The beauty of Asparagus, and why you should be eating it

Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis, is a vegetable that not many people like to eat. I guess I can understand it, since a lot of people don’t season/cook asparagus well. It doesn’t look particularly good on the plate. The initial taste of the raw asparagus isn’t the best in the world. It’s green, which as Kermit the Frog knows isn’t very easy. But let me explain why asparagus should be a staple in your diet.

Asparagus is a generally low calorie vegetable and studies show that it is high in folate (Folic Acid). I know, that’s not swaying you at all yet, but keep reading there’s more. Green asparagus is rather high in vitamin C which is of course good for multiple reasons that will be explained in later posts. Asparagus is also high in potassium and thiamine. So what do all these vitamins mean for you?

Folic acid is necessary for the production of cells and you can read more about the overall chemistry at wikipedia.  What you need to know is that folic acid is very important fighting obesity, depression, allergic issues, and many more problems.  This is a wonder food, and I personally think that it should be a part of everyone’s diet.  The more I learn about this vegetable the more I realize how awesome it is.  You all should try to add it and be sure to check out the benefits at wikipedia.  Okay on to the recipe for this cool food:

Simple Baked Asparagus:
2-3 Bunches of asparagus
2-3 Tablespoons olive oil
Fresh cracked pepper to taste
Kosher salt to taste

Grilled Asparagus (My favorite):
2 bunches of asparagus
2-3 tablespoons of cooking oil
Kosher salt to taste
A pinch of Dill weed and a pinch of tarragon in the mixture.