Mushrooms is it a veggie? unhealthy or healthy?

Question

Is eating mushrooms unhealthy since it's a fungus? I'd imagine that its some kind of vegetable with nutrients. kind of confused..

Answer 1

mushrooms are healthy. unless you get psychodelic mushrooms and those are not healthy and make you see crazy ****.

Answer 2

1)= '''I'd imagine that its some kind of vegetable with nutrients."

This is your quote and it is perfectly accurate . So get rid of yor confusion .

Question 1 ) =Mushrooms is it a veggie?

Answer 1) = Mushrooms are , from the culinary point of view , are vegetables or plants . So if you are strictly vegetarian person and have renounced Non - veg  diet then you can still consume mushrooms with out feeling any qualms about your action .

They belong to a lower strata of plant kingdom ,and called fungi  but that does not mean they are animals .

Just as there are several kinds of plants and herbs ; some are nutritious , healthy and edible while others are poisonous and are to be shunned .

Like wise there are mushrooms as well !

But , why to talk about poisonous mushrooms ? let us stick to perfectly edible ones!

On the link below there is a big list of edible and commercially grown mushrooms = click on it and scroll down =

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_mush...

Question 2 )=unhealthy or healthy?

Answer 2 ) They are perfectly healthy on two counts =

i) All commercially grown mushrooms are grown under strict hygienic condition ( they can not be grown otherwise as they can be infected and cause loss to the grower ).

ii) They constitute a NO FAT and  low calorie diet and are strongly recommened to diabetics and obese persons keen on rducing weight

click on the link s below to learn more ==

http://www.mushroomcouncil.com/nutrition...

http://www.mushroomcouncil.com/aboutmush...

http://www.mushroomcouncil.com/aboutmush...

EDIT = Fungi are more closly related to animals is highly errornous statement to say the least

From = A Botanist

Answer 3

Mushrooms are not vegetables; they are Fungi which is a separate kingdom. Fungi are more closely related to animals they are to plants. The species you buy in the supermarket are healthy and nutritious.

Edit- Maverick is wrong. Fungi are in their own separate kingdom.  Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that are a member of the kingdom Fungi they are not plants nor are they in the same kingdom as plants.

Also, Fungi ARE more closely related to animals then they are to plants. Plants use photosynthesis to sunlight and convert it into energy while Fungi directly obtain energy from other dead organisms. Genetic sequencing has shown the Fungal DNA is more closely related to animal DNA and that animals and fungi have a more recent common ancestor. Perhaps before you call my statements "erroneous" you should do your research Maverick as you are the one who has made gross errors.

Answer 4

Difficult to say... As a member of the fungi family they can be called neither a plant nor an animal. However, popular culture tends to call them plants since they "grow" on the ground and are not mobile and also, they multiply through spores which visually resemble seeds...

As for whether they're good or bad, that's a trick question. Some of them are exquisite foods (try for instance french or italian truffles or even ordinary white champignons) while others are highly poisonous and can kill in hours or minutes even if specialized medical care is available.

The edible ones are a joy to the palate... Mushroom stew with onions and peppers... Grilled mushrooms with swiss cheese and black pepper... Pickled mushrooms salad... Dried mushrooms with blue cheese... Some species are worth their weight in gold and are the subject of specialised search by mushroom pickers. Did you know that trained pigs are used in France and Italy to find truffles which grow beneath the ground?

Answer 5

You seem to be suffering from anti-fungiitis.  There's nothing somehow inferior in being a fungus rather than a vegetable.  When it comes to cooking, mushrooms are one of the most versatile foodstuffs there is, and that makes them very useful.  You can bake them, boil them and fry them.  However you happen to be cooking the main dish, you can fling in some mushrooms with it.

Their versatility means mushrooms are fun guys to eat with.

Answer 6

Although it is a fungus, its still healthy. Yummy! Enjoy. Try grilled mushrooms, soooo good!