food rave of the day: kale

[MissMillie]

I know these days is considered a "food trend" but I gotta tell ya, I love the stuff.

My son kept insisting he didn't like it and wouldn't eat it.... until

I'd cut up the greens so small and add it to the meatloaf (actually, I add a lot of shredded veggies to my meatloaf anyway). He thought it was parsley.

It holds up really well in a soup--better than spinach (which I also love).

Good stuff. A "superfood."

All chime in for kale, now!

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I can sometimes find mixed greens at the market that inlcudes baby spinach, baby kale, baby chard

and sometimes bok choy. They label them "super greens" or "power greens" and they are delicious. I've sautéed them with a variety of other veggies that I used for a frittata and they were really good.

[In_The_Wind]

2. They also make Kale Chips.

[Avalux]

7. I am addicted to the cheddar flavor kale chips.

I love the taste of kale to begin with; when it's crunchified and then combined with cheddar flavor - yum!!!!

[cui bono]

3. I start almost every single day with a green smoothie.

handful of kale
handful of chard
1/2 frozen banana
4-5 frozen strawberries
handful of frozen pineapple
hemp protein powder
water
sometimes a tsp flax seeds or chia seeds
sometimes some goji berries

Blend it up and enjoy!


My 9-10 year old niece and nephews all like it! But you can start with just putting a little in a fruit smoothie and working up. Your son won't even notice it and might grow to like it with a lot in there soon enough.

[bigwillq]

4. Where is the poll?

Kale is ok. Not my fave, but ok.

[sendero]

5. My wife is a big kale fan..

.. and we are eating it almost every week. Great with sesame seeds.

However, in terms of flavor, kale will always be second fiddle to collard greens

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. That's the base veggie for my morning NutriBlast.

People have volunteered to me that I'm actually looking healthier since I started the nutirbullet regimen.