We all have our "go to" snack foods and one of the things I enjoy most... especially when it is late night snacking is salty crackers with a slice of cheese and a few sprigs of Arugula - or more commonly known as Rocket. The flavour combination of the cheese and the rocket is just heavenly! (Well, I think it is anyway haha!)
(Oh and no... the above pic is NOT my midnight snack lol - it was my breakfast hehe)
In fact, rocket is complimentary with so many dishes. It is a herb which has a wonderfully peppery flavour and I have plenty of it growing in pots outside my front door - so last night, when deciding that I was in need of a little midnight snack, I went to grab a few leaves and proceeded to make me some crackers!
Now, I will pretty much eat rocket with anything, but to be honest I have never actually considered or contemplated what kind of nutritional benefits it has (if any)... so whilst standing there, internally trying to justify my midnight binge of stuffing multiple crackers into my mouth - I began justifying it with the positive thought that it simply MUST hold at least SOME kind of nutritional value.
This morning, I decided to find out... hehe... holds breath
Well, I was most pleasantly surprised!
Because it is actually packed with all kinds of goodness!!!
Not only is it delicious, but it also aids cancer protection, is extremely high in Vitamin K which as we all know is fantastic for your heart, skin and bones. It contains two kinds of eye antioxidants which apparently assist with fine tuning detailed sight... and lord knows I need that because I am as blind as a bat haha! It is also packed with beta-carotene which assists the prevention of free radical cell damage. And who knew... that if I munched about 100grams of the tasty green leaves, that would be about 25% of my required daily Vitamin C. It contains folate which is excellent for red blood cell creation and apparently quite a variety of B Vitamins too.... and no, its not finished showing off yet... haha - it is also high in calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese, phosphorus and iron.... and then the two best of all... it aids the burning of calories (new snacking diet FTW! hehe) and last but DEFINITELY not least... is said to be a mild aphrodisiac!
Now that is one seriously beneficial herb right there!
Who knew! haha!
Yay for my midnight snacking!!!
hahahaha :)
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Until next time...
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