Veggie Tales

Every parent has fought the "eat your vegetables war"; every child dreads it and each of us remembers it. Hec they even made a cartoon to convince us to eat said vegetables!!! Didn't we all just love it when Popeye opened that can of Spinach and his muscles exploded only for him to save his Damsel and smash everyone in his his sight?!!! Why is everyone trying to get us to eat vegetables? Surely its not to get steroid looking muscles... Here's why you should eat a bit of green;
Vegetables are low in fat so you don't have to worry about weight gain when you indulge in them.
Vegetables contain good amounts of vitamins and minerals. All the Green-Yellow-Orange vegetables are rich sources of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, beta-carotene, vitamin B-complex, vitamin-C, vitamin A, and vitamin K. So get rid of those vitamin and mineral supplements and chew on a carrot.
As in fruits, vegetables too are home for many antioxidants that; firstly, help protect the human body from oxidant stress, diseases and cancers, and secondly; help the body develop the capacity to fight against these by boosting immunity.
Additionally, vegetables are packed with soluble as well as insoluble dietary fiber known as non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) such as cellulose, mucilage, hemi-cellulose, gums, pectin...etc. These substances absorb excess water in the colon, retain a good amount of moisture in the fecal matter, and help its smooth passage out of the body. Thus, sufficient fiber offers protection from conditions like hemorrhoids, colon cancer, chronic constipation, and rectal fissures.
Let's not forget that vegetables are easy to prepare, no need to wait for long baking hours; chopped up carrots, onion, cucumber, a tomato plus good old french beans in a pan, a drizzle of oil, a bit of spice and in five minutes you've got yourself a vegetable dish.
LET'S GO GREEN!