One healthy vegetable that unfortunately is all too often doused with cheese sauce, taking away from the health benefits it has to offer is cauliflower. Cauliflower is commonly eaten raw, however can also be prepare in a number of other enjoyable manners so you’re able to easily incorporate this into your overall meal plan.
Let’s take a look at what you should know about the nutritional information on this vegetable.
Major Nutrients Found In Cauliflower
Cauliflower is slightly higher in total calorie content compared with broccoli, but at just 25 calories per cup, it’s hardly what you’d call a ‘high calorie food’. You can virtually eat this by the cupful without having to worry about it ruining your diet so there’s no reason not to include this in your meal plan.
The main nutrients that you’ll find in cauliflower include fiber, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, as well as vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6, folate, potassium, and manganese.
The only drawback is that this vegetable is slightly higher in total sugar content, so for those who are very sensitive with eating sugars in their diet, you may want to limit the amount that you consume.
Storing/Selecting
When selecting cauliflower you want to choose the ones that are very firm and have no brown spots at all. If brown spots are present, this is going to indicate the cauliflower is going bad so you’d be far better off choosing another.
Try and look for one that looks very firm with the florets pressed together for best taste.
Eat It With:
Cauliflower can be eaten raw with a dip, steamed, or baked up in any dish that you’re preparing. Some people will also choose to mash cauliflower for a lower calorie alternative to potatoes.
Burn Off Calories In Cauliflower
To burn off the number of calories in a cup of cauliflower you would have to do:
- 4 minutes of swimming
- 8 minutes of stretching
- 7 minutes of house cleaning