You might have noticed already that I use a lot of mushrooms, not only are they delicious but they are:
- Low calorie
- Low fat
- Low carb
- Nutrient packed, and
- Versatile
A mushroom isn’t actually a vegetable, although we usually talk about it as one, this gives a couple of big advantages – firstly it can’t synthesise sugar like most plant foods, therefore it is low carbohydrate (ideal for low carbers) and secondly unlike other plant food it manufactures vitamin B12 (which makes it great for people who can’t eat red meat or choose to limit the quantity they consume).
A 100 gram serve of mushrooms contains only 12 calories, virtually no fat and no cholesterol. It is however packed with nutrients including Niacin (to help the body cells obtain energy from foods), dietary fibre, folate and other B complex vitamins.
There are also a huge variety of mushrooms now available in our stores and markets so watch out for them and find new ways to add them to your weekly menu. I’ve added a couple of recipes to this site to get you started.
