Main description:

All natural foods contain vitamins and minerals that are of great benefit to our health. But unlike other products, vegetables rarely come with a handy sticker that tells you their prime nutritional benefits. Despair no longer as The Power of Vegetables examines over fifty vegetables commonly available today. It looks at their origins and spread around the world and it lists the main nutritional benefits of each vegetable. There is an invaluable table that lists all the vegetables in the book along with the vitamins and minerals they contain. It discusses how much of each type of vegetable a portion consists and explains why getting your '5 a day' is so important. All the text has been checked by a qualified dietician (see below) and she has also added her key points to each entry. Finally, there is a section that explains the physical and health benefits of all the vitamins and minerals that are mentioned in the book.Contents: Introduction; Leaves & Salads (12); Fruits (9); Flowers, Buds & Seeds (11); Bulbs & Stems (7); Roots & Tubers (10); The Power of Vegetables; What makes a Portion?
The Benefits of Vitamins & Minerals; New Super Vegetables (19); Intriguing Facts; Vegetables - An International View; Index.