Just a year ago, broccoli was not an everyday vegetable on Bengali plates. Yet since the post-COVID period, broccoli has been celebrated everywhere. Broccoli is now available for just 20-25 rupees. And this vegetable is packed with nutrition. It provides nutrients like vitamin K, vitamin C, folic acid, potassium, and fibre. Even for cancer prevention, broccoli is unmatched. But the problem is with eating broccoli.
Broccoli is not as tasty as other vegetables belonging to the cabbage family. Rather, many people avoid broccoli because of its bitter taste. Broccoli cannot be cooked as a curry like cauliflower or cabbage. It makes the curry even thicker. Besides, the cooking methods for this foreign vegetable are still unknown to mothers and grandmothers. So choose vegetables that contain nutrients equal to broccoli. That means you can get broccoli's nutrients without eating broccoli.
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You can eat cauliflower instead of broccoli. Cauliflower also contains vitamin C, antioxidants, and fibre. And Bengalis are not unfamiliar with various cauliflower recipes. If you eat cauliflower this winter, you won't need to buy broccoli. Regular consumption of cauliflower can help you avoid the risk of multiple chronic diseases.
You may not eat broccoli, but that's fine. But you must eat spinach this winter. Spinach is packed with nutrition. Components like vitamin A, K, folate, calcium, and antioxidants are found in spinach. Spinach helps boost immunity in winter and reduces inflammation in the body.
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You can also eat cabbage instead of broccoli. This cabbage also provides vitamin C, fibre, and other nutrients. Cabbage is also beneficial for digestive health. Besides, you can cook cabbage in various ways. Cabbage also has a sweet taste.
You can also eat beans this season. Beans contain nutrients equal to broccoli. Beans are extremely beneficial for heart health. Besides, this vegetable aids digestion. You can easily get components like vitamin A, vitamin C, fibre, and folate from beans.
