Besides being the world's most popular herb, parsley is packed with nutrition. I always grow parsely and I often munch on it in the garden. This year I planted more than usual. Yesterday I harvested a great bowl of parsley and washed and chopped it to dry in the food drier.
I have a huge food drier. It's fantastic and I can dry a ton of fruit all at once, but for this little stuff I sometimes feel like I might be wasting energy to have just a few trays full at a time. Well, lucky for me, a friend was yard sale-ing Friday and found this cute little food dryer with 5 trays for only $10. She brought it over and I decided to give it a try on my parsley. It worked great. Today I have a nice container full of dried parsley. I use a lot of parsley in my cooking and for winter use it's great to have lots of the dried stuff on hand.
Did you know that parsley contains three times as much vitamine C as oranges? Or that it contains twice as much iron as spinach, is rich in vitamin A and K and contains folate, potassium and calcium. Did you know it is a good source of protein? Obviously you need to eat a fair amount to reap the benefits, so I do make use of this great, easy to grow nutritious, tasty herb.
Pasley is also recognized for its cancer fighting potential. It contains four chemicals that fight cancer: ·Polyacetylenes·Coumarins·Flavonoids·Monoterpenes.
So eat parsley!
Your blog
Posted by momof4boys on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 09:03 - Link
I think your blog is nice. It is well organized. I haven't yet figured out how to get pictures of us of the main picture and on the side. Someday, I'll figure it out.
I really enjoy all the pictures. I was quite impressed with Jason's oil ventures. Pretty cool!
Simple Stuff Like Parsley
Posted by haflinger on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 05:21 - Link
Now that looks like a great drying rack.. I didn't know parsley was so good for ya..Thanks for sharing..
Blessings Sister Brenda
I have a huge food drier. It's fantastic and I can dry a ton of fruit all at once, but for this little stuff I sometimes feel like I might be wasting energy to have just a few trays full at a time. Well, lucky for me, a friend was yard sale-ing Friday and found this cute little food dryer with 5 trays for only $10. She brought it over and I decided to give it a try on my parsley. It worked great. Today I have a nice container full of dried parsley. I use a lot of parsley in my cooking and for winter use it's great to have lots of the dried stuff on hand.
Did you know that parsley contains three times as much vitamine C as oranges? Or that it contains 
