I remembered those sprouts years later when I had to pick a dish for Thanksgiving. I surfed the web, read about ten recipes for oven-roasted brussels sprouts, and made up my own on the fly. I pulled them out of the oven and my friends crowded around the tray, staring, saying with surprise, âThose lookâ¦ good.â.
Here is a short list of the impressive health benefits that a cucumber carries: 1  Keeps you hydrated. If you are too busy to drink enough water, munch on the cool cucumber, which is 96 percent water. 2  Fights heat, both inside and out. Eat cucumber, and your body gets relief from heartburn. 3  Flushes out toxins.
While eating cucumbers is a great way to get their health benefits, there are also other ways in which cucumbers are good for us. Cucumbers are great for conditioning damaged hair. Simply puree one quarter of a cucumber and blend with an egg and a tablespoon of olive oil.ow Calorie Snack. For all the nutritional benefits packed into cucumbers, they are very low in calories. One cup of cucumbers only contains 15 calories, but is rich in vitamin K, vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals. Cucumbers also contain quite a bit of water as well, which can help stave off dehydration.