While the main course is important, holiday buffet or dinner tables should have their share of delicious vegetable side dishes. The color of vegetables often indicates their phytochemical content.
Phytochemicals help promote health and prevent disease.
Wh ite potatoes, jicama, cauliflower, orange sweet potatoes, winter squash, red beets, peppers, radishes, green spinach, asparagus and kale will dress your holiday meal in style. Dark green leafy vegetables provide folate. Spinach, mustard greens, and romaine lettuce are excellent sources of folate. Folate is shown to help reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. Try salads made with a variety of leafy greens, add saut ed greens to rice pilaf, or pile fresh greens on sandwiches.