Tag Archive: potassium

Meat Free Monday

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Mushrooms are one of my store-cupboard/fridge stand-bys. They are low in calories, packed with nutrients, and an excellent source of B vitamins and minerals, including selenium, copper, potassium, phosphorous, zinc and manganese. Martha Shulman… Continue reading

Meat Free Monday

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Last week I posted on the latest research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, which reports that higher alpha-carotene blood levels were associated with a lower risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease.… Continue reading

Meat Free Monday

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I have vivid memories as a child of jars of beetroot swimming in dreadful vinegar, which almost put me off it forever. Luckily I discovered later in life how flavoursome and versatile this root vegetable can be. Beetroot… Continue reading