Okay peeps this month's superfood is broccoli. Now we must thank our fellow Italian Americans for bringing this bad boy over to the states. Why you ask? Well broccoli and its other sidekicks (which I will name shortly) are on of the most powerful foods that fight cancer. And if that wasn't good enough broccoli also, "boosts your immune system, lowers the incidence of cataracts, supports cardiovascular health, builds bones, and fights birth defects." WOW!!! Not to mention it's full of sulforaphane (a strong compound that fights cancer), indoles (block estrogen receptors in breast cancer cells), folate, fiber, calcium, beta carotene, lutein, zenathin, and vitamin K (aides in blood clotting) 
Broccoli is available year round so there are no excuses why you can't pick it up at the grocery store or the farmers market. If you don't care for broccoli then you can munch on brussel sprouts (ummm don't look at me like that they actually pack more power than broccoli), cabbage, kale, turnips, cauliflower, collards, bok choy, mustard greens, and swiss chard.
The peeps over at Superfoods recommend that you eat 1/2 to 1 cup daily.
The only thing I don't like about broccoli is the funky azz smell. Side bar the other day I made cauliflower and left it in the microwave and it stuck up my whole house. You can blame that potent aroma on the sulfer....yuck!!!!
Happy Monday folks!!
One of the few veggies I eat- glad I'm doing something right :)
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