You can eat not only the seeds of the mustard plant, the leaves are also tasty and healthy.
The leaf of the mustard plant is not a spice, but a vegetable that you can count in your vegetable intake. Eat the leaves as lettuce or boil them. They also do well in a soup.
Mustard lettuce contains selenium, phosphorus, manganese and magnesium. These minerals ensure strong bones, support your resistance and stimulate your digestion.
The minerals in the mustard plant ensure a faster metabolism. The leaves therefore ensure that your food is better digested and nutrients are converted into energy.
Tryptophan plays an important role in the production of serotonin. A substance that influences your mood, how much sex you want, and how well you can sleep.
The statement "that comes like mustard after the meal" is about something that is no longer useful, or that something came too late. A silent reference to the fact that mustard is indispensable for many in the kitchen to flavor dishes.
And especially vitamin K. Vitamin K is necessary for blood to clot, so that the bleeding of, for example, a wound stops faster.
Sante April 2016 | Text:Loes van de Mosselaar | Image:Shutterstock
