This is the time of the year when I love eating asparagus. This versatile ingredient which can be roasted, pan-fried, steamed or grilled, is low in calories and fat and rich in fibre, protein, folate (B9), vitamin A, C and K as well as vitamin E, potassium & phosphorous. They are rich in antioxidants (vitamin A, C & E, glutathione, flavonoids & polyphenols), thus helping prevent inflammation, ageing and many chronic diseases.
Asparagus come in different colours: green, white or even purple.
What are the benefits of eating asparagus?
Asparagus can help with:
- Lowering or regulating inflammation
- Gut health, especially digestion and bowel movements regulation
- Immune health
- Reproductive health
- Bone health
- Heart health
- Eye health
- Healthy pregnancy
- Weightloss
How to cook or prepare asparagus
In addition to the cooking methods mentioned above, you can also buy asparagus in jars or cans that can easily be added to a dish as they are pre-cooked. Asparagus can be served as a side dish, in soups, in salads, with pasta or rice, in an omelet…the list is endless.
I personally love to grill them and serve them with fried eggs and a bit of parmesan: yummy! Or I steam them then chop them & add them to a pasta dish, together with other vegs such as peppers, tomatoes or courgettes, thus upping my daily vegs intake easily.
What about you? Do you like asparagus? Do you have great recipes you want to share? Any comment you want to make about them? Or are you looking for more advice to get more healthy?
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Food can definitely improve our health: healthy food, healthy gut, healthy mind, healthy you!