Why don't you like them? Brussels Sprouts!

I don't understand why so many people hate these little veggies. They taste like personal cabbages. Steaming them with a little butter or plum sauce is yummo! Anyway, I have recently take to eating brussels sprouts so if you're like me and enjoy them too, we are receiving some great health benefits! Take a look...



Here's an interesting first fact (a lot of veggies are like this):  The fiber-related components in Brussels sprouts does a better job of binding together with bile acids in your digestive tract when they've been steamed. When this binding process takes place, it's easier for bile acids to be excreted, and the result is a lowering of your cholesterol levels. Raw Brussels sprouts still have cholesterol-lowering ability-just not as much as steamed Brussels sprouts.


Brussels Sprouts have the highest amount of glucosinolates. What are glucosinolates? Important phytonutrients for our health because they are the chemical starting points for a variety of cancer-protective substances.


And take a look at all of their vitamins and minerals! Woohoo...

From WHfoods.com

Now how to eat them...

Roasted Brussels Sprouts salad with Pecans from OnecakeTwoCake 

Cranberried brussels sprouts with Gorgonzola from MyKitchenAddiction 

Balsamic Glazed Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts again from MyKitchenAddiction