| Sadly, most American households wrinkle their | | | | calories. |
| noses at the mere mention of this valuable, all | | | | Cabbage is rich in the following nutrients: |
| powerful and sorely misunderstood vegetable. The | | | | Vitamin A: responsible for the protection of your |
| word cabbage is usually enough to send children | | | | skin and eyes. |
| to their rooms with a myraid of excuses as to | | | | Vitamin C: an all important anti-oxidant and helps |
| why they may not wish to eat their evening | | | | the mitochondria to burn fat. |
| meal. While cabbage is a delicious and healthful | | | | Vitamin E: a fat soluble anti-oxidant which plays a |
| staple in other countries, it is almost foreign to | | | | role in skin integrity. |
| Americans, with the exception of good old | | | | Vitamin B: helps maintain integrity of nerve |
| fashioned cole slaw. Do recognize that this | | | | endings and boosts energy metabolism. |
| American cabbage specific, mayonnaise laden dish | | | | Modern science has proven beyond a reasonable |
| full of hydrogenated oils and other unmentionables, | | | | doubt that the health benefits and therapeutic |
| absolutely ruins the reason for eating such a | | | | value of cabbage, which also plays a role in the |
| healthful food in the first place. | | | | inhibition of infections and ulcers. Cabbage extracts |
| Cabbage is a sturdy, strong and abundant | | | | have been proven to kill certain viruses and |
| vegetable. Hardy and easy to grow, it is almost | | | | bacteria in the laboratory setting. Cabbage boosts |
| universally available in all countries and cultures. | | | | the immune system's ability to produce more |
| Cabbage belongs to the all important family of | | | | antibodies. Cabbage provides high levels of iron |
| cruciferous vegetables. The members of this | | | | and sulphur, minerals that work in part as |
| family of vegetables are so named for their cross | | | | cleansing agents for the digestive system. |
| shaped (crucifer) flower petals. Rich in nutrition | | | | There are many different varieties of cabbage, |
| and fiber, cabbage is an absolutely phenomenal | | | | so please, be brave and innovative. Green |
| source of Vitamin C. Even more impressive is | | | | cabbage is the most popular, common and of |
| that cabbage is famous for a specialized, naturally | | | | course the one we are most familiar with. Take a |
| occurring, nitrogenous compound known as indoles. | | | | walk on the wild side with Savoy cabbage. With |
| Current research indicates that indoles can lower | | | | yellow crinkled leaves, you can use this variety of |
| the risk of various forms of cancer. | | | | cabbage as an alternate in many recipes. Let's not |
| Cabbage was popular with the ancient Greeks and | | | | forget Bok Choy, a routine addition to Chinese |
| Romans. An early Roman medicinal preperation | | | | recipes that has a sweet, light, celery type |
| blended lard with the ashes of burnt cabbage to | | | | familiarity. Red Cabbage. It goes without saying in |
| make an ointment for disinfecting wounds. | | | | that it simply has to be good for you given all |
| Throughout history, the Asian diet has been rich | | | | that beautiful plant pigment where the majority of |
| and abundant in cabbage and its various varieties. | | | | nutrition is stored. Red cabbage is good in salads |
| Epidemiological studies have found that men living | | | | and is commonly pickled. Napa cabbage has a mild |
| in China and Japan experience a much lower rate | | | | sweet taste and is incredible in stir fry dishes. |
| of prostate cancer than their American | | | | Whatever your choice of cabbage may be, enjoy |
| counterparts. Similar data has been uncovered | | | | a serving at least once a week along with your |
| regarding breast cancer rates among women. | | | | other valuable and health promoting cruciferous |
| It is no wonder that the lowely, plain, boring | | | | vegetables. Try to cook your cabbage lightly. |
| cabbage gets rave reviews from the world of | | | | Steaming and quick stir fry dishes are considered |
| nutritionists. Cabbage is relatively cheap yet one | | | | to be the best methods for preserving the power |
| of the richest when it comes to protective | | | | packed natural nutrition given so freely by Mother |
| vitamins. Talk about the original weight loss food! | | | | Nature. Cabbage soup anyone? |
| One cup of cabbage contains only around 15 | | | | |