When it comes to eating healthy the natural way, it doesn’t get much better than broccoli. If you’ve been reading the Seagate blog for a while, you’ve likely seen broccoli come up as a recommended food for many different health concerns because of its high nutrient values. However, broccoli is also one of those foods that some people were forced to eat as a kid and grow up thinking that they hate. Yet broccoli can take on many tastes and flavors, depending on how you cook and prepare it.
Here are some tasty broccoli recipes to try at home and also how to get the broccoli your body needs without actually eating it at all.
Benefits of Eating Broccoli
Broccoli is packed with vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin K and vitamin C. Vitamin K is useful for blood clotting, while vitamin C helps heal wounds and protects the body from free radicals. Meanwhile, broccoli is also high in potassium for nerve functioning, fiber for a healthy digestive system, calcium for strong bones, and folate for cell development. Studies have also linked the nutrients in broccoli to better heart health, blood sugar control, and reduced inflammation.
Simple Roasted Broccoli with Garlic and Parmesan
If you’re short on time, the easiest way to make broccoli more delicious is to roast it with flavorful herbs and spices. Just don’t boil broccoli because this will remove too many of its valuable nutrients.
INGREDIENTS:
- About 4 cups broccoli florets
- 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 3 minced cloves of garlic
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Fresh juice from 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Lightly coat baking sheet with a nonstick spray.
- Spread broccoli on baking sheet.
- Add olive oil and garlic on top.
- Sprinkle a small amount of salt and pepper
- Toss mixture on baking sheet until evenly coated.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and add cheese and lemon juice on top.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Stir Fry with Broccoli and Rice
Stir fry dishes are perfect for incorporating broccoli into your dinners, and the great thing about stir fry is that you can switch up the other vegetables based upon what you like or have in the kitchen.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ½ cups long-grain rice, uncooked
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 green onions, diced
- ½ cup mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tbsp. liquid aminos (soy sauce alternative)
- Salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS:
- Boil 3 cups of water in a pan and stir in rice.
- Allow rice to simmer under reduced heat and covered.
- Warm oil in a large skillet on the stove with medium heat.
- Sauté broccoli until tender but still crisp along with other vegetables.
- Stir in cooked rice.
- Add liquid aminios and salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Broccoli in Capsule Form
If you’re feeling a little more adventurous in the kitchen, there are some other really great recipes that combine broccoli in egg quiches, creamy soups, heart casseroles, light salads, authentic pastas, and homemade pizza. But if you still can’t stand the taste or texture after trying numerous broccoli recipes, consider fueling your body with Seagate Broccoli Sprout Supplements that have a 20x concentration of the original raw plant.
Just one of our 250 mg. capsules is the equivalent of five grams of raw broccoli, and they’re 100 percent pure with no fillers or excipients. We grow our organic broccoli in a remote river valley near our factory, and we process this broccoli in our own plant with freeze-drying and cryogenic-grinding techniques to protect the valuable phytonutrients.
And even if you enjoy broccoli recipes, these capsules are a convenient way to get the broccoli your body needs while traveling or on busy days when you don’t have time to cook!