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Anne08 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:33 am

Paco is one of my favorite green salad. It is an indigenous vegetable known to many Filipinos, as well as by far one of the vegetables that we love to eat to add a side dish in our everyday meal. But have you ever wonder what is the nutrition benefit that it brings to our health?

For ones, I thought it is only used as ornamental or in flower decoration. I remember as a child I used to see this near the river and swampy bushes. My dad, introduce me to this vegetable. As much as I love my dad's recipe I wanted to make my own version. But before I share my recipe I would like first to share the nutrition value. Each time I serve a salad on the table my sister would always ask what nutrition does it have.

My son and I love eating Paco because of a neutral flavor that it has and that's what makes it special. It blends well with the flavor of the food ingredients that you mix it with making it ideal for children. I like introducing healthy food for my son. It helps to establish good nutritional habits in them that will last for the rest of their lives.

All the more it is perfect for me because it is reached in fiber. Making it a healthy food for people who are in a diet like me. Fiber takes time to digest, so its allowing people to feel full and losing craving to eat. This vegetable is also good for people with heart problems and even those with diabetes, yes you read it right !!!

Like other vegetables, Paco or Fern also contains the following mineral that gives a big benefit to our health.

1. Calcium - Good for our bones and teeth. it helps support growth by providing calcium to the growing bones for children.

2. Phosphorous - assist our body burn carbs and fats for energy use as well as in the creation of protein for growth and cell repair. it also helps in speeding up the healing
wounds.

3. Iron - is critical for distributing oxygen in the body through our blood. The iron is what carries the oxygen, which is essential to fuel our cells in performing the functions. It
is also helpful for people who get dizzy and weak due to iron deficiency.This minerals also help pregnant women in developing body and brains of their babies

4. Thiamine - known as Vitamin B it is important for facilitating the smooth operation of our nervous system.

5. Vitamin A - essential for maintaining great eyesight as well as achieving a young looking skin.

I wish this serve as good info, if you like it, comment below and let us know if you want me to post more like this.