“Organic turnip greens are easy to grow… and they have great healing abilities. Turnip greens are wonderful for the heart, preventing cancer, detoxing the body, sooth away inflammation, and they do a great job of lowering cholesterol.”
Great Tasting Turnip Greens
History – Turnips go back 4,000 years and the Greeks and Romans used them for creating good health.
Great for Detoxing – Sulfur containing greens like turnip greens are wonderful for detoxing the body, because they contain glucotropaeolin and gluconasturtiian which are both powerful phytonutrients called glucosinolates which detox the body.
Lots of Calcium – Turnip greens contain more calcium than any of the cruciferous veggies… making them great for building strong bones.
Omega 3 Oils – Turnip greens contain lots of wonderful omega 3 oils like that found in cold water fish… which are great for preventing inflammation.
Anti-inflammatory – Turnip greens like all greens are full of wonderful Vitamin K which helps with clotting, and soothes away inflammation.
Great for the Heart – Turnip greens help to prevent heart attacks, plaque build up in arteries, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases.
Lowers Cholesterol – Turnip greens bind with bile acids to prevent fats from being absorbed into our blood stream in the intestines. Thus to create more bile acids cholesterol is pulled from our body thus lowering cholesterol.
Steamed – Cooked turnip greens are great, but steamed turnip greens retain more cholesterol binding agents. In fact steamed turnip greens lower cholesterol as well as the prescription drug cholestyramine. – Amazing!
Fiber – Turnip greens contain over 5 grams of fiber per cup and that translates into creating a good home for probiotic bacteria that boost our immune system… thus we have better health.
Digestion – Also turnip greens contain glucosinolates which many help to regulate the over growth of Helicobacter pylori which causes gastric ulcers.
Cancer – Eating turnip greens can also help prevent cancer as with all cruciferous vegetables.
Antioxidants – Turnip greens contain lots of powerful antioxidants such as Vitamins C, A, E, plus quercetine, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, myricetin, and hydroxycinnamic acid which strengthen our immune system… and prevent and repair DNA damage.
Contains – Turnip greens contain lots of B-Vitamins for vitality and for creating a good mood. They also contain iron and copper for anemia, phosphorus and calcium for strong bones, manganese for enzyme production, magnesium for restful sleep and stress, potassium for water regulation and cardiovascular health.
Growing – Turnips like full sun, rich soil that is moist but not soggy, and they grow best in the spring and fall. They grow fast, they are easy to grow, they like organic natural fertilizers, and the greens are an added bonus along with the bulbs that are tasty.
Recipes – If you google “Turnip Green Recipes” lots of great recipes will come up. Also turnip greens can be used in just about any recipe that calls for any green. They are great in soups, stews, casseroles, sautéed, steamed, juiced, cooked with onions and garlic, and just about any dish you can think of… and they are very popular in southern dishes.
See photo of organic turnip green and black been soup.
Turnip Greens and Black Bean Soup
Finding – Lots of great supermarkets and farmer’s markets have organic turnip greens… and they are easy to grow.
Oxalates – Turnip greens do contain oxalates so they should be cooked if you are sensitive to oxalates.
Enjoy!
I think I’ll go have some of that soup.
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