If You’re Only Going To Eat One Veggie- This Is The One To Have!
Love it or hate it, its the best veg out there!
Eat your veggies! How many times did you hear that from your parents growing up? How many times do you say it to your kids?
The struggle is real, not everyone likes veggies, but you need to get them to eat some kind of veg. A doctor in the U.K. claims you can get away with only eating one type. A doctor on the BBC in England recently suggested that if you only eat one vegetable…it should be broccoli.
It’s largely because it promotes healthy gut bacteria, which helps your immune system. And healthy gut bacteria has even been linked to a lower risk of mental-health issues.
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable. It’s in the same family as kale, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. And those types of vegetables have also been linked to lower rates of cancer. Especially colon cancer and lung cancer.
It might have to do with a compound called sulforaphane. Researchers have found evidence that it can stop a certain enzyme that helps cancer cells grow.
And broccoli also has a ton of vitamin K in it, which helps you absorb calcium and makes your bones stronger.
So if you or your kids hate vegetables, maybe just try to choke down some broccoli.
