Asparagus is considered to be a vegetable which grows in the spring time. The spears which grow from the base of the plant are actually shoots which is not something that everyone knows about this particular vegetable.

You will find that as a vegetable there are many different health benefits to eating it on a regular basis, including the prevention of certain types of cancer as well as the number of vitamins and minerals which it has. Those who eat asparagus on a regular basis will find that they get much of what their bodies need and then some.