march 29 - april 11 produce quick tips broccoli prepared and frozen for added convenience select broccoli that is firm to the touch with a deep green color and compact 'crown' broccoli is well-suited for storage in the crisper section of a refrigerator since it is a naturally cool-growing vegetable and can be refrigerated for up to a week moister and use a container that allows the broccoli to breathe broccoli ranks among the highest source of protein among vegetables at approximately 2.5 grams growth when building muscle as well as during pregnancy broccoli was first popularized in italy and its italian name 'broccolo' means "the flowering head of a cabbage" and cabbage your commissary samsu