Baby Cabbage

Cabbages all come from the Brassicaceae family and have very distinctive characteristics of combined clusters of leaves which are used in a variety of foods we eat. Cabbage is eatern and used in many meals and combined with other vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, peas and cauliflower. Also used in coldslaw, soups and stews and contains vitamin C. There are many varieties of the well known cabbage which include white cabbage, red cabbage, napa cabbage and baby cabbage which have all been used as a food crop for over 3000 years. Cabbage is excellent for weight loss and only contains 15 calories, because it contains vitamin C and vitamin B which increases metabolism and therefor helps to burn off the fat.