10 Fun Facts About Broccoli
1) The word broccoli comes from the Latin word brachium and the Italian word braccio, which means “arm”.
2) Broccoli is a part of the cabbage family.
3) Eating broccoli reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and death in postmenopausal women.
4) In Treehouse of Horror XI, Homer Simpson is killed by eating broccoli.
5) A compound found in broccoli appears to have more effect than modern antibiotics against the creation of peptic ulcer causing bacteria.
6) Broccoli is a cool-weather crop and grows poorly in the summer.
7) Broccoli comes in a variety of colors, ranging from deep sage all the way to dark green and purplish-green.
Tom “Broccoli” Landers holds the current world record for eating 1 pound of broccoli in 92 seconds.
9) Broccoli is high in Vitamin C and also soluble fiber.
10) A long time ago, broccoli was “exotic” in someone’s personal garden.
I have to give credit to Hillary Shephard for the list, as she wrote it. I love broccoli and although it is NOT the healthiest green veggie. It is a versatile, tasty, easily accessible, healthy, and cheap vegetable. All reasons enough to make it a top veggie food for me.
What fun facts do you have about Broccoli?
Other cool things about broccoli:
Looks like little trees. (according to my 6-year-old)
Has been shown to fight cancer cells in lab tests
It kills a bacteria in the stomach that is known to cause stomach cancer.
It’s loaded with Vitamins C and A, and folate.
It’s versatile in the kitchen, both as handy snacks, in soups, in salads, and finely chopped in homemade pesto.
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hi–gruntled: thanxs for adding to the list. i agree with your 6 year old, broccoli, does look like little trees. hehe.
Great post! I LOOOVE broccoli
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I love it! Our daughters loved “eating trees” as well. We ended up making cookies out of them!
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hey—chocolate covered vegan: thanxs for your visit.
hi–indigo: i visited your site, and wow! you have a nice cookie business there. it reminds me of the jessica seinfeld idea, where she uses veggies in various food dishes.
i also like how you were able to make a shop out of wordpress. very cool. wordpress is so versatile, isnt it?
thanxs for your visit. do drop by again.
Broccoli is rich in vitamins and minerals and low in c a l o r i e s.
Such a scrumptious delight that always makes me wonder when consuming, if one can ever over indulge it ?
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GREAT COMMENTS!!! However, doesn’t broccoli make you really gassy?…atleast it does me…hehe
California produces almost all the broccoli sold in the USA
Americans eat an average of 4# broccoli a year that’s 900% more than 20 years ago!
broccoli tastes yummy with salt & when it is steamed