Do you know that cabbage is one of the healthiest vegetables you can eat? And there are so many different ways to eat cabbage. You can put in soup and stews, fry it up by itself or with other vegetables, steam it, make corn beef and cabbage, cabbage and potatoes, cabbage rolls, or just shred it for coleslaw or to add to your salad.

Cabbage contains phtyonutrients, which work with your body's system to protect you from free radicals. Free radicals are responsible for damage to cell membranes. Cabbage also helps or body's detoxify. Cabbage also reduces your risk of stomach, prostate, colon and lung cancer.

Cabbage works to strengthen your vision, cleanse your blood, and heal stomach ulcers. It also helps to build your muscles, and lower your cholesterol. It is full of antioxidants and helps cleanse your liver. There are three kinds of cabbage, Green, Savoy and Red. Red cabbage, however, because of its color, does have more nutrients and health qualities that green cabbage. Red and Green cabbage have the smooth leaves, whereas Savoy has a more ruffled texture and is a yellow green in color.

Cabbage contains Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, Vitamin K, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Carbohydrates, and Protein. Cabbage, all by itself, would make a perfect meal.

Cabbage has other health qualities also. Eaten every day it helps the digestive system, constipation, weight loss and water retention. It is also used on skin wounds, to alleviate breast engorgement, and is great for preventing anemia.