Let’s talk about turnips! - Part 1

When is the last time you talked about turnips?! It has probably been a while and it might not have been a positive conversation. Haha! Maybe the last time you ate turnips you were a kid (or an adult) and you hated it. :)

I planted turnip seeds in my garden at the beginning of September. To be honest, I don’t normally put those in my garden and I have LOVED it. They were a surprising and trouble-free crop. They were so easy to grow- more on that in the next blog post! I mostly used the greens - I would go grab a handful from the garden and put them in smoothies or soups. They are super nutritious and you can use them in so many dishes.

Here are some nutritional facts:

One cup of raw turnip greens (55g) has high levels of:

• Vit A (35% Daily Value)

• Vit B6 (9% Daily Value)

• Vit. C (37% Daily Value)

• Folate (B9) (27% Daily Value)

• Vit. K (115% Daily Value)

• Copper (21% Daily Value

That is just to name a few - head over here for the specifics on turnip greens! Nutritional value of raw turnip greens.

This past week, I knew there would be a frost at night and for many subsequent nights. I had a garden consultation scheduled that afternoon but rushed to the garden to harvest almost all that was in the garden. The turnips were SO beautiful! Here are the nutritional facts on cooked turnips! Nutritional value of cooked turnip.

Before you dismiss turnips because you didn’t like them as a child, give them a try again! Hide them in your food if you need to (Ha!). And next time you don’t know what to talk about to a random person, maybe you can start with: Did you know turnip greens are amazing? I dare you. :)