Fiddleheads-A Healing Food?

Fiddlehead-Traditional Food -One of the best forms of healing within our traditional local foods.  I found a chart of the in depth Analysis of Nutrients.  Pretty impressive actually, that a balance of such high nutritional value is found in a food that has traditionally been used in the spring and brought so much health benefits to the people.

Knowing them in depth we also know that they can and will cleanse our bodies of long winter stores, held in the body over the winter season!

Fiddleheads are loaded with so many vitamins and minerals.  They provide an excellent source of Iron and Magnesium and many other Highly Nutritious Vitamins and Minerals. 

My favourite way to eat them is on the BBQ, especially if they have already been blanched.   

RECIPE:
Place Frozen Fiddle Heads in Tin Foil, with Butter and a Little Salt and Pepper.  Cook on BBQ till tender.  They are amazing!!!

See the table below for in depth analysis of nutrients:

Fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthioreris), Fresh, raw,

Nutrition Value per 100 g, 
(Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)

Principle	Nutrient Value	Percentage of RDA
Energy	34 Kcal	1.7%
Carbohydrates	5.54 g	4%
Protein	4.55 g	8%
Total Fat	0.40 g	2%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%
Vitamins
Niacin	4.980 mg	31%
Riboflavin	0.210 mg	16%
Thiamin	0.020 mg	1.5%
Vitamin A	3617 IU	120.5%
Vitamin C	26.6 mg	44%
Electrolytes
Sodium	1 mg	<1%
Potassium	370 mg	8%
Minerals
Calcium	32 mg	3%
Copper	0.320 mg	35.5%
Iron	1.31 mg	16%
Magnesium	34 mg	8.5%
Manganese	0.510 mg	22%
Selenium	0.7 mcg	1%
Zinc	0.83 mg	7.5%
Phyto-nutrients
Carotene-ß	2040 µg	--
Carotene-a	261µg	--