BOK CHOY

BOK CHOY

January 10th, 2012 → 1:15 am @ Shanti

“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food”

BOK CHOY

Bok Choy, the miracle vegetable. The Chinese people have known this for years and have used this vegetable in their kitchens in many ways. It is very rich in many vitamins and minerals and is a great antioxidant. Bok choy is very low in calories and a good food to eat if you want to loose weight. Some dietary fibre and a low protein food.

Bok Choy can be eaten raw or put together with burgers, salads, cold slaw, stir fries and soups.

A great vegetable!

Vitamins: A, C and K very high, B6, B2, B3, B1, B9, all well represented.

Minerals:Calcium (H), Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Zinc.

Never over-do anything. As the saying goes:”Everything in moderation.”, as in Bok Choy you may find a chemical called goitrogens, which could affect some people and swell the thyroid, a condition called goitre.

This however may occur in all the brassica family of vegetables, like the cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli , brussels sprouts and alike.