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- Mushrooms
- fast, easy, delicious and nutritious
- 0 grams fat,
20 calories, endless possibilities
- Packed with
flavor
- Less than
10 minutes to sauté
- Nutrient
dense with antioxidants3, vitamin D2, potassium, B vitamins and
more!
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 Fewer than a third of Americans are cooking
their evening dinners from scratch, according to a recent survey1.
Time grows increasingly precious as Americans enter the fall
season with packed schedules, shorter days and less time to make
dinner. Rejuvenate the family with easy dishes made with mushrooms
that add essential nutrients and the elusive fifth flavor, umami.
Chefs like Mario Batali, an award-winning celebrity chef, restaurateur
and author, have long known about umami, which means "savory
deliciousness" in Japanese.
Batali credits mushrooms as one
of his hidden treasures when it comes to umami. "Mushrooms
add a burst of rich, savory flavor that makes food taste good
from the first bite to the last. Whether I'm cooking at home
or the restaurant, mushrooms give that 'something special' quality
to any dish."
In Batali's new book, Italian
Grill (ecco 2008), he showcases the Portabellas with Arugula
and Parmigiano recipe, which combines Mario's love of mushrooms
and grilling into a unique and scrumptious entrée.
Not only are mushrooms a delicious
choice for family meals, they're part of a healthy diet. According
to the Journal of the American Heart Association, only 10 percent
of Americans have optimal blood levels of vitamin D, which is
especially alarming as sunlight becomes less available in the
fall and winter. Mushrooms2 are the only fresh vegetable or fruit
with 4 percent of the daily value of vitamin D per serving and
may be a natural solution for getting more of this important
"sunshine vitamin." Even better, preliminary research
suggests that briefly exposing mushrooms grown in the dark to
the ultraviolet light found in sunlight may boost levels of vitamin
D in mushrooms to up to 100 percent of the daily value.
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