Nutrition Fact For The Week: Broccoli

Fresh Broccoli and ranch is a perfect summer snack.   If raw broccoli isn’t your thing you can also steam it, boil it, or add it is stir fry.  No matter how you eat it you’ll be getting tons of nutrients and health benefits.

Broccoli can provide you with cholesterol-lowering benefits if you will cook it by steaming. Raw broccoli still has cholesterol-lowering ability—just not as much.  Broccoli also has been shown to have great anti-inflammatory benefits and is loaded with antioxidants.  Antioxidants protect the body from damage caused by harmful molecules called free radicals. Many experts believe this damage is a factor in cancer and many other conditions, so it’s a good idea to get as many as you can in your diet.

Broccoli has also been shown to help the body in many other ways form eye health to preventing heart disease.  It’s also a good source of calcium and Vitamin K, both of which promote healthy bones.  So eat up! Your whole body will thank you.