A purple cabbage, a bowl of lentils and Nisha Melvani's iron-rich salad
The registered dietitian's crunchy red cabbage salad, billed at 34 grams of protein, passed 150,000 views in about a day and a half.
cookingforpeanutsStory of Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Ferritin-Boosting Crunchy Red Cabbage Lentil Salad made in one bowl 34g protein 24g fiber 67% iron
Among the cooking channels close to her size, cookingforpeanuts is one of the few running warmer than usual, though Sam Jose's week is in another league altogether and Antojitos LindaMar is busy too. Caked by Rach sits right beside her, with a similar lift.
The reason here is easy to find. Nisha Melvani, the plant-based registered dietitian and trained vegan chef behind the channel, posted a red cabbage and lentil salad on Saturday, made in one bowl and pitched at ferritin, the body's stored iron. It drew more than 110,000 views on its first day, about twice what any other upload of her week managed.
The comments read like a kitchen notebook. People pick up her trick for slicing cabbage, admire a big green grater, and ask whether she sprouts her own pumpkin seeds. A few viewers say they are often low on iron, which is exactly who the title is speaking to.
The rest of the week was classic Nisha: three salads and dressings on one Tuesday, including sprouts in a lime miso dressing and a broccoli and bean salad billed for its sulforaphane, plus a list of cholesterol-lowering foods. The quiet surprise is a black sesame cake sweetened with dates. Dessert, of course, but sold on its minerals, and it has crept close to 100,000 views.
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What viewers say
The salad is brilliant!! I subscribed!! Thank you for this great recipe and for the idea of how I can more easily slice cabbage.
@bortlieb8775See it on YouTubeI'm quite impressed by all these healthy + delicious recipes! Bless you! I wonder if you sprout your own pumpkin seeds?
@WillowWrighSee it on YouTubeI love that big green grater/peeler.
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- Channel
- cookingforpeanuts
- Subscribers
- 881,000
- Videos published this week
- 5
- Video published
- October 3, 2026
- Video views so far
- 150,552
- Views on its first day
- 113,233
The numbers
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Lentils belong to which plant family?
Lentils are pulses, the dried seeds of plants in the legume family, along with beans, peas and chickpeas.
