Asparagus is a great food Sucky .. good threadIt's also easy to grow and comes back more every year for those that can have a garden .. here in the country you can get it from the roadsides growing wild for freeIt's low in calories, less than 4 calories per spear. Contains no fat or cholesterol. Very low in sodium. A good source of potassium. A source of fiber. An excellent source of folacin.A significant source of thiamin. A significant source of vitamin B6. Also one of the richest sources of rutin, a compound which strengthens capillary walls.
My favorite vegetable hands down. Tastes sweet if you learn to steam it right. SMM you are forgetting the pronounced natural diuretic effect of asparagus. It is literally a perfect food IMHO. Just expensive.
Yeah, asparagus helps to dry you out if you eat lots of it and cut out the salt. It has inulin and Potassium which are both very good for drying out.SUCKMYMUSCLE
how the ** do you expect 100lb / 40KG to stay fresh any length of time they wilt as quick as a dick at a std clinic oh well give peas a chance I suppose
I had some earlier funnily enough with olive oil and a little salt, beautiful stuff. Is it really that much better raw?
I buy the Asparagus snuff and use it that way works perfectly.
sorry but i can not resist this : wouldn't the citric acid and salt defeat the health benefits of the asparagus?
We bodybuilders eat too much protein, and this creates several physiological problems. The biggest is acidosis, or excessive acidity of bodily tissues. After all, protein is composed of amino acids so it is not surprising that eating too much of it results in acidosis. The problem is that we evolved from animals that had vegetable matter as the stapple of their diet. Vegetable matter puts your body in an alkaline state, and we evolved to be at our best when our bodies are alkaline. Being acidic creates problems such as gout and arthrities. It also leads to ostheoporosis, as the body removes Calcium and Magnesium from bones to buffer all those acids and neutralize them. Putting aside the debate whether humans are natural omnivores or vegetarians, the bottom line is that we are much better off in terms of health when we get most of our food from the plantae rather than animalia kingdom. I have discovered the most powerful alkalinizer there is: asparagus. It contains Sulphur-rich compounds that dramatically increase body alkalinity. You would need to eat pounds of lettuce or broccoli to get the alkalinizing effect of one pound of asparagus. But asparagus has one added benefit: it contains soluble fiber which lowers LDL cholesterol unlike the insoluble fiber in leafy vegetables and broccoli which does not. Asparagus is expensive, but is really worth it. I feel much better on it: less constipation, less muscle aches, more well-being and a better complexion. If you buy it in bulk directly from the manufacturers, you can save hundreds of bucks. Shoot to buy 100 pounds or more at once. With this, you will save over 50%.SUCKMYMUSCLE
Never tried it raw,but as a rule raw veggies are far better than cooked.Steamed or blanched is almost as good as raw though.
Yeah I steam it, you've got to get the timing right though, too long and they go as limp as a Vince Basile thread.
I can't stand the taste of asparagus. Are onions or supps like these good sources of sulfur?
how do you cook it to retain the nutrients best?
