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Veggies A-Z

You've known that veggies are good for you ever since you were small and granny told you to eat all your greens.

But have you ever stopped to wonder what the specific benefits of veggies are?

Most vegetables are high in water and fibre, but comparatively low in calories. Thus they create a feeling of fullness without delivering the hefty load of calories delivered by high-fat foods.

And, like fruit, they're also fantastic sources of vitamins and minerals and cancer-preventing phytocemicals.

Veggies A-Z:

Leeks

Key benefits

How much to eat?

Maximising the benefits

Nutritional values

Key benefits of leeks

Leeks are a useful source of folate and fibre. They have anti-cancer effects and are also linked to a reduced risk of heart disease.

How much leek should you eat?

Leeks are low in calories and can be eaten freely. An average serving of cooked leeks weighs about 75g.

Maximising the benefits of leeks

Leeks contain fewer allylic sulphides (sulphur-containing phytochemicals) than onions or garlic, but are still beneficial. Leeks also contain beneficial fructo-oligosaccharides.

Nutritional values of leeks

Calories 21

Fibre 1,7g

Folate 40mcg

Vitamin E 0,8mg

Per 100g