The healing power of turnip greens
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Turnip greens are also called leaf sauce. It is a vegetable that was eaten more often in the past than it is now; it has become a forgotten vegetable in the Netherlands. Turnip greens are related to mustard and broccoli. It is a type of cabbage that is eaten very young. You can eat the leaves including the stems. Turnip flowers are also edible. Usually turnip greens are cooked, but it is a great raw salad vegetable.
Turnip greens, a young cabbage variety
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Turnip greens are in fact a young cabbage variety; it is a form of leaf cabbage. The longer you grow turnip greens, the more they start to look like broccoli. Incidentally, there are different types of turnip greens; some are based on the Brassica Rapa and others on the Brassica Sinensis. Brassica Campestris is mainly sold in the Netherlands. Turnip greens are native to the Mediterranean. In Turkey, Greece, Portugal and Spain turnip greens or rapini are considered a winter vegetable. Turnip greens are eaten very young in the Netherlands, but in other countries, such as the U.S. the turnip greens are eaten as if they were young broccoli. Turnip greens are super healthy, just like broccoli. Turnip greens are not often found in the large supermarket chains in the Netherlands. It's a healthy vegetable
Nutritional value of turnip greens
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Turnip greens contain a relatively large amount of vitamins A, B, C and K. In addition, it contains the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc and even omega 3 fatty acids. It is one of the healthiest vegetables; like all types of cabbage. Coals are very healthy; they contain more vitamins and minerals than other vegetables. In addition, there is a large amount of phytonutrients
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I3C against cancer and after antibiotic treatment
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I3C is a phytonutrient that can fight cancer. I3C fights free radicals that lead to DNA cell degeneration and can therefore cause cancer. Free radicals are also the basis of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Detox with turnip greens
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Turnip greens contain a relatively large amount of sulfur. Sulfur contains methylsolphonylmethane (MSM). MSM is able to detoxify the liver. This leads to many positive developments in the body. The liver takes care of the digestion and the elimination of toxic substances. Diseases associated with a reduced liver function include digestive diseases, eczema
High fiber turnip greens good for diabetics
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Vegetables such as turnip greens contain a lot of fiber. This is good news for everyone, because fiber aids digestion. It is extra good news for diabetes patients; fiber ensures that sugars digest more slowly and gradually, so that there are fewer peaks and dips in the blood sugar level. As a result, the pancreas needs less insulin
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Tips for eating turnip greens
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Turnip greens can be consumed in many ways. You can shred them and put them through warm brown rice. You can mix them with other vegetables in a traditional Dutch stew. They are healthy alternative salad leaves for an original salad
Two recipes for turnip green smoothies
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A tip you may not have thought of adding turnip greens to a smoothie. You can use turnip greens in a green vegetable smoothie. It is also a nice addition to a fruit smoothie. For example with this recipe for turnip greens from brassica rapa / Source: Roedelius, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA-3.0) fruit smoothie with turnip greens