Food for athletes!!

                                 Broccoli

                     Do you know that Broccoli is eaten by many athletes?

WHAT?（What is the Broccoli?）

Broccoli is cruciferous and a friend of cabbage. Season of Broccoli is winter from autumn. Place of origin is Eastern Mediterranean coast, and it's made in Italy. There remains a record to prove Broccoli had been already eaten from Roman era. Broccoli came to Japan in Meiji era. For the first time, Cauliflower is eaten more than Broccoli, but consumption of Broccoli is more than that of cauliflower now.

WHY?（Why is the Broccoli eaten by many athlete?）

Because Broccoli is high in nutrient!!
☆What Broccoli contains☆
 ・The vitamin C
    It contains the twice vitamin C of lemon, and seven times of potato.By the vitamin C, you can expect pigmentation prevention, such as spots and freckles of skin.If you eat 100g broccoli, you can take the vitamin C you have to do a day.
  ・The vitamin A and Carotene
    These nutrients protect skin and mucous membrane.
  ・The vitamin B
    This strengthens immunity.This is good for prevention of cold of cold season.
  ・Chromium
    This is one of the mineral.Chromium burns of fat and make a muscle.
The best point of Broccoli!
 Broccoli is serves to inhibit cancer.The nutrient contained in Broccoli activates the function of the detoxification enzyme in the liver and enhances the ability to excrete carcinogens and toxic substances from the body.This effect is persistent, and lasts more than 3 days. Buds of Broccoli have this nutrient more than mature Broccoli. It is sold in supermarket as Broccoli Sprouts. If you eat 25g Broccoli Sprouts a week, you can halve the risk of developing cancer.When you want the same effect in broccoli, you have to eat 500g Broccoli a week.

HOW?

I tell you HOW to choose, save and cook Broccoli!!
First,you should buy a delicious and fresh Broccoli whose buds are tight, dense and raised in the center.Purplish Broccoli is the thing that was exposed well to sunlight and received a frost, and is said to be delicious dark sweet.The difference in the green density is the difference in the cultivation temperature, so there is no difference in the nutrient.The one that is blooming flower or color is discolored brownish will fall taste and nutrient.
Next, you should eat Broccoli soon because it doesn't have a long shelf life.Also,if you save it at room temperature, it will bloom flower immediately. So,you have to boil it quickly and put it in bag and save it in the refrigerator.
Then, you can make a salad or pickled, by using sliced boiled Broccoli's stem and its buds.You cal also eat delicious part of the thick stem if you peel the thick skin.When you boil the stem,you should shorten the time for boiling in order to prevent vitamin C loss.
Finally, let me introduce you the perfect dish for athletes.What I recommend you is "Boiled lightly of Chicken and Broccoli." Recipe is very simple.
Boiled lightly of chicken and broccoli

Materials
・One broccoli  
・Two chicken breast meat
・Salt
・Potato starch
・Broth
  Two cups of water
  Hondashi

How to Cook
1.Divide the broccoli to the ovary.
2. Cut small meat and sprinkle salt and potato starch.（Don't forget to shake off extra flour）
3.Boil the broth and put 1 and 2 in it.
Then,serve the dish when Broccoli is softened.

       Thank you for reading!!
I hope you to understand advantage of Broccoli.
      Let's eat Broccoli as possible.