Vegetables are important part of our diet

 Last week’s piece was about how we can protect our health against breast cancer with fruits. In this week’s episode, we will be talking about how we can maximise our health against breast cancer with vegetables.

Vegetables are a very important part of our diet. Knowing the types and amount of vegetables is paramount in optimising our overall health.

The following include a variety of vegetables that contain the minerals and vitamins necessary to boost our immune system to fight against breast cancer.

• Green leafy vegetables: lettuce, kontomire, bokoboko, ayoyo, bitter leaf, alefu

• Cruciferous vegetables: cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli

• Marrow vegetables: pumpkin and cucumber

• Root vegetables: beetroot, carrot and potato

With any food of your choice, for example rice, yam, etc., a number of recipes can be made from combina­tions of the aforementioned vegeta­bles. These include:

• Vegetable stew

• Vegetable soup

• Vegetable salad

• Coleslaw

Some of these vegetables, such as carrot, cucumber, beetroot, etc. can also be eaten raw as snack.

In our next chapter, we will discuss some foods/recipes that are low in cholesterol and saturated fats, as well as lifestyle modifications in gen­eral, which is also an integral part of the fight against breast cancer.

The writer, Bernice Korkor Asare is a Dietitian and CEO of Holistic Health Consult

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