INTRODUCTION

An ode to a healthy body is paved through an active lifestyle, quality sleep, and a healthy diet. However, no matter how active your lifestyle is, if you are compromising on your diet, then your efforts will go in vain. Therefore, we are introducing you to a non-starchy and healthy vegetable, i.e., cruciferous vegetables.Let'sfindoutmoreaboutthem.

What are cruciferous foods?

The term cruciferous comes from the latin word "crucifix," because the blossom of these vegetables resembles a cross. The crucifer family consists of diverse vegetables. Some common vegetables are:

• Brusselssprouts

• Turnip

• Broccoli

• Radish

• Cabbagecauliflower

• Redcabbage

• Kale

Importance of cruciferous vegetables

There is a saying in Ayurveda that when your diet is wrong, medicine is of no use, and when your diet is right, there is no need for medicine. After all, we are what we eat. Cruciferous vegetables are rich in fibre, low in calories, and also packed with vitamins C, E, and K, along with folate. Cruciferous vegetables not only spice up food with their distinctive taste and crunchytexturebutalsostrengthenus.