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Asparagus

21/05/2011 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  3 Comments

I know that I have ‘gone on’ before about my passion for asparagus so you will not be surprised that I seized on this post in in Natural News extolling its multiple benefits:

It is low in calories but high protein and fibre; a fibre which is, moreover, rich in niacin and phosphorous.
It contains the ideal ratio of calcium to magnesium for assimilation of calcium into the body (unlike dairy products…)
It contains Vitamins A, B, C and K and folic acid.
It is a diuretic (and don’t worry about asparagus ‘odour’, it is all good stuff…) and  can help prevent, or even dissolve kidney stones.
It is anti-inflammatory so is good for conditions such as rheumatism and arthritis.
It helps prevent varicose veins and, is said to be able to stimulate milk product in breast-feeding mothers….
Very few people are allergic to it!
And…. it tastes delicious! Although I am delighted to say that not everyone in my household thinks so – which means more for me!

PS – Sorry, I forgot… It is also an aphrodisiac!

Category: Allergies, FoodTag: Asparagus, calcium, magnesium, Natural News, niacin, Nutritional medicine, phosphorous

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  1. Janet Woodward

    21/05/2011 at 16:32

    I just knew there would be multiple good reasons for eating asparagus….lots of wonderful excuses for poaching maybe a dozen spears in a frying pan ….(its quicker than a saucepan)…with a lid on….and delicately dipping the little delicious-ness in a pool of melted unsalted butter….I eat them because I like them…..

    Thank you Michelle….knew I could count on you….perfect set of excuses….

  2. admin

    21/05/2011 at 18:48

    Glad to know you are a fellow enthusiast!! Actually, I always steam it rather than poaching as I think it preserves even more of that wonderful flavour…. You don’t have to have a posh asparagus steamer (I don’t) as I find that a wide, deep frying pan with one of those excellent foldaway steamer devices works a treat – just lay the asparagus out on it and cover it – with foil if you don’t have a lid that fits – and away you go….

  3. Janet Woodward

    21/05/2011 at 21:20

    Its not easy to grow my own up here…but i have done…several houses ago and well before I was a kitty Mummy. Too cold and wrong soil…but a raised insulated bed with a sandy soil…worked well.

    Now it would be a kitty loo….with Madam basking in the middle of it all….

    Can get some good treats in the market…and the butter has to be unsalted….

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