When buying spinach, look for clean, crisp, green leaves. Avoid spinach with fibrous stems or a yellowish color. Refrigerate spinach in a plastic bag in the crisper. It should stay crisp for three or four days. Broccoli And topping our list of most nutritious vegetables is broccoli.
Fresh broccoli is available year round.
It's delicious raw and can be prepared any number of ways-boiled, steamed, sauteed, or pureed. While it's heavenly simply seasoned with a squirt of lemon, broccoli can also be flavored with garlic, dill, tarragon, oregano, thyme, or a mustard vinaigrette. When buying broccoli, choose tight green heads on firm stalks. Refrigerate in an open plastic bag, not an airtight container. It should stay fresh for three to four days.