Survival Food Series #11 : Eat the Weed(s), Flowers and Roots! What You Can Eat From Your Own Backyard! Bidens! Yippee more Free Food!

40 second video to help you identify this wonder!

# 11 Bidens Pilosa/Bidens Alba~ The common names are Spanish Needle or Beggar’s Tick....You may not recognize what plant put all of those little dried out needles on your pants after a hike...but more than likely it is this amazing edible, medicinal, wonder!

Makes a great substitute for Spinach...and is wonderful cooked! Here is mine collected for a sauteed medley.

Nutrition:
Bidens are high in calcium, protein, trace minerals and is an important contribution in to African diet, as can be seen by the attached study:
http://www.goandproclaim.co.za/downloads/file/Preliminary%20assessment%20of%20nutritional%20value%20of%20traditional%20leafy.pdf

I mention in my video that it is important to consume these edibles at least occasionally. If you become accustomed to not only finding them, but eating them as well, it will be smooth sailing in the event they become a staple. Besides, they are free, yummy, food!

Bidens are in a family of plants that take up heavy metals so you do not want to collect them by road ways or near an opal mine which creates silica in the air. Not a problem for most people!
I hope you enjoyed the short videos ...thank you for dropping by, wishing you have a happy day!
Love and peace,
Melissa

All images and text original from @joearnold.

Other articles in this series if you would like to catch up!

https://steemit.com/food/@joearnold/survival-food-series-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard #1

https://steemit.com/survivalist/@joearnold/survival-food-series-2-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

https://steemit.com/survivalist/@joearnold/survival-food-series-3-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

https://steemit.com/food/@joearnold/survival-food-series-4-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

https://steemit.com/health/@joearnold/survival-food-series-5-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

https://steemit.com/food/@joearnold/survival-food-series-6-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

https://steemit.com/homesteading/@joearnold/survival-food-series-7-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

https://steemit.com/homesteading/@joearnold/survival-food-series-8-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

https://steemit.com/homesteading/@joearnold/survival-food-series-9-eat-the-weed-s-flowers-and-roots-what-you-can-eat-from-your-own-backyard

Disclaimer: As with all edibles, you want to collect away from roadsides that might be covered in heavy metals or other contaminates. This is not intended to be medical or expert advice. Readers of this article and harvesters of all plants takes full responsibility for use of any plant and should use appropriate precautions in identification of any plant before ingesting.