Mushrooms. Good or Bad veg?

Dr. Fuhrman says mushrooms are good, too. Don't know his stand on raw v. cooked, but I cook mine in water sauteed onions + spices. Throw in some low-sodium black beans and it's great.

[Aishah]

I love mushrooms! I get them raw and then cook them. I always feel like I'm eating a cheat food when I cook them, because they are so soft and tender. I love them cooked with dishes and in omelets. I add mushrooms to a lot of meals!

[ennay]

If I worried about every food that was potentially a carcinogen I would be dead from starvation and worry. Now personally I do cook my mushrooms because I like them that way.

I am so beyond worrying about the bad side of any whole food.

[PhatBeth]

Why do people have all this doubts on mushrooms....
Surprisingly, mushrooms are a pretty good source of protein, and though they don't have any vitamin C or beta carotene (because they don't have chlorophyll), they are relatively high in B vitamins, copper and a variety of other minerals. They are also extremely low in calories (20 calories per cup of raw mushrooms).
Don't collect then from the bush, some are very poisonous.

[iaradajnos]

Great. I never ever would have eaten mushrooms growing up. But have since really learned to love them every day. I will look out for the more exotic ones (per Dr. Weil) but I also see that the other ones can be eaten several times a week. I guess diversify is the way to go. As always, everything in moderation.

[LAgreeneyes]

I LOVE mushrooms. Anyone know how many calories in 1 cup of mushrooms?

[40lbsPLEASE]

Originally Posted by LAgreeneyes

I LOVE mushrooms. Anyone know how many calories in 1 cup of mushrooms?

about 15-20 calories per cup for raw mushrooms =) i'm not positive on cooked, tho. I hear the calorie content goes up when u cook 'em, but it can't be significant?!?! Well, if you ate 5-10 cups at a sitting it would be significant, lol!

[ICUwishing]

Roasted mushrooms are DIVINE!!! We put a little olive oil in a Ziploc, drop in a few sprinkles of dried or fresh oregano, and a couple cups of mushrooms. Shake them up to distribute the oil on them, lay them out on a foil-covered cookie sheet, and roast at 350 for about 30 minutes. Outstanding! To make them extra special, sprinkle on some finely-grated asiago or parmesan just before they're done.

[LAgreeneyes]

Originally Posted by ICUwishing

Roasted mushrooms are DIVINE!!! We put a little olive oil in a Ziploc, drop in a few sprinkles of dried or fresh oregano, and a couple cups of mushrooms. Shake them up to distribute the oil on them, lay them out on a foil-covered cookie sheet, and roast at 350 for about 30 minutes. Outstanding! To make them extra special, sprinkle on some finely-grated asiago or parmesan just before they're done.

YUMMY!!!!

[JEN3]

I was just reading about mushrooms. I've heard and read from a lot of different reliable sources that mushrooms have many health benefits. I adore mushroomie-rooms! They're rich in iron.

The 11 Healthiest Foods in America

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nut...oods-america#3


Why they're healthy: Mushrooms are not just healthy, they're vital in boosting your immune system and preventing infections, and they're becoming increasingly valuable tools in medicine, where research is finding that mushroom compounds can fight diseases such as breast cancer. But nowadays, commercial mushroom producers do use heavy amounts of insecticides, says Thomas Wiandt, an organic mushroom farmer in Ohio and owner of Killbuck Valley Mushrooms. "Common practice is to grow them in caves, or cavelike structures," he says. Those areas provide optimal breeding grounds for insects, so the crops are often misted with insecticides (which are different types of pesticides than fungicides, which aren't used because they would kill of the spores mushroom need to grow). U.S. Department of Agriculture tests have detected 14 insecticide residues on mushroom crops. "Not only that, a mushroom has a highly absorbent surface," Wiandt says.

How to get them: Get the health benefits without the toxic chemicals, go organic.

[LAgreeneyes]

I love mushrooms.

[ubskinnyagain75]

Calories are super foods - excellent source of Vitamin D - I eat them several times a week and actually replace 'meat' with them. So low in calories, so delicious.