🍄🍄Mushrooms🍄🍄
Mushrooms, what can you say about them? Well, quite a bit, it seems!
They are classed as a superfood and are delicious, either eaten on their own or added to various dishes. They are low in calories and extremely good for you.
There are loads of different mushrooms around, but generally, all you see in supermarkets are bog-standard white button ones, large white ones for stuffing, and brown chestnut ones, which are delicious.
They can be added to meals or eaten raw in salads, added to casseroles, soups, omelettes or pasta dishes for starters. They are lovely fried but must be fried in butter and not microwaved, steamed or grilled.
There are a lot of health benefits to mushrooms:
Mushrooms contain important minerals. Containing amounts of selenium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and thiamine, mushrooms offer a rich source of healthy, necessary minerals for the diet.
Mushrooms are low in calories. Enjoying a handful of mushrooms is no problem, even for those who are trying to count their calories. Of course, it depends on the particular variety, but one cup of crimini mushrooms contains only 15 calories, which is hardly even noticeable in the grand scheme of things!
Mushrooms are anti-inflammatory. Because mushrooms have been shown to help the body fight off inflammation, these little gems are believed to be helpful in promoting a strong and effective immune system. In fact, researchers have shown that, when people eat mushrooms, microphages are stimulated which help reduce susceptibility to various illnesses.
Mushrooms can help lower the blood pressure. As a source of potassium, mushrooms offer the capacity to keep the cardiovascular system healthier. Potassium is known to reduce blood vessel tension and therefore lower the blood pressure.
Looks delicious
And don't forget the fun of going mushroom picking in fields, but you have to be a bit careful, but wild mushrooms are wonderful and a lot tastier. There are plenty of books available on what to eat and what not to eat and charts online.
So, do you eat a lot of mushrooms? I know we do in all sorts of things.
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