The Top 12 Vegetables To Grow At Home for Superior Bone Strength
As you age, bone health becomes increasingly important. Without strong bones, you run the risk of suffering from falls and fractures that can severely limit your mobility—and future quality of life.
There’s never a better time than today to start taking your bones seriously. A healthy diet is one of the best ways to combat the effects of aging on your bones and ensure they stay strong. It’s important to eat a broad range of fruits and vegetables to ensure you get adequate amounts of calcium, potassium, boron, copper, iron, and many more.
Make healthy nutrition easier on yourself by growing bone-strengthening vegetables at home. These twelve varieties are packed with nutrients and are easy to prepare for dinner. Grow them in your garden, and you’ll guarantee your family has easy access to a variety of healthy options for promoting stronger bones.
Brown mustard (Brassica juncea) is an annual herb that will grow from 12 to 18 inches tall. It can be invasive in some areas but its favored for its edible qualities in other locations. The leaves and flowers are edible and have a hot mustard taste. Young leaves are flavorful in salads while older leaves are best as cooked greens. Seeds are harvested from summer to fall and provide a spicy mustard flavor to dishes.
Globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is a popular vegetable that has been cultivated for thousands of years in the Mediterranean region. Its blossoms are harvested before blooming, at which time they will bloom with hundreds of purple tendrils. The Globe artichoke’s flowers are nutritious when cooked, and are found in many Italian dishes as well as teas.
Collard greens is a sub-species of cabbage that does not have a central head. The name ‘acephela’, draws attention to this characteristic since it means ‘without a head’. This hybrid bears a closer resemblance to its wild parent than cabbage. This nutritious’s vegetable is rich in vitamins and other essential nutrients.
The lima bean is an annual bushy or creeping, perennial herbaceous plant whose stems can reach lengths of 2 to 4 meters. The petals are usually light green, sometimes purple.
The Potato is native to North America and in the United States. Potato products are the second most consumed food. This starchy tuber is a staple in diets around the world and is considered the fourth most important worldwide crop.
While most assume that the Sweetpotato is a potato, it is not considered nightshade. However, sweet potatoes and potatoes both belong to the order of Solanales. Its culinary use is wide and can be fried, baked or boiled.
The Beet (Beta vulgaris) provides a variety of uses for food products and garden growth. The roots are commonly consumed as nutrient-rich vegetables, the body of the sugar beet is used to make table sugar, and the leaves are harvested as a separate vegetable: chard. In 18th-Century Silesia, an area that is now part of Poland, the first-ever beet sugar extraction plant was created by a royal decree from the king.
The long-lived vine kiwifruit has white to gold flowers. The fruits have both health and nutritional properties that make them great additions to salads or eaten raw. The attractive fruits thrive in temperate gardens, and they are sold commercially all over the world.
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) are grown in cool-weather vegetable gardens to harvest their miniature cabbage-like buds. It’s thought the common name comes from this vegetable’s popularity in Brussels, Belgium, which dates back at least to the 1300s.
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an edible plant species that is often considered a ‘superfood’ due to its high content of vitamins, folate, fiber, iron, magnesium, and other nutrients. Spinach is grown in gardens around the world and provides an important food source.
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is an aquatic perennial plant native to Europe and Asia. It attracts insects and pollinators but especially flies. Watercress is valued as an ornamental plant in gardens, and for its ability to float in water.
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to western and southern parts of Asia. It has a long history of cultivation and rich symbolism in polytheistic religions. Fruits of Pomegranate play an important role in many West Asian cuisines. Aside from culinary uses, this fruit-bearing shrub is also cultivated for ornamental purposes.