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3 Reasons Why Watercress Is the Healthiest Vegetable

How to Incorporate it in Your Diet

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Peppers, tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers, all chopped up over mixed greens. All the makings of a perfect salad. Right?

There might be an even better salad ingredient that you’re missing out on, says BreAnn Erickson, RDN, a registered dietitian nutritionist with the Digestive Health Institute in Shelton and Bridgeport.

“Watercress, which was recently named healthiest vegetable by the CDC, offers plenty of benefits that you won’t want to miss out on,” she says.

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Here are three reasons to add more watercress to your diet: 3 Reasons Why Watercress Is the Healthiest Vegetable - Health News Hub

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