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Pitty Party
If your going to eat salad, you might as well eat the power salad.
1. Essentially, iceberg lettuce is the nutritional equivalent of a plastic office plant; it adds a little color, but mostly it just takes up space. Iceberg may be cheap and plentiful, but it contains almost no fiber, vitamins, or minerals. If you’re going to eat salad, you might as well eat the power salad. Check out this green dream team.
2. The cancer killer: romaine. This celery-flavored green is one of the best vegetable sources of beta-carotene—712 micrograms per cup. A University of Illinois study showed that high levels of beta-carotene inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cells by 50 percent.
3. The bone builder: arugula. One cup of these mustard-flavored leaves has 10 percent of the bone-building mineral found in a glass of whole milk and 100 percent less saturated fat. There's also some magnesium in every bite, for more protection against osteoporosis.
4. The pipe protector: watercress. It's a pepper-flavored HEPA filter for your body. Watercress contains phytochemicals that may prevent cigarette smoke and other airborne pollutants from causing lung cancer
5. The heart healer: endive. It's slightly bitter and a little crisp, and it offers twice the fiber of iceberg lettuce. A cup of endive also provides almost 20 percent of your daily requirement of folate. People who don’t get enough of this essential B vitamin may have a 50 percent greater risk of developing heart disease.
6. The brain booster: mustard greens. These spicy, crunchy greens are packed with the amino acid tyrosine. In a recent US military study, researchers found that eating a tyrosine-rich meal an hour before taking a test helped soldiers significantly improve both their memories and their concentration.
7. The antiaging agent: bok choy. Think of it as a cabbage-flavored multivitamin. A bowl of bok choy has 23 percent of your daily requirement of vitamin A and a third of your vitamin C, along with three tongue-twisting, cancer-fighting, age-reducing phytochemicals: flavonoids, isothiocyanates, and dithiolthione.
8. The sight sharpener: spinach. Spinach is a top source of lutein and zeaxanthin, two powerful antioxidants that protect your vision from the ravages of old age. A Tufts University study found that frequent spinach eaters had a 43 percent lower risk of age-related macular degeneration.
9. The pressure punisher: kohlrabi. Kohlrabi tastes like the love child from a tryst between a cabbage and a turnip. Each serving contains nearly 25 percent of your daily requirement of potassium (to help keep a lid on your blood pressure), along with glucosinolate, a phytochemical that may prevent some cancers.
1. Essentially, iceberg lettuce is the nutritional equivalent of a plastic office plant; it adds a little color, but mostly it just takes up space. Iceberg may be cheap and plentiful, but it contains almost no fiber, vitamins, or minerals. If you’re going to eat salad, you might as well eat the power salad. Check out this green dream team.
2. The cancer killer: romaine. This celery-flavored green is one of the best vegetable sources of beta-carotene—712 micrograms per cup. A University of Illinois study showed that high levels of beta-carotene inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cells by 50 percent.
3. The bone builder: arugula. One cup of these mustard-flavored leaves has 10 percent of the bone-building mineral found in a glass of whole milk and 100 percent less saturated fat. There's also some magnesium in every bite, for more protection against osteoporosis.
4. The pipe protector: watercress. It's a pepper-flavored HEPA filter for your body. Watercress contains phytochemicals that may prevent cigarette smoke and other airborne pollutants from causing lung cancer
5. The heart healer: endive. It's slightly bitter and a little crisp, and it offers twice the fiber of iceberg lettuce. A cup of endive also provides almost 20 percent of your daily requirement of folate. People who don’t get enough of this essential B vitamin may have a 50 percent greater risk of developing heart disease.
6. The brain booster: mustard greens. These spicy, crunchy greens are packed with the amino acid tyrosine. In a recent US military study, researchers found that eating a tyrosine-rich meal an hour before taking a test helped soldiers significantly improve both their memories and their concentration.
7. The antiaging agent: bok choy. Think of it as a cabbage-flavored multivitamin. A bowl of bok choy has 23 percent of your daily requirement of vitamin A and a third of your vitamin C, along with three tongue-twisting, cancer-fighting, age-reducing phytochemicals: flavonoids, isothiocyanates, and dithiolthione.
8. The sight sharpener: spinach. Spinach is a top source of lutein and zeaxanthin, two powerful antioxidants that protect your vision from the ravages of old age. A Tufts University study found that frequent spinach eaters had a 43 percent lower risk of age-related macular degeneration.
9. The pressure punisher: kohlrabi. Kohlrabi tastes like the love child from a tryst between a cabbage and a turnip. Each serving contains nearly 25 percent of your daily requirement of potassium (to help keep a lid on your blood pressure), along with glucosinolate, a phytochemical that may prevent some cancers.
