西蘭花咖啡將成爲下一代健康食物熱潮

Cauliflower has found its way into smoothies, rice bowls, and more. But now, it's broccoli that's causing a stir-in your coffee.
奶昔、飯菜等飲食中常見花椰菜的身影。但現在，西蘭花掀起了一股熱潮--西蘭花咖啡。

The concept of broccoli coffee was developed in Australia by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Hort Innovation. "With a rising trend in healthy eating across the board, Australian growers are always looking at ways to diversify their products and cut waste while meeting consumer demand," Hort Innovation chief executive John Lloyd said in a press release, later adding, "Research shows the average Australian is still not eating the recommended daily intake of vegetables a day, and options such as broccoli powder will help address this."
澳大利亞聯邦科學和工業研究組織及Hort Innovation提出了西蘭花咖啡這一概念。"隨着健康飲食的趨勢日益增長，澳大利亞種植商一直在尋找方法，使他們的產品多樣化，並在達到消費者要求的同時減少浪費，"Hort Innovation的首席執行官約翰·勞埃德在一次新聞發佈會中說道，隨後補充道，"研究表明，平均而言，澳大利亞人每天攝入的蔬菜量並未達到日推薦量，而西蘭花粉等選擇有助於解決這一問題。"

The beverage's creators told the website Science Alert that the drink has received mixed reviews from the Melbourne coffee shop that's been serving it.
該飲料的創始人對Science Alert網站說道，這款飲料目前在墨爾本的咖啡店有賣，已收到各種各樣的評論。

To make broccoli coffee, the vegetable is dried, ground into a fine powder, and scooped into your coffee. And while it's no sugar replacement, stirring the nutrient-rich powder into your cup of Joe does have its benefits: two tablespoons pack approximately one serving of vegetables. Not only that, it's a great way to use "ugly" veggies that might not sell in grocery stores.
若想製作西蘭花咖啡，那麼西蘭花必須是乾的、研磨成細粉，然後再倒入咖啡中。雖然它不是糖的替代品，但早晨在咖啡中加入這一富含營養物質的粉末的確能帶來益處：兩茶匙大約含有一份蔬菜。不僅如此，這也是處理雜貨店賣相不好的蔬菜的一種極佳方式。

Health's contributing nutrition editor Cynthia Sass, RD, tells us we should consider getting on board with this trend.
《健康》雜誌的特約營養編輯辛西婭·薩斯註冊營養師告訴我們，這一趨勢值得考慮。

"I like the idea of a product like this being used to reduce food waste and provide a simple way to add a serving of veggies, especially a cruciferous vegetable like broccoli, which is among the most protective against both heart disease and cancer, our two leading causes of death," she says. "Attempting to add it to coffee makes sense, because it's something most people already drink daily, and one of the best ways to create healthy change is to piggyback onto an existing habit."
"我很欣賞這樣的想法：如此使用食物既能減少食物浪費，也能讓我們多吃蔬菜，尤其是像西蘭花這樣的十字花科蔬菜，最能保護我們不患心臟病和癌症，而這兩種疾病是致死的主要原因，"她說道。"將其加入咖啡之中是說得通的，因爲大多數人每天都會喝咖啡，而打造健康變化的最佳方式之一就是將其融入至現有習慣。"

Sass suggests mixing it into other drinks or foods you consume regularly. "If you just can't stomach the idea of adding broccoli powder to your coffee, try another option, like whipping it into a smoothie, adding it to overnight oats along with fruit, or adding it to mashed avocado as a topping for nearly anything," she says.
薩斯建議將它放到你常喝的飲料或食物中。"如果你消化不了將西蘭花粉倒入咖啡的概念，那可以試試其它方法，比如將西蘭花加入奶昔中、早晨與水果一起加入到麥片中，或者放到牛油果泥中，跟任何食物搭配食用。"