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...heard only half the message. Vegetable consumption has jumped 20% in the U.S. over the past quarter-century, according to a study in last week's issue of Cancer. Trouble is, we're still not eating enough of the leafy green vegetables, like spinach, brussels sprouts and broccoli, that do the most to promote good health. Instead half of all the vegetable servings we consume are potatoes--and half of those are French fries...
...than 120,000 nurses. Researchers determined that women who daily consumed at least 400 micrograms of folic acid--one of the B vitamins--in either leafy green vegetables or multivitamin pills reduced their risk of colon cancer as much as 75% over 15 years. Before you decide to replace broccoli with vitamins, however, remember that there are thousands of healthful compounds in fresh vegetables that simply can't be duplicated in a pill...
...fresh produce if at all possible. Canned spinach is a horror. I prefer to wilt 10 oz. of spinach quickly in a covered skillet with a little water and lemon juice or with some garlic and a teaspoon of olive oil. It takes just three minutes to steam broccoli until it's bright green and a little crunchy--and it then retains its vitamins and other nutrients...
Adapt your recipes. Simmer curried vegetables in pineapple juice instead of high-fat coconut milk. Or add steamed broccoli, asparagus or green beans to your regular pasta dish. The point is to find combinations that fit your palate and your schedule. Bon appetit...
...when all we had to explain to our children was why the President didn't have to eat his broccoli--but they did." ALEXANDRA AND JOHN WOODY Wayne...