In Season: Brussels Sprouts

Last week I discussed one of my two favorite fall foods, sweet potatoes. This week I'm back to talk about the other food I get excited for every autumn: brussels sprouts. 

Brussels sprouts are a cruciferous vegetable. This family of plants also includes broccoli, kale, bok choy, cabbage, cauliflower, arugula, kohlrabi, collards, mustard greens, radish, rutabaga, watercress and turnip. Existing research has shown a link between cruciferous vegetables and protection against cancer, just one of the reasons brussels sprouts are so great.

Last week I discussed one of my two favorite fall foods, sweet potatoes. This week I'm back to talk about the other food I get excited for every autumn: brussels sprouts. 

Brussels sprouts are a cruciferous vegetable. This family of plants also includes broccoli, kale, bok choy, cabbage, cauliflower, arugula, kohlrabi, collards, mustard greens, radish, rutabaga, watercress and turnip. Existing research has shown a link between cruciferous vegetables and protection against cancer, just one of the reasons brussels sprouts are so great.