Contest: Fresh Vegetables in your area

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Hello my dear Steemians,

 

Today I wanted to write for this contest that is running by @afzalqamar, here is the link if you are also interested:

https://steemit.com/hive-168205/@afzalqamar/contest-alert-fresh-vegetables-in-your-area

 

Red beet roots

 

When I have to choose two healthy vegetables that are grown in my area I will take red beet roots. This is very ordinary vegetable and easy to find in any shops and markets. The local farmers also love this vegetable it is very easy to grow, because you plant it and it lives under the ground, of course you do not see the vegetables itself just the leaves, therefore, when it is time to collect harvest it is a surprising moment, when you are very satisfied to see the result of your work.

Let’s see what are in this wonderful vegetable, red beet roots are rich in:

• iron that we need for our red blood cells and haemoglobin the important part of blood that is responsible to bind and transport oxygen

• potassium, that is important for our muscles, it helps to contract and relax, having muscles fibers in heart it helps heart to beat normally and any lack of potassium can cause irregular heart beat and cardiac arrest

• magnesium is also important electrolyte that is needed for healthy muscles and for heart

• folate is an important for healthy red cells to prevent anaemia

 

Garlic

 

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The other vegetable we can grow locally and that is very healthy is garlic, the important thing it has antioxidant that improves your immune system and prevents growth of cancerous cells. There are also some other electrolytes like Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. That makes even one ot two glove of garlic a day enough for your health.

It is also very easy to grow locally. We simply place gloves of garlic in November in our garden and leave to grow, early spring we can see the green leaves coming through the ground and few months later the plants carry healthy juicy vegetable that can be picked up and also you can store them in dry place where they can be stored for few months.

I am inviting following users for contest: @rumanaafroz, @sana-khan01, @iqrabatool34

 

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