Mushrooms and Their benefits ---- slow cooker recipe included

Baby Portobello mushrooms or Cremini mushrooms are a more mature version of white button mushrooms. They are firm in texture and offer a deep flavor. These mushrooms are great in stews, soups, salads and main dishes. Mushrooms are also good for you as they are packed full of vitamins and nutrients. Just take a look at what they have to offer:

• Vitamin B----- B12, B6, riboflavin and niacin can be found in mushrooms. These vitamins are essential for maintaining proper brain, cardiovascular and nervous system functions
• Potassium is found in great form in mushrooms and helps to promote cardiovascular health, maintain proper nerve function, reduce blood sugar and blood pressure and regulate body fluids
• Selenium - a mineral that helps lower the risk of cancer and improves the immune system by stimulating production of T cells
• Mushrooms offer .6 grams of dietary fiber. Fiber helps promote a healthy gut microbiome, effectively strengthens the immune system and lowers the risk of inflammatory diseases. 
• protein that helps with muscles, bones, enzymes and hormones. 
• zinc helps protect DNA strands in the immune system, prevents diabetes complications and maintains sensory organ function

Mushrooms should be cleaned by wiping them with damp paper cloth. Thoroughly washing them by soaking in water will allow them to soak up water and allow them to lose their flavor.

1 pound cremini mushrooms
2/3 cup organic vegetable stock
2 tablespoons grass fed butter
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
2 sprigs thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1. Set slow cooker to low. Rinse and dry mushrooms. Add mushrooms, vegetable broth, grass fed butter, garlic, thyme, sea salt and black pepper. Stir. Cover with lid and cook for 1 hour.
2. Stir mushrooms and cook an additional hour or until mushrooms are tender. Remove thyme and serve hot.