If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em! That’s the advice from some gardening experts when dealing with dandelions.  I guess the inside the greens are vitamins and minerals that are said to improve a person’s quality of life. Here’s some stats…

• Dandelions are one of the most complete plant foods on earth. All the vital nutrients are conveniently contained in a single source, in quantities that the body can easily process and fully absorb.
• Dandelions contain more beta-carotene than carrots, more potassium than bananas, more lecithin than soybeans, more iron than spinach, and loads of Vitamins A, C, E, thiamin and riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.
• The flowers, separated from their bitter green bases, are sweet to the taste. To get all the benefit from the green bases – which contain all that good stuff — you can mask the bitterness by serving dandelions between slices of bread, with sweet and sour or raspberry vinaigrette dressing, with meats, cheeses, pasta, seasoned tomato sauces, and fruits.