Easy Leaf – Green

Similarly to other leafy greens, this veggie packs amble nutrients into very few calories. Every 2 cups (85 grams) of raw ??? about one-sixth of a medium head ??? provides (5Trusted Source,??6Trusted Source):

• Calories:??15
• Carbs:??3 grams
• Protein:??1 gram
• Fat:??0 grams
• Fiber:??3 grams
• Iron:??4% of the Daily Value (DV)
• Vitamin A:??58% of the DV
• Vitamin K:??164% of the DV
• Vitamin C:??10% of the DV
• Folate:??30% of the DV
• Zinc:??6% of the DV
• Copper:??9% of the DV

With very few calories and no fat, escarole heaps micronutrients and fiber ??? just 2 raw cups (85 grams) deliver 12% of the DV for fiber (7Trusted Source).

What???s more, this same serving provides 9% of the DV for copper and 30% for folate. Copper supports proper bone, connective tissue, and red blood cell formation, whereas??folate??helps ensure proper metabolism and create red and white blood cells (8Trusted Source,??9Trusted Source).

Both minerals are especially important for proper fetal development and thus vital for??women who are pregnant??or planning to become pregnant (9Trusted Source,??10Trusted Source).