Vegetable
Mushrooms
Everyday culinary mushrooms, eaten cooked, that support immunity and the heart and can supply vitamin D.
📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 85/100Tap to see the breakdown
🌱 What it is
Mushrooms are common culinary fungi — button, cremini, portobello, and others — cooked and enjoyed as a hearty, low-calorie food.
✨ Why it's good for you
- May help support healthy immune function
- May help support heart health
- May help supply vitamin D when sun-exposed before use
- May help support gut health with fiber and antioxidants
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 cup sliced, cooked (~156g) · about 44 calories
- Protein 4.9g
- Potassium 555mg
- Riboflavin 0.5mg
- Selenium 15mcg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
🥄 How to use it
Cook mushrooms (sautéed, roasted, or in soups) and enjoy them often; mushrooms left in sunlight can develop vitamin D, like our skin.
How much: A serving of cooked mushrooms, several times a week.
Show full details & how to prepare it
Everyday mushrooms — button, cremini, shiitake, and the like — are rich in compounds that support the immune systemYour body's built-in defense team that fights off germs and helps you heal. More →, fiberThe part of plant foods your body can't fully break down — it keeps digestion moving. More → that helps with cholesterol, and (remarkably) the ability to make vitamin D when exposed to sunlight, just as our skin does. Always cook them, and only ever eat mushrooms known to be safe.
Ways to prepare it
⚠️ Cautions
- Only ever eat mushrooms you know are safe — never wild-foraged ones unless an expert confirms them.
- Always cook culinary mushrooms; raw ones are harder to digest.
- A rare allergy is possible.
📚 What others say
- A whole food supporting immunity and the heart
- A plant-kingdom source of vitamin D when sun-exposed
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🕊️ A word of encouragement
Quiet helpers that turn shadow and soil into nourishment. Good can grow even in the dark.
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