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Parsnips Nutrition
Information: Health Benefits and Vitamins
This hearty vegetable offers a good source of
health benefits. The nutritional content includes
vitamin A, vitamin B and vitamin C, as well as important
essential nutrients including calcium, iron and
potassium. This is a low calorie food with low sodium
content, and the fat content of this vegetable is also
very low. This healthy vegetable is great as part of a
balanced, calorie controlled diet.
Parsnips Nutrition Facts:
Nutritional Information and Facts
hey are
a delicious health root vegetables that are a rich
source of vitamins and nutrients. It is a root
vegetable that is often associated winter and
traditionally, the parsnip is an old favorite to
serve with Christmas dinner. They have pale
ivory, yellow color skin and white flesh once the
skin is peeled away. Parsnips have a distinct,
unusual smell and a unique, smooth delicious taste.
This healthy root vegetable is not only available
during the winter months, it is available during all
seasons, all year round, and it is a particularly
good accompaniment vegetable to roast dinner; meats
and other vegetables. They also add flavor to
stews and soup recipes. Tradition has it that
parsnips at their best when eaten after the first
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Parsnips Nutrition: Facts
and
Health Benefits
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Nutrition Fact: Romans grew parsnips to use in stews and
broth recipes
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Parsnip is root vegetables
and one of the most popular starchy
vegetables
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Nutrition Fact: Before
sugar became readily available, Parsnip were used as
an alternative to create desserts, jams, wine and beer!
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Parsnip
Nutrition: a great source of vitamins, particularly vitamin
C
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Parsnip
Nutrition:
are a rich in nutrients, including calcium,
potassium and iron
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Parsnips Nutrition: Calories
and Nutritional Value
Parsnips
are low in calories, it is a very healthy vegetable
particularly raw parsnips before they have been through
the cooking process. The amount of calories
in parsnips depends on the way that the
parsnip is cooked for example if you are going to
bake, grill, roast, steam, fry, mash or boil the
vegetable. The
following calorie guide can be used to calculate the
amount of calories in parsnip:
Nutrition Information:
Calories Parsnips per 100 grams:
Trimmed, Peeled,
Boiled Parsnips Nutrition - 66 calories
Frozen, Roasting Parsnip
Nutrition - 139 calories
Frozen, Roasting, Honey Glazed Parsnips
Nutrition - 165 calories |
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Parsnips Nutrition: History
and Information about Health Benefits and Vitamins
Parsnips date back many years. The
origin of this unusual root vegetable began when the
Romans started growing them for broths and stew recipes.
The parsnip was introduced before the potato to Europe
and before these times, it was the main form of starchy
vegetable. This root vegetable provided both the poor
and the wealthy with a healthy source of nutrition,
particularly during winter time. Throughout history,
people have made great use of this versatile vegetable
which is very easy to grow. The natural sugar content of
the parsnip meant that excellent recipes for parsnips
could be created - recipes including desserts, jams,
beer and wine!
Parsnips Nutrition: Picking and Storing
Parsnips
to Maintain Health Benefits and Vitamins
When picking parsnips, always try to
select small to medium sized parsnips as they cook
quicker and the skin does not always have to be peeled.
The smaller sized parsnips are healthier as overall they
will retain more vitamins and nutrients once they have
been cooked - roasted, baked, fried, steamed or whatever
cooking method you choose. This is explained in further
detail under the instructions for preparing parsnip.
Look for parsnips that appear fresh, i.e. not bruised or
marked and feel firm to the touch, not soft or limp.
Store parsnips in a cool but airy place. They will
remain fine for eating for approximately 8-10 days if
stored in the right conditions.
Parsnips Nutrition: Preparing
for Cooking
When peeling the skin of the parsnip,
try to take as little as possible off , if any at all.
Larger sized parsnips may have to be peeled. Remember
that the majority of the health benefiting nutrients,
minerals and vitamins that are essential to our health,
are contained either within the skin or the layer
directly beneath the skin, therefore, where possible, as
much of the skin should be eaten as this is the
healthiest part.
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Parsnips Nutrition Raw: Tips for Cooking to provide Health Benefits
There
are many cooking options for parsnips. A particular
favorite for many is roast parsnips as they taste
delicious and unique to any other vegetable. Roast
parsnips are simple to cook in the oven as it's just a
matter of cutting the parsnip to a size small enough to
roast and then roasting them in oil.
However, if you are
going to make roast parsnips, it is advisable to
par-boil them first for a few minutes before
transferring them to the roasting tray. Parsnips can be
cooked in different ways including boiling, baking,
steaming, mashing and frying. |
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Health
experts and nutritionists believe that a well-balanced
diet that includes at least five portions of fruit and
vegetables per day will help to considerably improve our
lifestyles and ultimately extend our lives |
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