ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Garden cress

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of garden cress? It's a teeny tiny plant with green leaves that people grow in their gardens or buy at the grocery store.

Now, garden cress is really special because it's what we call a microgreen, which means it's a baby plant that hasn't grown very big yet. But just because it's small doesn't mean it's not mighty!

Garden cress is chock full o' vitamins and minerals that are great for you. It's got things like Vitamin C (which helps you fight off sickness), iron (which makes you strong and helps you keep your energy up), and calcium (which helps you have strong bones).

And the best part about garden cress is that you can eat it in lots of yummy ways! Some people put garden cress in their salads, some people put it in sandwiches, and some people even mix it into their soups.

So, garden cress might be small, but it's packed with lots of good things for your body and can be eaten in lots of tasty ways. Yum!
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