10 Things You'll Find in Every Healthy Woman's Refrigerator
Make some room between the Greek yogurt and kale for these nutritional gems.
By K. Aleisha Fetters
The Salad Greens That Beat All Others
We're talking about: Mesclun
Why you should eat more of it: Plants' unique combination of health-boosting phytonutrients determine their colors, explains Jeffers, so by picking mesclun, a mixture of young, tender greens such as arugula and chicory with varied colors, you'll automatically incorporate a wider array of nutrients into each and every salad than you would if you used only lighter varieties like butter lettuce, which has less beta-carotene (a nutrient that's essential for good eye health) than darker-hued greens.
Keep this in mind too: Store them far away from the fruits in your fridge. Some fruits emit ethylene gas, which can make greens spoil prematurely.
Published 01/19/2016