Vegetable
Parsnip
A sweet, cream-colored root, rich in fiber and potassium, that gently supports digestion and healthy blood pressure.
🌱 What it is
Parsnip is a cream-colored root vegetable, related to carrots, with a sweet, earthy flavor that deepens with roasting or slow cooking.
✨ How it may help
- May help support healthy digestion with its fiber
- May help support healthy blood pressure with potassium
- May help supply folate and vitamin C
- May help provide natural sweetness without added sugar
🥄 How to use it
Roast until caramelized, mash like potatoes, or simmer into soups for natural sweetness.
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 cup sliced, cooked (156g) · about 110 calories
- Fiber 6.2g
- Potassium 573mg
- Vitamin C 20.3mg
- Folate 90.5mcg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
⚖️ Caution
Its natural sugars make it more starchy than many vegetables, so those watching blood sugar should keep portions modest. Handle the raw skin in good light; like its carrot cousins, parsnip foliage can rarely cause skin sensitivity in sunlight.
🍃 A note from nature
A pale root that grows sweeter after a frost, as if the cold coaxes out its hidden sugar.