The Nutrients in Raw and Cooked Parsley. Use parsley more in your meals, not just as a garnish. Parsley is more than just an attractive garnish for your dinner plate and a sneaky herb that ruins a clean smile.
Energy density is the amount of energy -- as represented by the number of calories -- in a specific weight of food. Energy-dense foods have a large number of calories per serving. An example of food with high energy density is ice cream -- lots of calories from the sugar and fat that fit a small serving size. Spinach has low energy density -- there are only a few calories in a whole plateful of raw spinach leaves.
Vegetables (with the exception of potatoes) are among the lowest energy dense foods and therefore you can eat as many vegetables as you like. They will provide you with lots of healthy nutrients, help to satisfy your hunger and because they are low in energy density they will help you to lose weight.