RHUBARB MONTH

RHUBARB MONTH

October recognizes Rhubarb Month! This delicious food holiday offers sweet, tart, and creative options to incorporate the veggie into our food.

#RhubarbMonth

We only eat the stalk of Rhubarb, which is why Rhubarb is so unique. While stalk of the rhubarb is tasty with many health benefits, the leaves are quite poisonous. Knowing this makes the mind confused on whether we should be eating rhubarb at all. Rhubarb has sweet and tart stalk that makes delicious desserts and wines. It can take on the flavors of other fruits and berries in a recipe.

Here are some of the health benefits that are sure to make you want to give rhubarb a try.

1. It can help with weight loss because it promotes a healthy metabolism.

2. It can help prevent Alzheimer's and other diseases that affect the brain because the Vitamin K levels help keep brain cells healthy.

3. Rhubarb improves bone health, again, because of the Vitamin K that stimulates bone growth and repair.

4. It improves your vision thanks to high levels of Vitamin C and lutein.

5. Since it's rich in Vitamin A, rhubarb is great for your skin and can even slow the aging process.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Use some rhubarb in cooking.  Use #RhubarbMonth to post on social media. Click here for a list of some amazing recipes that incorporate rhubarb. Happy baking!

HISTORY

Our research was unable to find the origin of Rhubarb Month.