Broccoli is easily one of my favorite foods. I like it fresh and raw or lightly steamed. The fresher the broccoli, the more abundant are it's many nutrient benefits, such as fiber, vitamin C and vitamin A, and your good friend glucoraphanin.
- Fiber: A single ½-cup serving of broccoli has 2 grams of fiber, half of which is soluble fiber the other insoluble fiber. Fiber helps fight heart disease and cancer. Broccoli also contains 2 grams of protein!
- Vitamin C: The same ½-cup serving of broccoli also contains 149% of the RDI of Vitamin C! Vitamin C stops cancer by preventing the damage to our DNA that causes cancer in the first place. Broccoli is also rich in Vitamin A, B-complex, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
- Glucoraphanin: You might be wondering just what is "glucoraphanin". Glucoraphanin is a precursor to sulforaphane, an organosulfur compound that protects the body from cancer, diabetes, and infection. Sulforaphane and diindolylmethane (also found in broccoli) help fight cancer growth.
So eat your broccoli! A plate full a fresh-cut vegetables is a perfect lunch and you can include broccoli every day!
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