Brussels Sprouts.What Good and Bad should I know?

Brussels Sprouts.What Good and Bad should I know?

If you follow your diet and ensure that you have a lot of vegetables in your diet, then most likely you paid attention to such a product as Brussels sprouts. After all, this is a very healthy vegetable, which contains many necessary substances. Plus, there’s a lot of dishes to cook with Brussels sprouts – and feed the whole family!

The ancestor of Brussels sprouts is simple cabage, which grows wild in the Mediterranean, where it was introduced into culture in ancient times.

Brussels sprouts were developed from collard greens by vegetable growers in Belgium, from where they penetrated into France, Germany and Holland. Karl Linnaeus was the first to scientifically describe cabbage and named it Brussels sprouts after Belgian gardeners from Brussels.

 In Russia this vegetable appeared in the middle of the 19th century, but did not receive distribution due to the harsh climatic conditions. Brussels sprouts are widely cultivated in Western Europe (especially in the UK), the USA and Canada. In Russia, it is cultivated in limited quantities, mainly in the central regions.

Calories of Brussels sprouts?

The calorie content of Brussels sprouts is 43 kcal per 100 grams of product.

Usage in folk medicine?

In folk medicine, the antiseptic properties of Brussels sprouts are used in wound healing by applying a fresh cut of a head of cabbage to the wound site.

Why is this vegetable good for you?

Brussels sprouts are from Holland, and their taste is very different from the more familiar to us white cabbage.

At the same time, Brussels sprouts are a storehouse of vitamins and other nutrients. It contains a large amount of vitamin C, B vitamins, provitamin A, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, folic acid. Of course, Brussels sprouts are high in fiber and easily digestible protein, while they are very low in calories (43 calories in 100 grams of the vegetable).

Brussels sprouts are recommended for pregnant women and people who have undergone surgery. This vegetable is among the foods that help prevent cancer. Brussels sprouts are also useful for vision, as well as for the heart and blood vessels.

Brussels sprouts may be contraindicated in people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, in particular those with irritable bowel syndrome, as well as people with gout and people with a weakened thyroid gland.

Eating this vegetable can also harm the body. And it contains elements that disrupt the thyroid gland. People with thyroid problems should limit their intake of Brussels sprouts and other crucifers, or hypothyroidism may develop.

A number of publications recently reported on the miraculous properties of Brussels sprouts, which help to quickly lose weight! Referring to the findings of scientists who observed more than a thousand experimental subjects, they argue that by eating Brussels sprouts, you can get rid of all that is superfluous in the abdomen in a very short time.

According to the researchers, this product has such properties due to its high content of fiber, which quickly creates a feeling of fullness, as well as protein, which is a building material for muscles.

Brussels sprouts in cooking

 

Small heads of Brussels sprouts, formed from lateral buds in the leaf axils, are eaten. They are of high nutritional quality. Cabbage heads of Brussels sprouts are boiled, used to make salads, soups and frozen vegetable mixtures, they are stewed and fried.

Whole heads of cabbage go to the preparation of cabbage soup, main courses and side dishes for meat. They can be boiled and then stewed with butter, fried with breadcrumbs until golden brown and served with cream oreven sour cream.

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