In October, Year 3 children all planted their own garlic with Mr Gaszka and learnt about the plant, its benefits and have been looking after this since. This week, they finally were able to see the fruits of their labour and harvest the garlic they have been eagerly waiting to see. We hope they enjoy taking the garlic home and more so hope they enjoy cooking with it.
Some interesting facts about garlic….
- Current research shows that garlic may have some real health benefits, such as protection against the common cold and the ability to help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
- Garlic is low in calories and rich in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and manganese. It also contains trace amounts of various other nutrients.
- Garlic supplements appear to improve blood pressure for those with known high blood pressure. In some cases, supplements may be as effective as regular medications.
