Mushrooms and their Nutrition Value

Mushrooms have always been considered as vegetables and very beneficial to our body. In actual fact, mushrooms are fungi. Some of poisonous and some have nutrition value. Nowadays mushroom are cultivate in farms are available ready and a low cost.

Mushrooms have high content of riboflavin, potassium, niacin, selenium and low in fat and calories. Selenium is an anti-oxidant and in ideal food for weight watchers as they are also low in calories and 80% of it is water. Portabella mushroom has even more potassium than a banana . Shitake mushrooms are white use by the Asians. Now there are more variety of mushrooms are available in the supermarkets. You can pick up a tub of mixture of mushrooms (Portabello, button mushrooms, shitake mushroom and oyster’s mushroom.) You can add mushrooms to salads, soup, sandwich, grill on its own (portabello steaks are my favourite. They can be used as an appetizer or main course.

Here are some simple mushrooms recipes.

Cream of Mushroom (put in blender to chopped it)
White button mushroom
Milk or puree cashew nuts for thickening
Pepper and salt to taste.

Bake Rice with Mushrooms
Put in cook rice into tin
Place sliced shitake mushroom on top of rice
Top it with cheese
Bake till golden brown.
Salt and pepper to taste.

Grill Portabello Steaks
4 Portabella Mushrooms
2T olive oil2 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
1T fresh oregano, minced
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:1. Preheat broiler.
2. Clean mushroom with a damp towel, removing stems. In a small bowl, combine oil, garlic (optional) and oregano. Brush caps with oil mixture, season with salt and pepper.3. Place stem side down in broiler rack 4-6 inches from heat. Grill for about 4 minutes until well marked from grill. Turn and cook . 2-3 minutes longer, or until tender but still hold their shape. Serve with potatoe wedges and brocolli and carrots. Good for 4 person.