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@@nitaweitzel822there probably exists in AI generated version of this kind of list by now, sans the personal perspective and humor component. Different strokes for different folks as the saying goes.
I know you can't cover every vegetable but a little surprised that watercress didn't get assessed. My general impression has been from seeing other types of 'best vegetable' lists over the years is that watercress is one of the elite veggies. It's only available in two out of the five grocery stores by me so maybe that's part of it. Not very common perhaps, compared to most of those others.
As a functional nutritional expert with 25 years experience, I am impressed I subscribed to you today. I heard not one single thing you said that I could disagree with and that’s rare.
That means a lot, thank you so much 🙏 I don’t have a formal nutrition background, but as a former engineer, accurate data/research are really important to me. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! It’s great to have you here 😊
True Southern USA girl here: we grow okra in our garden every summer. The plants can grow over 6ft tall and the pods are harvested almost everyday. The flowers are beautiful and the bees love them! The okra plant hails from Africa originally. so many African dishes use okra. Okra has mucilage properties, so when cooked it creates a thin, clear, viscous type “slime” that is perfect for thickening stews, typically seen in Louisiana gumbo. Cooking okra in water (steaming/boiling/stewing) encourages the sliminess. This can be polarizing for some. Eating wise: traditionally in the South, we batter and fry them cut into rings. but often we boil them, or stew them with summer tomatoes for stewed tomatoes and okra. I LOVE them by cutting the pods in 1/2 down the length, rubbing them in olive oil and spices, and air frying them! It’s so good and not very slimy. Pro Tip: you want very young pods that are about petite thumb sized or less. It doesn’t matter if the pod has ribs or is smooth. You just want them young so they are tender and not tough. I can’t seems to find any in our local grocery that are worth eating. It is a regional vegetable in the South and it’s so much more flavorful and tender if you grow it yourself. I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND CONTENT. Keep up the good work encouraging us all to eat more fiber and whole plant foods. This is the key to a long healthy life! 💪🏻🌱🥦
This is super informative, thank you for your okra expertise! 🙂The "slime" aspect does sound polarizing 😅, but I could see it working well in the dishes you described! I'm so glad you enjoy our content!
I grow most of these top ten veggies indoors in a dedicated garden room, year-round. All the greens, sweet potatoes, peppers, a few lettuce types, herbs, alliums, garlic, plus ginger, celery, cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, and various root vegetables. To heck with grocery stores! Outdoors I have a seasonal garden with storage potatoes, onions, and garlic, okra, canning tomatoes, squash, zucchini, melons, cucumbers, and more. That was my pandemic hobby.
The difference between "Intelligence" and "Wisdom"? Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
Knowledge I knowing that guacamole is a fruit salad. Avocados are fruit, tomatoes are fruit, peppers are fruit, the only thing in guacamole that isn't the fruit would be the onion.
How on earth can you keep delivering better content when all your previous videos are already a 10/10? You continue to amaze with the things you come up with and the information you give us. Nicest and most helpful channel on the internet.
What a kind comment! Thank you so much for your kind words and support! 😊 We have an amazing team and we all work together. I couldn't do it alone! Thank you for watching 🙏
I just toss the whole butternut squash in my oven and bake it. Partially baked or fully baked - depending on how I want to use it. Once cooled, this makes it much softer and easier to handle, cut and prepare than dealing with a brick hard raw butternut. Easy enough to bake it the day before you want to use it, then store in fridge so it is cooled and ready when I need it.
That's a fantastic method! Baking the butternut squash whole certainly simplifies handling and prepping it, whether you use it partially or fully baked. Storing it in the fridge for later use is a smart move too. Thanks for sharing your tip!
@@ericmalitz Bake at 400 F for 1 hour or until tender, depending on size. Take it out earlier if you only want to do a partial bake to soften it a little to add to a recipe that still needs cooking/baking time.
Thank you for the amazingly kind words! It really means a lot to hear and it pushes me and my team to make more engaging and encouraging content for my viewers!! 💚
I must be a nutrition nerd because this was one of the most exciting videos I have seen in a long time. And the idea of styling the big pile of veggies for the photo shoot had me very jealous! LOL. Can't wait for the fruit video.
what rubbish. you can't digest fibre and all it does is prevent nutrient absorption and damages your digestive system. the idea of fibre is a marketing myth 150 years old from the development of grain processing methods.
Pumpkin is really great in smoothies as well! I like to make pumpkin pie smoothies with pumpkin, banana, protein powder, plant milk, vanilla extract & pumpkin pie seasoning 😋
I guess I'll hide my comment here, since he's trying to do a good service 😁 HOW CAN YOU PUT KALE ABOVE ARUGULA?! PEPPERY, SPICY, DELICIOUS ARUGULA?!!!😂😂😂 Thank you; I feel better 🤣
I'm only a few minutes into this video. But just last night, I was snacking on arugula like a rabbit. Everytime I eat it, I announce to the room how tasty arugula is. Idk why I love it so much but hearing you say how much you disliked it and seeing the arugula/Pedro cry about it compelled me to write this comment. 🌿😭 Any other arugula fans here?! It's my favorite leafy green. I love the zesty punch.
I love this! Super informative, straight to the point, absolutely organized and overall entertaining to watch. Im surprised it was only 20-min long cause I couldve kept going haha! Thank you! Ive been looking for a video like this back then!
totally agree with including every most commonly 'used-as-a-vegetable' produce item even if it violated technical terms. very reasonable and honestly most beneficial to an average audience.
Exactly the kind of videos TH-cam needs more of! Really informitiv and well done. Was already considering eating more healthy and will take this video as motivation to do so starting tomorrow. Thanks alot. 😊
Yes yes yes!! This is an awesome comment!! So glad that you're considering eating more healthy and this gives you motivation!! Please let me know how things go! 🌱😃
I loved this. I have to confess i had to keep looking up the names because I'm from the UK. I didn't realise we named veggies so differently. Every day is a school day lol.
@@emmanarotzky6565 Australian here. Capsicum = bell pepper, rocket = arugula, silverbeet = chard. Hardest is scallions. In Australia they could be green onions or shallots or spring onions or eschallot - And it can also depend on your State. So recipes with pictures really helps! We use eggplant and zucchini too.
You want to use a little bit of arugula as a supporting character in a salad, but not as the lead. It just gives a bit more of a complex flavour profile when you're mixing various leafy greens. I's great when you use it sparingly.
Yes!! That's great to hear. Please use our channel as a resource. I think you'll find our meal prep videos the most useful to start because they'll give you some super healthy and filling vegan meals! 💚
Wow this was awesome-Thank you for the effort it took to get this ranking accomplished! Happy to see some of my favorite veggies up there in the top ten!❤
This is the first time I've come across your channel. Have you ever made the Native staple Three Sister Soup. It's corn, beans and squash. You can literally be creative with the combos and different types of corn beans and squash. Traditionally the three would be grown together bc they all benefited form each other when it came to how they grow. There is also a Native story about three sisters that goes along with it if you are interested, google got you, lol. It's a personal fave especially around the November Holiday as I am Native and vegan and don't participate in the typical colonial holiday practices. None the less it's so delicious, cost effective, easy and healthy.
Thank you so much for sharing this!! I definitely want to try the Three Sister Soup! That sounds amazing and I definitely want to read up on the Native story as well. Thanks again! 😃💚
Don't feel bad, we love roasting tomatoes too 😂 This was a really fantastic video! Informative and entertaining. Looking forward to fruits and other food categories 🌱🌎💚
Your videos always have me smiling. Thank you! We grow kale in our garden in Aus. Pretty easy to grow where we live. Snap peas too. The kids eat them straight off the stalk..So delicous and sweet. Leeks are one of our faves (mmmm tofu spinach/leek quiche😋. ) Stabalized Allium (garlic) is my go to for methane based SIBO cases. It's very potent as a natural antibiotic as well as antimicrobial. Natures medicine!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing a glimpse of your garden! It sounds like you have a wonderful variety of fresh produce right at your fingertips. The way your kids enjoy snap peas and your use of stabilized allium for health benefits are truly inspiring. Your tofu spinach/leek quiche sounds absolutely delicious too! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoy our videos and appreciate you being a part of our community. Keep enjoying nature’s bounty! 😃💚
I don't know about the arugula in stores of America but the arugula that we grow in our little garden in our house in Portugal is amazing it has a strong taste so I understand why some people don't like it but if you mix it with other green leafs and dress it with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar it is really good!
Okra is yummy. I like to do stewed okra and tomatoes (usually use frozen okra for this one) can also add some yellow squash or zucchini, pickled okra, freeze dried crunchy snack, you can also often find breaded okra in the frozen section that you can toss in the air fryer. Can also do a vegan gumbo.
Such an awesome video 😄 My daughter and I watched it together and cheered on our favorite veggies lol. I was surprised broccoli didn't get 2nd after kale and also thought celery would rank much higher!
Thank you so much for making this video. It’s very in depth and I can tell your passionate about sharing nutrition and knowledge about our food. Good for you dude. Keep going. Educate the masses ❤
Bit of a hack with garlic, but the bulbs in bulk, spend an hour peeling them, and stick them in the freezer. When you want to use some, microwave them for about 15 seconds then use a garlic press or cut it up. Saves money and cuts down on prep when cooking a meal. 😊
I'm a nutrition biochemistry and exercise physiology masters student, The quality of the content, visualisation, cinematography (idk if jts the right word for a TH-cam video), bgm, everything is upto the mark and of insane quality. Super super informative and provies a good revision for my syllabus 💯💯
Can you add in rankings for some of the less common vegetables that aren't as used in the US but are really great nutritionally? Examples: Kabocha, Daikon, Jicama, Taro, Dandelion, etc.
The cruciferous veggies actually vary in their glucoraphanin content, which is the precursor for sulforaphane and other organosulfur compounds. I heard purple cabbage stands out in that regard. Feels like that should have maybe been part of the review.
Scallions, gree onions are known as SPRING onions in the UK. Collard Greens are known as Baby Greens in the UK. Sweet peppers are called 🔔 bell peppers in North America.
This is a really nice comparison, thanks a lot! May I suggest another vid with the forgotten ones? Delicacies like chicory, endive, salsify, (water)cress, parsley, chervil, black radish, daikon, kohlrabi, chinese and white cabbage, fennel, broad bean, butter bean, bush bean, wakame, kombu, hijiki, arame, dulse, sea lettuce,.... And the fermented ones, like sauerkraut, capers, takuan, pickled ginger, ... Would be so interesting!
I didn't realize that jalapenos and garlic were so healthy. I knew kale was healthy but didn't realize just how healthy it really is. We love your expression of "crunchy water!"
Very thankful for this video. And I signed up for the waiting list for the course too, and of course subscribed to the channel. I'm already planning two weekly dishes including the top ten ranking ones
Thank you for the kind words!! I'd love to hear more about the dishes you're planning! What are they and what veggies from the list are you including? 🌱
Yeah...my mum makes okra a lot.. You just cut em into small pieces not that small.. about 2-3 cm wide and just spray some oil on the pan and add your okra followed by some salt and turmeric for colour (you could add black pepper but we usually don't..) and cook it until it's done.. Wash your okra prior your cutting it.. don't add water...
This was extremely helpful. First, I celebrated the rankings of the ones I like & eat. I then created a shopping list of the “would eat, should revisit” veggies. Thank you!
I love your video!! Would it be possible to upload a pdf list with the all these veggies and their nutrition facts ? I’d love that to have an overview before grocery shopping :)! Greetings from Germany :)
My father plants kale, scallion and okra in his backyard in Brazil, kale in particular requires little attention to grow properly, and we eat it with garlic often. We also eat okra with pumpkin, a classic and delicious combination (of course it also has garlic, we put garlic at almost all savory dishes).
Super well made video with top content. Thank you very much! Maybe you can make another one about heat resistance? So how do cooked vegetables stand up? That was the raw food edition, so to speak.
So glad you're loving the content and thank you for the suggestion! It's definitely something we've looked at so perhaps a fruit video is in the cards! 😄
This is such a fantastic video! I would personally definitely pay for a poster with all this information against each vegetable as I have an awful memory. Thanks guys!!
I'm new to your page. I am so glad the algorithms sent me your video today!! I love your post and will be sure to follow you!! You are thorough with your information and notes. THANK YOU!!!
Arugula with some olive oil and some crushed nuts of some kind is a great little snack at lunch. throw in a chopped up batch of strawberries or orange and it’s a healthy vegetarian lunch or chopped grilled chicken
You fail to mention that, while a particular vegetable may contain a nutrient, it is not necessarily absorbed by the body. In fact, bioavailability from plants is drastically lower than from animal products. So you keep taking iron supplements for your anemia while I enjoy this steak.
@@studentnet9734 if you happen to like pickles, try pickled okra. Or Wickles pickled okra (spicy/sweet). It's not 'slimy' like people expect. It's crunchy and has a lot of texture. I have friends who like raw okra fresh off the plant, but I have yet to try that myself.
@@TheVeganGym Here's what I do with butternut squash: Butternut Squash Crispy Mac and “Cheese” 1 lb. large elbows, cooked 2 min. less than “al dente” directions, reserving some pasta water 1 butternut squash EVOO 2 c plant milk 1 c reserved pasta water turmeric 1 t ground mustard 1 t smoked paprika onion powder garlic powder 4 cloves minced garlic 2 T cornstarch 4 shakes red pepper flakes ground nutmeg salt freshly ground black pepper ½ c nutritional yeast 2 c panko Microwave squash for 2 to 3 min., so it is easier to cut. Halve the squash and remove seeds and pulp. Brush surface of squash with oil and place on a baking sheet and bake in a 350oF oven for an hour or a bit longer until browned and tender. Let cool. Scoop squash from skin and place in a tall pot or blender. Add to tall pot all remaining ingredients except panko and puree with stick blender or a regular blender to make the sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning. Place elbows in oiled 9” x 13” baking dish. Add sauce and stir well to combine. In a bowl, combine panko with some salt and pepper and add some oil and stir to mix. Add to top of pasta. Place baking dish on a baking sheet and bake at 350oF for 30 min. until bubbly and browned.
@@TheVeganGym just lack of personal consistency and life challenges but I am planning to incorporate it into my weekly routine. I’ve been eating it more, cooked, raw, and however else lol!
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Stop giving your opinion on how you hate etc or that you don't eat whatever
I thought this was to tell the nutrition content of vegetables
@@nitaweitzel822there probably exists in AI generated version of this kind of list by now, sans the personal perspective and humor component.
Different strokes for different folks as the saying goes.
I know you can't cover every vegetable but a little surprised that watercress didn't get assessed. My general impression has been from seeing other types of 'best vegetable' lists over the years is that watercress is one of the elite veggies.
It's only available in two out of the five grocery stores by me so maybe that's part of it. Not very common perhaps, compared to most of those others.
@@nitaweitzel822I shared my opinion to make the video a bit more interesting 🙂 My opinion had no impact on the rankings 🌱
@@TheVeganGym Loved your commentary!!! Keep it up! It does make the video much more interesting and enjoyable.
Can u rank other stuff next please, like fruits, grains, legumes etc?
Already in the works 😉 Great idea! 💡
@@TheVeganGym cool, cant wait
@@TheVeganGym and beans pls :)
Beans are legumes, I just learned this today 😂@@chookitty6716
Awesome
As a functional nutritional expert with 25 years experience, I am impressed I subscribed to you today. I heard not one single thing you said that I could disagree with and that’s rare.
That means a lot, thank you so much 🙏 I don’t have a formal nutrition background, but as a former engineer, accurate data/research are really important to me. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! It’s great to have you here 😊
What a fun and informative video this was to watch. Thank you so much for your content.❤️
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How about the complete avoidance of bioavailability?
@@vincewatkins8439 I love bioavailability I love that you’ve heard of it and I love that 98% of people on earth have no idea what we’re talking about
I appreciate the differentiation in drawings for the leaves that all look the same. The drawings are really cute.
Thank you! Cheers! 😊
@@TheVeganGym I NEED these lil produce icons for my shopping list ASAP!!! Source, please?? 😘
True Southern USA girl here: we grow okra in our garden every summer. The plants can grow over 6ft tall and the pods are harvested almost everyday. The flowers are beautiful and the bees love them!
The okra plant hails from Africa originally. so many African dishes use okra.
Okra has mucilage properties, so when cooked it creates a thin, clear, viscous type “slime” that is perfect for thickening stews, typically seen in Louisiana gumbo. Cooking okra in water (steaming/boiling/stewing) encourages the sliminess. This can be polarizing for some.
Eating wise: traditionally in the South, we batter and fry them cut into rings. but often we boil them, or stew them with summer tomatoes for stewed tomatoes and okra.
I LOVE them by cutting the pods in 1/2 down the length, rubbing them in olive oil and spices, and air frying them! It’s so good and not very slimy.
Pro Tip: you want very young pods that are about petite thumb sized or less. It doesn’t matter if the pod has ribs or is smooth. You just want them young so they are tender and not tough. I can’t seems to find any in our local grocery that are worth eating. It is a regional vegetable in the South and it’s so much more flavorful and tender if you grow it yourself.
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND CONTENT. Keep up the good work encouraging us all to eat more fiber and whole plant foods. This is the key to a long healthy life! 💪🏻🌱🥦
This is super informative, thank you for your okra expertise! 🙂The "slime" aspect does sound polarizing 😅, but I could see it working well in the dishes you described! I'm so glad you enjoy our content!
I feel compelled to say that I love your writing! It's so precise, yet says so much! :)
Okra is very easy to grow! In fact, I cut down my plants last fall, but they came back this summer! I live in New Jersey and was surprised by this!
Love okra, eat it at least 4 times a week in soups, stews, and stirfries
@@TheVeganGym I personally enjoy the smallest ones raw.
I grow most of these top ten veggies indoors in a dedicated garden room, year-round. All the greens, sweet potatoes, peppers, a few lettuce types, herbs, alliums, garlic, plus ginger, celery, cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, and various root vegetables. To heck with grocery stores! Outdoors I have a seasonal garden with storage potatoes, onions, and garlic, okra, canning tomatoes, squash, zucchini, melons, cucumbers, and more. That was my pandemic hobby.
Thank you for sharing your hobby!! That's such a variety of plants!! Well done. 😄🌱
The difference between "Intelligence" and "Wisdom"? Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
Haha love this!! Absolutely! 💚
😂 love this!
Knowledge I knowing that guacamole is a fruit salad. Avocados are fruit, tomatoes are fruit, peppers are fruit, the only thing in guacamole that isn't the fruit would be the onion.
@@trekkie79startrek23 So nobody told you that a salad is not a "dip" or "topping"?
@@ceeemm1901I do use a salads as toppings. I put salad on my bugers, Tacos, pasta salads will also have salad as a dressing.
How on earth can you keep delivering better content when all your previous videos are already a 10/10? You continue to amaze with the things you come up with and the information you give us. Nicest and most helpful channel on the internet.
What a kind comment! Thank you so much for your kind words and support! 😊 We have an amazing team and we all work together. I couldn't do it alone! Thank you for watching 🙏
I just toss the whole butternut squash in my oven and bake it. Partially baked or fully baked - depending on how I want to use it. Once cooled, this makes it much softer and easier to handle, cut and prepare than dealing with a brick hard raw butternut. Easy enough to bake it the day before you want to use it, then store in fridge so it is cooled and ready when I need it.
Temp/time?
That's a fantastic method! Baking the butternut squash whole certainly simplifies handling and prepping it, whether you use it partially or fully baked. Storing it in the fridge for later use is a smart move too. Thanks for sharing your tip!
@@ericmalitz Bake at 400 F for 1 hour or until tender, depending on size. Take it out earlier if you only want to do a partial bake to soften it a little to add to a recipe that still needs cooking/baking time.
Thanks. I'll have to try this. I normally throw away the entire bottom round part and just cut up the stemmy long part.
@@TZ2OurLittleDogToodo you save the seeds?
I love your positivity, encouragement, and humor. It’s very valuable in this world. I hope you are well and happy too!
Thank you for the amazingly kind words! It really means a lot to hear and it pushes me and my team to make more engaging and encouraging content for my viewers!! 💚
I second that 😊🌱
I must be a nutrition nerd because this was one of the most exciting videos I have seen in a long time. And the idea of styling the big pile of veggies for the photo shoot had me very jealous! LOL. Can't wait for the fruit video.
I love to hear that!! Haha there was definitely some trial and error with the pile of veggies but it turned our well I think! 😄🌱
Not leaving out the mushrooms for being funghi, actually deserves a peace nobelprice award. for real. 😮❤
Haha thank you for the Nobel Peace Prize!! I have to always remind myself that I'm not only a plant eater but also a fungus eater!
Diversity is key in nutrition, and so is fiber. We should aim for 30+ plants a week, for a healthy microbiome and a healthy body and mind overall.
I totally agree! 🙌🌱
Oh you mean one piece of steak and that's all
@TrevorFosterTheFosterDojo are you a carnivore dieter?
what rubbish. you can't digest fibre and all it does is prevent nutrient absorption and damages your digestive system.
the idea of fibre is a marketing myth 150 years old from the development of grain processing methods.
@@TrevorFosterTheFosterDojo Who hurt you? lol
Pumpkin is really great in smoothies as well! I like to make pumpkin pie smoothies with pumpkin, banana, protein powder, plant milk, vanilla extract & pumpkin pie seasoning 😋
Love this idea!! I definitely want to add more pumpkin to my diet and your ideas sound wonderful to me. 😃
a fruits version of this video would be amazing!
This may already be in the works in some sort...👀
Is it out
@@TheVeganGym broooo we're waiting
I watch a lot of your videos and I just wanted to say I absolutely love your sense of humour. Great information!
Thank you so much for your support and kind words 🙏 I really appreciate it! - Leif 😊
How can anyone not like arugula?! The peppery bitterness is awesome! 😮
Haha I'm glad it works for some people! 😃
I'm with him, I didn't like arugula. Not good. I didn't like it's pepper bitter taste. No thx
The "pepperiness" goes good with all food Mexican/Latin American
I guess I'll hide my comment here, since he's trying to do a good service 😁
HOW CAN YOU PUT KALE ABOVE ARUGULA?! PEPPERY, SPICY, DELICIOUS ARUGULA?!!!😂😂😂
Thank you; I feel better 🤣
I want to like arugula but to me it tastes like spinach that went bad.
this channel deserves 1 million subscribers!
Thank you so much for the support! 🙏 We’ll get there 💪🌱😎
I'm only a few minutes into this video. But just last night, I was snacking on arugula like a rabbit. Everytime I eat it, I announce to the room how tasty arugula is. Idk why I love it so much but hearing you say how much you disliked it and seeing the arugula/Pedro cry about it compelled me to write this comment. 🌿😭 Any other arugula fans here?! It's my favorite leafy green. I love the zesty punch.
I hate it too lol. Glad you like it...maybe I just need to keep trying or put it in a smoothie.
Haha I'm glad arugula works with you! Surely there are some other arugula fans here. I think I may just need more experience with it! 😄
Your channel is THE BEST all around!!! I appreciate you SO MUCH!!
Aww thank you so much! I appreciate the support! 😊
One of the most useful videos posted ever on youtube
Thank you for the wonderfully kind words!! This really means a lot! Got any veggies from this list that surprised you by their ranking? 😄🌱
I love your sense of humor!! Thank you for putting out this type of info in a really interesting way.
The key is putting the info out in a way that will keep people's attention so I'm glad it worked with you! 😃
I love this! Super informative, straight to the point, absolutely organized and overall entertaining to watch. Im surprised it was only 20-min long cause I couldve kept going haha! Thank you! Ive been looking for a video like this back then!
This is such an amazing compliment! Thank you so much for the kind words!! 😃💚
You are a delight! I'm very grateful for your video today. And to have you so excited and sharing your knowledge means alot. Thankyou so much.
Thank you so much for the kind words!! Any nutrition facts you found especially interesting from the video? 😄🌱
This video is pure gold and very informative. I like the editing style and appreciate the afford. Thanks!
We've got some world-class editors so I'm glad the editing is being noticed! Glad you enjoyed the video. 💚
totally agree with including every most commonly 'used-as-a-vegetable' produce item even if it violated technical terms. very reasonable and honestly most beneficial to an average audience.
How this produce is grown has a great impact on its nutritional value, biofortification is important to get nutritious crops🌱
Arugula tastes great... and what's bitter to the tongue is sweet for the heart...
Love that line although I'm confident I could make every one of these veggies taste great given enough testing! 😃💚
Exactly the kind of videos TH-cam needs more of! Really informitiv and well done. Was already considering eating more healthy and will take this video as motivation to do so starting tomorrow.
Thanks alot. 😊
Yes yes yes!! This is an awesome comment!! So glad that you're considering eating more healthy and this gives you motivation!! Please let me know how things go! 🌱😃
I’ve wanted this video forever! Thank you!
Haha so glad we could help you out with this! 😄🌱
Love the humor. Thanks, very informative and helpful!
I loved this. I have to confess i had to keep looking up the names because I'm from the UK. I didn't realise we named veggies so differently. Every day is a school day lol.
What were all the vegetables with different names? I’m American and I only know about eggplant/aubergine and zucchini/courgette
@@emmanarotzky6565 Australian here. Capsicum = bell pepper, rocket = arugula, silverbeet = chard. Hardest is scallions. In Australia they could be green onions or shallots or spring onions or eschallot - And it can also depend on your State. So recipes with pictures really helps! We use eggplant and zucchini too.
You want to use a little bit of arugula as a supporting character in a salad, but not as the lead. It just gives a bit more of a complex flavour profile when you're mixing various leafy greens. I's great when you use it sparingly.
Good point! 🌱🙌
True, I like it in caprese salad as a contrast to basil.
So glad I stumbled onto your channel! Being a new vegan, I'm thankful for all the info! I've already subscribed & getting all the alerts 😊
Yes!! That's great to hear. Please use our channel as a resource. I think you'll find our meal prep videos the most useful to start because they'll give you some super healthy and filling vegan meals! 💚
Great video for its information, your delivery and sense of humor!!
Glad you enjoyed it so much!! I try to balance all of those as best I can. 😄
Wow this was awesome-Thank you for the effort it took to get this ranking accomplished!
Happy to see some of my favorite veggies up there in the top ten!❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for your kind words and support! 🙏😊
This is the first time I've come across your channel. Have you ever made the Native staple Three Sister Soup. It's corn, beans and squash. You can literally be creative with the combos and different types of corn beans and squash. Traditionally the three would be grown together bc they all benefited form each other when it came to how they grow. There is also a Native story about three sisters that goes along with it if you are interested, google got you, lol. It's a personal fave especially around the November Holiday as I am Native and vegan and don't participate in the typical colonial holiday practices. None the less it's so delicious, cost effective, easy and healthy.
Thank you so much for sharing this!! I definitely want to try the Three Sister Soup! That sounds amazing and I definitely want to read up on the Native story as well. Thanks again! 😃💚
Don't feel bad, we love roasting tomatoes too 😂
This was a really fantastic video! Informative and entertaining. Looking forward to fruits and other food categories 🌱🌎💚
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! 😊
Great vid! Do a fruits ranking next?
It could be in the pipeline! 👀
Absolutely LOVE what you did here !! Thank you!!
That's so great to hear!! Got a favorite veggie from our list? 😄🌱
Your videos always have me smiling. Thank you! We grow kale in our garden in Aus. Pretty easy to grow where we live. Snap peas too. The kids eat them straight off the stalk..So delicous and sweet.
Leeks are one of our faves (mmmm tofu spinach/leek quiche😋. )
Stabalized Allium (garlic) is my go to for methane based SIBO cases. It's very potent as a natural antibiotic as well as antimicrobial. Natures medicine!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing a glimpse of your garden! It sounds like you have a wonderful variety of fresh produce right at your fingertips. The way your kids enjoy snap peas and your use of stabilized allium for health benefits are truly inspiring. Your tofu spinach/leek quiche sounds absolutely delicious too! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoy our videos and appreciate you being a part of our community. Keep enjoying nature’s bounty! 😃💚
I don't know about the arugula in stores of America but the arugula that we grow in our little garden in our house in Portugal is amazing it has a strong taste so I understand why some people don't like it but if you mix it with other green leafs and dress it with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar it is really good!
I was already prioritizing some of these veggies for their nutrition content vs price but this video really soothes my vegan autistic soul. Thank you!
Haha I'm glad your soul is soothed by the video!! Great to hear that you're already on the right track! 🌱
Okra is yummy. I like to do stewed okra and tomatoes (usually use frozen okra for this one) can also add some yellow squash or zucchini, pickled okra, freeze dried crunchy snack, you can also often find breaded okra in the frozen section that you can toss in the air fryer. Can also do a vegan gumbo.
Oooo these all sounds like awesome uses of okra. Thank you for sharing this! Anything I can put in the air fryer I'm all for! 😄🌱
Such an awesome video 😄 My daughter and I watched it together and cheered on our favorite veggies lol. I was surprised broccoli didn't get 2nd after kale and also thought celery would rank much higher!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊🙏
Thank you so much for making this video. It’s very in depth and I can tell your passionate about sharing nutrition and knowledge about our food. Good for you dude. Keep going. Educate the masses ❤
I love the humor! I laughed and was entertained throughout!
Haha good! Hopefully the humor will help keep the video memorable!! 😃
What a great, informative video! Thanks! 12:34 I think of myself as eating little trees as well when I eat broccoli.
Thank you for the kind words!! Haha They definitely have that kind of shape for sure. 😄🌱
Bit of a hack with garlic, but the bulbs in bulk, spend an hour peeling them, and stick them in the freezer. When you want to use some, microwave them for about 15 seconds then use a garlic press or cut it up. Saves money and cuts down on prep when cooking a meal. 😊
Wow! I have never heard this before but that sounds like a great idea. I definitely want to try that. 😄🌱
I'm a nutrition biochemistry and exercise physiology masters student, The quality of the content, visualisation, cinematography (idk if jts the right word for a TH-cam video), bgm, everything is upto the mark and of insane quality. Super super informative and provies a good revision for my syllabus 💯💯
Can you add in rankings for some of the less common vegetables that aren't as used in the US but are really great nutritionally? Examples: Kabocha, Daikon, Jicama, Taro, Dandelion, etc.
Thank you for the suggestion! If we do an updated version of this, I will definitely consider including some less common veggies. 💚
Please include Radish leaves, sweet potato leaves, amaranth leaves, cassava leaves . All these veggies we frequently use here
Hysterical! So fun, so informative…❤❤❤❤❤! New subscriber! Mama bok choy 🥬 worn out taking care of baby bok choy 🥬 🤣🤣🤣
Haha so glad to hear you really enjoyed the video! Got a favorite veggie from the video? 😃
thank you mr. editor for the pleasing edits and visuals!
Glad you noticed the editing! We have some world-class editors here. 😄🌱
The cruciferous veggies actually vary in their glucoraphanin content, which is the precursor for sulforaphane and other organosulfur compounds. I heard purple cabbage stands out in that regard. Feels like that should have maybe been part of the review.
Great video guys! Really looking forward to the rest of the series 🙌
I'm really looking forward to filming more videos like this as well! This was a blast and I learned a lot! 😃
Scallions, gree onions are known as SPRING onions in the UK. Collard Greens are known as Baby Greens in the UK. Sweet peppers are called 🔔 bell peppers in North America.
Thank you for this info! I need to understand this kind of stuff better!! 😄🌱
Thanks for helping answer many of my questions! Vegan here.
Glad you found the video so helpful! Thank you for all you do for animals! 🌱
This is a really nice comparison, thanks a lot!
May I suggest another vid with the forgotten ones? Delicacies like chicory, endive, salsify, (water)cress, parsley, chervil, black radish, daikon, kohlrabi, chinese and white cabbage, fennel, broad bean, butter bean, bush bean, wakame, kombu, hijiki, arame, dulse, sea lettuce,.... And the fermented ones, like sauerkraut, capers, takuan, pickled ginger, ...
Would be so interesting!
Thank you for the suggestion! Maybe I need to get going on a second edition already! 💚
I didn't realize that jalapenos and garlic were so healthy. I knew kale was healthy but didn't realize just how healthy it really is. We love your expression of "crunchy water!"
Yeah I was really surprised how high they ranked! 👌🌱 I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
Very thankful for this video. And I signed up for the waiting list for the course too, and of course subscribed to the channel. I'm already planning two weekly dishes including the top ten ranking ones
Thank you for the kind words!! I'd love to hear more about the dishes you're planning! What are they and what veggies from the list are you including? 🌱
Yeah...my mum makes okra a lot..
You just cut em into small pieces not that small.. about 2-3 cm wide and just spray some oil on the pan and add your okra followed by some salt and turmeric for colour (you could add black pepper but we usually don't..) and cook it until it's done..
Wash your okra prior your cutting it.. don't add water...
Sounds simple and yummy! Thanks! 🙏😊
Great video. Wondered about this many times!
Glad you found it helpful! This was a blast to film and hopefully we can do more like this in the future. 😃
This was extremely helpful. First, I celebrated the rankings of the ones I like & eat. I then created a shopping list of the “would eat, should revisit” veggies. Thank you!
Oooo I love this idea actually. A "should revisit" list is such a great mindset!! 😄🌱
I love your video!! Would it be possible to upload a pdf list with the all these veggies and their nutrition facts ? I’d love that to have an overview before grocery shopping :)! Greetings from Germany :)
We currently don't have that but we might look into that in the future! 😃
My father plants kale, scallion and okra in his backyard in Brazil, kale in particular requires little attention to grow properly, and we eat it with garlic often. We also eat okra with pumpkin, a classic and delicious combination (of course it also has garlic, we put garlic at almost all savory dishes).
Super well made video with top content. Thank you very much! Maybe you can make another one about heat resistance? So how do cooked vegetables stand up? That was the raw food edition, so to speak.
Interesting idea!! Thank you so much for the suggestion!! 💚
You have the best videos. I am so glad I found you
This was so informative yet entertaining, thank you very much for creating =)
This video is incredible - thank you for your hard work!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊🙏
I love this so much 😍 I always try and look up different vegetables’ nutritional profile; it’s like a hobby of mine haha thank you for sharing 🌱
This is your kind of video then haha!! Now you can flex that you know the top 10 list! 🌱
Thank you so much for the wonderful information ❤
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!! Any surprises for you on the list? 🌱
Brilliant work as always.
Thank you for the kind words!! Glad you loved the video. 💚
I just discovered this channel and I love it. Can you please do fruits next???
So glad you're loving the content and thank you for the suggestion! It's definitely something we've looked at so perhaps a fruit video is in the cards! 😄
What a great video!
Glad you enjoyed the video!! What veggie surprised you the most by its rank? 😃
NIce video. I appreciate these ranking & review vids/
Thank you!! Which veggie surprised you the most? It was the jalapeño for me. 😄🌱
Great vid! More of this!
Glad you enjoyed it so much! I like the idea of these ranked videos so we may do more like this in the future! 😄
Bravo! Very useful. Maybe you'll also consider doing rankings for fruit and whole grains. 🙂
Love this idea!! This video was a ton of fun to film and I learned a ton so I'm definitely open to it! 😃
First time watching a video from this channel, very entertaining and informative, subscribed!
Awesome!! I love to hear that!! We've got a lot of great new videos coming your way! 😃
Thanks for sharing these nutritious vegetables!i also learn some vegetables's name before i don't know how to speak them.
This is such a fantastic video! I would personally definitely pay for a poster with all this information against each vegetable as I have an awful memory. Thanks guys!!
We currently don't have something like that but I may look at something like this in the future!! 😃
love this - thank you! grateful to have found your channel today 😃
Glad you loved the video!! Thank you for the kind words! Take a look at some of our other recent videos! 😃💚
This is a great video!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Woah! That tableful of food at the beginning looks amazing! 😋🌱
Haha I totally agree! It took some time to put together but it came together well! 🌱
Thank you for all the information.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you found it helpful!! 🌱
Great vid! Thank you! You’re such a dork! In a good way! Informative and funny!
Haha glad you enjoyed the video! What veggie caught you most off-guard by its ranking?
Great video with a lot of personality. Well done in ideas and graphs, etceteras. A new subscriber with The Bell on. Thanks.
Yes!! That's awesome to hear!! We have loads of content similar to this tone on our channel so keep checking us out! 😃💚
This is such a cool video idea! Love it guys
Thank you!! So glad to hear you're loving the content. 🌱
I'm new to your page. I am so glad the algorithms sent me your video today!! I love your post and will be sure to follow you!! You are thorough with your information and notes. THANK YOU!!!
Yes yes yes!! Thank you so much! I pride myself on the thoroughness of the videos my team and I create, so it's awesome to hear that you noticed! 😄
There are many okra vegetables in India. We make stir fries with them mostly, or put them in lentil soups. Prepared well, they can be delicious
Arugula with some olive oil and some crushed nuts of some kind is a great little snack at lunch. throw in a chopped up batch of strawberries or orange and it’s a healthy vegetarian lunch or chopped grilled chicken
You fail to mention that, while a particular vegetable may contain a nutrient, it is not necessarily absorbed by the body. In fact, bioavailability from plants is drastically lower than from animal products.
So you keep taking iron supplements for your anemia while I enjoy this steak.
Arugala isnt bad if you pair it with something to draw out the pepper flavor it has. Strawberries are particularly good at drawing it out.
Thanks for the information. Excellent preparation!
Glad you found the video helpful!! Any surprises for you from our list? 😃
I thoroughly enjoyed this video!
Just subbed, great content. Thanks for doing this research!
I can tell you that frozen okra helps make an amazing smoothie/shake. You can hide it in a chocolate shake.
Oh my gosh I have never heard of frozen okra in a smoothie but I am definitely intrigued! Maybe I need to start trying this...
That would be the only way I would eat okra. I might give that a try. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
@@studentnet9734 if you happen to like pickles, try pickled okra. Or Wickles pickled okra (spicy/sweet). It's not 'slimy' like people expect. It's crunchy and has a lot of texture. I have friends who like raw okra fresh off the plant, but I have yet to try that myself.
@@TheVeganGym Become a 'Pod Person', put okra in the smoothie. ; )
Re butternut squash, I microwave it whole for 3 min. which makes it easier to cut.
Thanks for the tip! I've heard this and also baking it so I appreciate everyone giving their best butternut squash ideas!
@@TheVeganGym Here's what I do with butternut squash:
Butternut Squash Crispy Mac and “Cheese”
1 lb. large elbows, cooked 2 min. less than “al dente” directions, reserving some pasta water
1 butternut squash
EVOO
2 c plant milk
1 c reserved pasta water
turmeric
1 t ground mustard
1 t smoked paprika
onion powder
garlic powder
4 cloves minced garlic
2 T cornstarch
4 shakes red pepper flakes
ground nutmeg
salt
freshly ground black pepper
½ c nutritional yeast
2 c panko
Microwave squash for 2 to 3 min., so it is easier to cut. Halve the squash and remove seeds and pulp. Brush surface of squash with oil and place on a baking sheet and bake in a 350oF oven for an hour or a bit longer until browned and tender. Let cool.
Scoop squash from skin and place in a tall pot or blender.
Add to tall pot all remaining ingredients except panko and puree with stick blender or a regular blender to make the sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Place elbows in oiled 9” x 13” baking dish. Add sauce and stir well to combine.
In a bowl, combine panko with some salt and pepper and add some oil and stir to mix. Add to top of pasta.
Place baking dish on a baking sheet and bake at 350oF for 30 min. until bubbly and browned.
This video was super well put together + entertaining!!! Keep it up 👏🏻
Thank you so much!! Keeping things informative and entertaining are the priorities here!! 😃
One week I had ate Kale for lunch the whole week. I would eat it as a snack too. My skin was so clear and I had great bowel movements.
That's amazing to hear!! What made you stop? 😄🌱
@@TheVeganGym just lack of personal consistency and life challenges but I am planning to incorporate it into my weekly routine. I’ve been eating it more, cooked, raw, and however else lol!
for OKRA look for bhindi in Indian food, it makes a very good Bhindi Massala !
Thank you for the recipe suggestion!! Lots of Indian food suggestions in these comments! 😃💚