Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Rhubarb

It’s the time of year when rhubarb is available in abundance. This versatile food is good for you for a number of reasons; just don’t put too must sugar on it or with it when cooking if you want to include this scrumptious food in your diet.

Here’s 10 interesting facts about rhubarb which may surprise you:

• ·         It’s a vegetable not a fruit
• ·         It’s a native Asian plant
• ·         Rhubarb can be stored in the fridge for 2-3 weeks if you put it in a plastic bag
• ·         It can be used as a natural laxative
• ·         You can freeze it in chunks without having to blanch it
• ·         Rhubarb is one of the lowest calorie vegetables
• ·         It provides a good amount of vitamin K
• ·         It is also rich in several vitamin B- complexes
• ·         Rhubarb has established itself as a good food to eat for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
• ·         You’d have to eat about 5kgs of the toxic leaves before they did you any real harm – although you shouldn’t eat even one leaf to be on the safe-side

If you have a sweet tooth try adding strawberries rather than sugar when cooking with it.

Eat it stewed rather than in a pie.

Add artificial sweetener rather than sugar.