Cruciferous Vegetables

By Deane Barker • • tags: food •

A family of vegetables. The most common members are:

These are “true vegetables,” unlike other foods such as corn, potatoes, and peas which people think are vegetables but actually fall into other categories (grains, tubers, and legumes, respectively).

Basically, when a nutritionist says, “Eat more green, leafy vegetables,” these are the things they’re talking about.

Why I Looked It Up

As explained in The King of Content, Sumner Redstone had a special diet because he was obsessed with living forever.

[He was…] fueled by a obsession with cruciferous vegetables that he credited with his longevity.

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