Ways to Eat Brussels Sprouts

• Shred fresh brussels sprouts and add to salads
• Roast brussels sprouts with some olive oil and herbs
• Brussels sprouts are a great addition to stir fry.  Just quarter them and sauté them in oil and salt.
• Add chopped, steamed brussels sprouts to your favorite pasta dish for color and crunch.

Selecting and Storing Brussels Sprouts

• If you buy brussels sprouts on the stalk, they will stay fresh longer than if you buy them loose.
• Smaller brussels sprouts will be sweeter and more tender. Larger sprouts will taste more like cabbage.
• Store brussels sprouts in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. Do not wash them before storing or they will decay faster.
• Remove all yellow, wilted leaves before you store sprouts to keep them fresh.

Brussels Sprouts and Nutrition

• Brussels sprouts are rich in vitamin C, vitamin K, folate and fiber.
• Brussels sprouts contain omega-3 fatty acids, so are a good substitute for those who don’t like fatty fish.
• Brussels sprouts are rich in antioxidants to help reduce inflammation.

Did you know?

• Brussels sprouts contain four times the amount of viatmin C as an orange.
• If you smell sulfur while cooking your brussels sprouts, you have cooked them for too long. This is what causes them to have a bitter flavor.
• One cup of fresh brussels sprouts has only 38 calories, but is loaded with nutritional value.
• The antioxidants found in brussels sprouts have been proven to decrease tumor grouth in lab animals, though not yet proven in humans.
• In 2010, a team of scientist and school children used the energy from 1000 brussels sprouts to light up a Christmast tree in London. 

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