Mushrooms....Not Just For Toads

Mushrooms are not just for Frogs to sit on. One of the more nutritious vegetables, mushrooms are high in protein, B vitamins, magnesium, potassium, Vitamin C, selenium and Iron. Mushrooms are very low in calorie, making them an ideal diet food. They have about 20 calories per serving with almost no fat. The strangest fact is that mushrooms need to be cooked for the nutrition to be released. The exterior cell wall of the mushroom is undigestible fiber, heat breaks down the cell wall, letting the nutrition seep out. Mushrooms have also shown benefit to the immune system. Big mushrooms like Shitake, Maitake and Reishi have been shown to help in the production of white blood cells by improving bone marrow function. Mushrooms are great added to soups and stir frys. Add them to scrambled eggs, cook them in your rice, and put them on top of your pizza.

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