Healthy Eating

California Endives 
So Good...So Many Delicious Ways

Endive is a versatile performer in the kitchen, enhancing hors d'oeuvres, starring in salads, and playing a strong supporting role as a hot side dish or component of the main dish.

More Than a Dozen Healthy Reasons To Enjoy Endive

  • low in fat
  • low in sodium
  • cholesterol free
  • very low in calories
  • loaded with valuable vitamins and minerals — vitamins B and C, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, folate and selenium
  • a good source of beta-carotene, which the body coverts into vitamin A
  • a good source of heart-healthy potassium — one head of endive delivers almost 60% of the potassium found in a banana
  • high in complex fibers
  • aids digestion
  • promotes regularity
  • helps prevent the absorption of cholesterol into the blood stream
  • slows food metabolism
  • helps with the removal of toxins from the digestive tract

So try some of our Delicious Recipes and discover how eating healthfully can also mean eating well.