I'm going to try.

[Retrograde]

18. Hated them until I had them fresh

My previous experience was only with frozen brussels sprouts, which my mother then boiled into submission. Then one day I was coming back from Monterey, going through an area that grew a lot of them, and bought a stalk that came from the field that day. Even plain boiled they were a revelation: tasty and surprisingly sweet. I've since gotten spoiled, only buying them when the farmers' market has stalks of them, and mostly roasting them.

A stalk is a lot, but if you harvest them from the bottom and keep the stalk in a tall vase with water (they are flower buds after all) they'll keep for upwards of a week.

[yellowdogintexas]

19. nothing like fresh . Steamed, or roasted!

Also try sweet and sour - I had them made with frozen Brussels sprouts and they were amazing. They were sauted in a large wok, until bright green, then tossed with a dressing made of sugar, vinegar and bacon (with some drippings) OMG they were to die for!