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Planet Ark - Super-broccoli plants bred to prevent cancer.
[Adam A. Friedman received the Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences Clyde Sheely Award for 1996 and Overall Award for 1997. Special thanks to First Chemical Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for underwriting the publication of this research paper.
Infant formula tests reveal that a plastics chemical called bisphenol A leaches from metal can linings into formula at levels which would expose some bottle-fed infants to harmful doses.
BROCCOLI The name "broccoli" comes from the Latin word brachium, which means "branch," or "arm"---an apt description for a vegetable with numerous thick, fleshy stalks supporting a head of compact florets. Fortunately, broccoli is one of the healthiest food you can eat.
Put pasta in boiling water. After five minutes add broccoli and peppers, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender and pasta is al dente, three to four minutes longer. Drain in a colander. Stir tomatoes into tomato pesto.
Fresh Broccoli Marketing Fact Sheet http://www.uky.edu/Ag/HortBiz/ U.S. Broccoli Production Data " Fresh market broccoli use in the U.S. was estimated at 5.8 pounds per capita in 2004. The recent high for fresh market broccoli consumption was 6.2 pounds in 1999.