Cebu City – Have you ever heard of an ingredient present and popular in many households that brings a lot of kick not just in flavor but also in nutrients? A long, skinny, crispy on the outside, and slimy on the inside vegetable that is very popular not just in the Philippines but all over the world especially Asian countries. These are called Spring Onions.

Here are some of the nutritional benefits of Spring Onions:

• Abundant source of water-soluble vitamins.
• Helps manage diabetes due to rich source of chromium.
• Natural antioxidant especially lowering cholesterol.
• Anti-bacterial properties that help with digestion.

Everyday we use a lot of fresh ingredients bought probably from our local public markets or directly from our local farmers. But for the most part we never look at the nutritional value of most of the ingredients. From the health and nutrition perspective, it is important that we should know what we are eating and appreciate its role in our body.

The beauty of Spring Onions is that you can use them in almost all dishes either as part of a dish or as garnishing. And they are a fast-growing vegetable that can be sourced in our very own backyard gardens. This just doesn’t apply to springs onions, but to all other easy-to-grow vegetables that most of us are still missing out on. Start your day with something green today! // NO I Gab Flores, RND