Let's Discuss Asparagus
The Prenatal Care Secret Food
I love green vegetables!
One of my favorite green vegetables is asparagus!
The low-calorie vegetable is always on my grocery list.
Asparagus is a vegetable I enjoy when I want a side out of the normal.
Known as Asparagus Officinalis, the popular vegetable is a member of the lily family, which has more than 200 species.
Initially, the garden vegetable was first grown in Greece. Asparagus is grown underground in the wild in low-acidic, subtropical soils.
The Ancient Romans loved asparagus too!
Today, the underground vegetable is grown in China, Thailand, Mexico, Peru, and Germany.
Asparagus is packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients!
The garden vegetable is primarily water as well as high in antioxidants, like flavonoids, quercetin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, vitamin E, vitamin C, and glutathione, to name a few.
Glutathione helps remove toxins and carcinogens from your body. This antioxidant combats free radicals which cause skin damage.
Antioxidants are important for overall health, especially immunity.
According to the US Department of Agriculture, asparagus is acclaimed as a nutritionally balanced vegetable.
A 2009 study in the Journal of Food Science showed amino acids and minerals found in asparagus extract may reduce hangovers. Studies further showed asparagus extract and amino acids found in the green garden vegetable can protect liver cells from toxins found in booze.
Asparagus corrects indigestion.
As an entrepreneur always on the go, I'm ignorant of my calorie consumption. Consequently, my digestive system is the victim.
Asparagus is high in insoluble fiber which promotes healthy bowel movements.
The insoluble and soluble fiber found in asparagus can reduce bloating.
Though the vegetable possesses a high ammonia-like smell in our urine, asparagus contains high levels of amino acid, asparagine. Asparagine acts as a natural diuretic helping to prevent urinary tract infections by removing excess salt from the body.
Studies show increasing potassium, or vitamin K, while omitting salt from your diet can reduce blood pressure removing excessive salt through urine. Releasing excessive salt soothes the barriers of the body's blood vessels.
Did you know vitamin K can help you recover from bleeding from cuts and wounds?
Asparagus is an excellent source of vitamin K.
Asparagus is great source of prenatal care.
Vitamin K is essential to reduce blood clots and promote bone health. Additionally, folate and vitamin K both promote cell growth development for your bundle-to-be.
Folate, known as vitamin B9, is essential for healthy development in early stages of pregnancy. The vital vitamin combats tube defects, like spina bifida.
According to Healthline, asparagus has 34% daily nutritional value adults need in their diet. Additionally, asparagus has 22% daily nutritional value women need in the early stages of pregnancy.
It's a plus folate plays a double role to promote positive mood health.
Asparagus has higher levels of amino acid known as tryptophan. Tryptophan has similiarities to improve mood.
Asparagus offers a variety of green, white, and purple earthly flavored vegetables.
For instance, purple asparagus contains anthocyanins due to its high pigmented color.
Anthocyanins are antioxidants that reduce blood pressure while lowering the risks of cardiovascular issues, like heart diseases and heart disease.
Commonly, the green asparagus are the type I've shopped in grocery stores and local farmer's market.
I've enjoyed grilling asparagus finished with lemon and shaved parmesan cheese. For me, baking asparagus is a bit tricky. Lately, I prepared baked asparagus and tossed them with fettuccine noodles and alfredo cream sauce.
For smoothie lovers, asparagus can be added to your morning green smoothies. I like to bake - then broiled - asparagus sprinkled with a few pinches of Stella Bistro Foods Universalt Sultry Spice and Stella Bistro Foods Rustic Italian Sultry Spice atop my avocado toast. Add a scrambled egg, boom, breakfast is balanced and served!
Which type of asparagus have you tried?
How do you prefer your asparagus prepared and cooked?
About the Creator
Ashley Terrell
Bestselling author. Entrepreneur. Seasonings and spices saved my life. Where sheep and angels share the same color. Newport News, VA. Conqueror and lover of all things Fine Arts.
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