{"id":90189,"date":"2013-07-25T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=90189"},"modified":"2013-07-24T11:22:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T16:22:40","slug":"your-ultimate-guide-to-greens-15-greens-what-they-do-and-how-to-eat-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/your-ultimate-guide-to-greens-15-greens-what-they-do-and-how-to-eat-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Ultimate Guide to Greens: 15 Greens, What They Do, and How to Eat Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing up, most of us were told at some point to “eat our greens.” We may not have listened at the time, but maybe we should have. As a group, leafy green vegetables, or “greens,” are known for their bounty of health benefits. As a whole, they are great sources of vitamins A and C, and each green has its own broad nutritional profile.<\/p>\n

We share 15 greens, why you need to eat them, why they’re so good for you, and even recipes to best prepare and enjoy them!<\/p>\n

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One green on our list provides more potassium than bananas<\/a><\/strong>, and another supplies more calcium in a serving than a glass of milk<\/a><\/strong>. Though they may be similar in appearance, greens are a diverse group of vegetables with unique flavors that can be used in a lot more ways than a base to a simple salad.<\/p>\n

Check out our favorite list of greens with recipe suggestions and see if you can find a new favorite!<\/p>\n

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This Rainbow Smoothie has 7 Servings of Fruits and Vegetables<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Growing up, most of us were told at some point to “eat our greens.” We may not have listened at the time, but maybe we should have. As a group, leafy green vegetables, or “greens,” are known for their bounty … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,16],"tags":[4085,5676,5601,4080,4260,3187,1613,8440,691,4025,2466,1867,5706,4263,906,242,24,4786],"class_list":["post-90189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-recipes","tag-arugula","tag-bok-choy","tag-brussels-sprouts","tag-cabbage","tag-collard-greens","tag-gardening","tag-green-living","tag-homepage","tag-kale","tag-lettuce","tag-spinach","tag-summer","tag-swiss-chard","tag-turnips","tag-vegan","tag-vegetables","tag-vegetarian","tag-watercress"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90291,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90189\/revisions\/90291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}