Hey, what's up everyone. Welcome back to the show. Today we're talking about a few different

plants that fit two important categories. So I have a couple friends who just started a garden

and this is their first time ever

jumping into the gardening world and so of course they want some easy wins they want

some plants that they can grow without too much effort that don't really take too much to care for,

but also produce something nice, tasty, nice and healthy for the kitchen, right?

Both of these guys are athletic dudes and they want something

that's going to be functional. So they want cool plants, they want to grow them easily,

and they want some functional nutrition as well.

So here's what I did.

I combined my gardening knowledge,

things I know that are relatively easy to grow,

with a cross-reference of some of the most nutritious vegetables that you can eat.

And so there's a study that ranked produce based on how nutrient-dense it is. Now I've talked about this before I think,

and my surprise, because you've heard kale, spinach,

etc, actually, Watercress tops the list

as far as nutrient density. However, it does not top my list of

plants to grow for a beginner because I find that it's a bit finicky to germinate and it's kind

of annoying to grow as compared to many other greens.

Now, it's important to know that this study

was based on 17 critical nutrients that bodies need,

fiber, potassium, protein, calcium folate,

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