Healthy Recipes Blog

I bought a lovely organic Chinese leaf over the weekend and it prompted me to tell you all about the virtues of this tasty cabbage. It really is the king of cabbages from a nutrition point of view - it contains a huge amount of beta-carotene, loads of vitamin C, potassium and calcium. It also contains phytochemicals called indoles which are believed to be very active in fighting cancer. They are thought to work by deactivating potent oestrogen that can stimulate the growth of certain tumours, such as those in the breast.

So eat up your Chinese leaf! It’s great used in a salad instead of lettuce and can also be chopped and cooked in the same way as green and white cabbage. I’ll be including some recipes soon to help inspire you, and don’t forget to send me yours too!