Do you take greens in your food? At what intervals do you take?
By buchi_bulla
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
India
December 19, 2009 8:05pm CST
It is a known fact that greens are essential for health and should be added in our daily meals. It supplies iron to the body. I add greens to my menu weekly twice. I make some item with greens and see to it that my family gets greens quota regularly in their meals. Do you eat greens? At what intervals do you add greens for the menu?
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@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
20 Dec 09
Do you mean anything green, or specifically "greens" like turnip greens or mustard greens? I add greens all the time but I don't get the opportunity to have turnip or mustard greens very often. So I guess my answer depends on what type of greens you are talking about. I try to have fresh green something every day!
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
I mean any type of greens. There are many varieties available in the market. Fenugreek seed leaves are good for getting more iron. Some are good for stomach worms and stomach and mouth ulcers. Happy you take greens regularly. We get turnip greens here and I always buy them. Have a great day.
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
20 Dec 09
hi buchi_bulla,
what is you said is correct,it is compulsory to use green food to add in our daily meals,just like green vegitables (Aaku Kuralu),it it will give us the iron to our body,my wife also will add compulsorily the green food in our meal regularly once in 3 days,some times i ate green peas directly,have a nice day
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
24 Jul 10
Your wife is doing a good thing for the family. Have a good day.
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
24 Jul 10
hi buchi_bulla,
thanks for the response,have a nice day
@apgh09 (514)
• United States
21 Dec 09
i dont eat greens as often as i should but i love smoothies so i'll add greens to my smoothies when i have extra money to buy stuff for smoothies i like to make them once a day until i run out of ingredients. i mix up all kinds of stuff, like kale, spinach, carrots or the tops, and what ever my favorite fruit combination.
@happy2512 (1266)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
In our house only meat we eat especially during dinnertime. So during lunh time I will see to it that I can eat greens, fish or anything that is needed to have a balance diet.
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@acer5540 (354)
• China
21 Dec 09
In fact,we have habit to take greens in daily meal.Cabbage,celery,spinach,eggplant,leek...can be cooked as food.Our main food is rice, so we eat the greens with rice.And sometimes, the greens also can cooked as a soup.It helped to assimilate when we have meal.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
24 Jul 10
greens in soup form is also very good for the health. I am happy you add greens in your daily meal.
@J9isyourstar (29)
• United States
21 Dec 09
I eat spinach pretty much everyday! I put it in sandwiches, soups, burritos, and pretty much anything I make. I love it, though! lately I have been lazy and not feeling like cooking other greens as I usually eat the spinach raw, but I used to just cook kale and put it in a bowl and eat it.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
24 Jul 10
Each green variety has got it's own qualities. Try to give turn to other greens also whenever you can afford some time for it. Even I do the same. When I have time, I will buy different variety of greens and cook them. But I am happy you are taking spinach everyday.
@neo_matrix (884)
• India
20 Dec 09
yes almost everyday.since i am a vegan.my nutritional requirements heavily depends on the greens. i try to have it in form of curry,salads, in soups, in chutnies or dippings.they are tasty and healthy too.
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
For vegetarians it is a boon I should say. I am happy you are taking it daily in your food in different forms.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
20 Dec 09
Hello Buchi_bulla. Greens is my favorite. I eat greens every day. It is my major dish. I eat a lot more greens than meat. I think that it is good to our health. Even when I order food at a restaurant, I always order greens in the first place.
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
That is really a good habit. It gives enough iron for the body.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
Eating raw is very good for health. The vitamins are taken as it is without being destroyed by over cooking.
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
20 Dec 09
I do add greens in our daily menu. It is a must for our family along with lentils. Our daily menu consists of greens, sprouts, fruits, vegetables, milk and yogurt which keeps us fresh and energetic throughout the day helping us to lead a disease free life
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
If we take all these items daily, I am sure much of the diseases will be avoided and kept at bay. Thanks for the information shared.
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
20 Dec 09
Hi Buchi_bulla,Yes i do,my husband loves to eat green leafy vegetables.It is true that green veggies is rich in iron.Ussually i mixed it with some other kinds of vegetables and with meat to taste more delicious. My family used to eat green veggies twice a week. as part of our weekly menu.Good day!
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
Yes. I too mix with other vegetables sometimes. Instead of always cooking them alone, adding with other vegetables will give different taste. Good you are taking greens regularly. Have a good day.
@deepasubramani (1074)
• India
20 Dec 09
Hi Aunty,
Greens is a must in our daily meals. In our house we have it weakly 3 days as its rich in iron. we have it lunch or else have salads or have the boiled vegetables and even have the raw ones sometimes.
Have a great day.
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
As it is vegetables are very good for the health. Greens add more iron and other vitamins to the body system. I am happy you are taking it daily.
@mizzbelly (28)
• Indonesia
20 Dec 09
Hi buchi, If you meant greens as in green vegetables, then yes my family has a must daily quota of greens. Be it in soup, salads or juice. My mom especially really fond of veggie juice. Like mixing turnips, beans, carrots and tomatoes to make juice, it's weird for other people but it's healthy indeed.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
No No, certainly it is not weird. It is very good for health. When my husband was very weak with jaundice, doctor asked me to give this vegetabld juice only. Do you know how fast he picked up his health? Your mum is doing correct thing.
@lilachoney (15)
• United States
21 Dec 09
I had checked into negative calorie foods these are foods that burn more calories than what you would gain from the food itself, some are lettuce,celery,spinach and brocoli.I love vegetables,fruit and seafood which are the most expensive at the grocery store and spoil the easiest. Citrus fruit another thing I love. The canned vegetables too much salt, the canned fruit too much sugar.When you freeze veggies they are limpy and mushy.yuck. I shop once a month everything is boxed ,canned or frozen.
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
24 Jul 10
Fresh vegetables and fruits are always good for the health. Whenever we can, we should eat them in fresh form. Citrus fruit is very good for the health. It gives calcium for the body.
@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
20 Dec 09
My husband and I eat a lot of salad. We don't eat it every day, but we eat a lot of it. Other times we will have vegetables of all different colours, that we will eat for snacks, or as part of our meals. We don't eat a lot of fruit, but we both really like vegetables.
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@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
20 Dec 09
That is really good for health danishcanadian. You do not like fruits is it? My daughter asked me to eat boiled vegetables daily apart from regular vegetables used for cooking. She says her stamina has increased. I think you also eat lot of vegetables. I must also start eating more. Thanks, your response is stressing my daughter's advice and inspiring me to eat more vegetables.