Let me tell you about my favourite veggie the BIMI!
I was scrolling to my instagram page and bounced into this veggie on Beau Hesling (international playmate)page. I asked her what it was because I've never saw this and I really like to try new vegitables. She told me that this is called Bimi and you can buy it in the grocery store.
Ofcourse I went down shopping and bought it and immidiatly fel in love with it.
Before I tell you how I ate my Bimi, first I tell you what the health benefits are.
The bimi is not well known, however many famous have already discovered the benefits and they have done an indispensable part of their diets. Gwyneth Paltrow, Katie Holmes and Jennifer Garner among many others have integrated this vegetable to their lives and become fans due to its great benefits.The bimi is a hybrid between the broccoli and cabbage is a food quite unknown but increasingly is becoming easier to find in supermarkets and verdulerías.
Benefits of the bimi
Together with all the vegetables, the bimi is a very healthy food and that should include it in her diete daily. It provides many nutrients, even more than most of other vegetables.
The bimi is very rich in vitamins and minerals. It has 10 nutrients essential for good health, which include zinc, folic acid, antioxidants and vitamin C. It also owns glucosinalatos, important agent which prevents cancer and other diseases.
It has a flavor very smooth and delicious, similar to the asparagus. It is a very complete in nutrients but at the same time very low in calories, so it is ideal for people who want to lose weight.
To eat it, the bimi also offers several advantages. This vegetable can be cooked such as broccoli, raw in salad, grilled, broiled, baked, etc. You can eat 100% of the bimi including stem and leaves, so you can use it completely.
And now I will tell you how I eat my Bimi. I love to eat this for lunch or snack.
I'll bake the Bimi in coconut oil with some garlic and pine nuts.
And well that was it... Easy as it is.
