I’ve been involved in the health field for a long time and have seen a few fads come and go—oat bran, carrot juice, and macrobiotic diets have all had their day. One fad food that has been around for a while is kale—mostly consumed as chips or raw in juice. Aficionados hale kale as a…
Hearty Soup for the Soul
This easy chicken and kale soup will keep you warm on a cold and rainy day or any day that calls for a simple, hearty soup. For convenience, you can make this soup with frozen kale without the need to thaw it beforehand. Chicken & Kale Soup Serves 6 Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time:…
Kale Potato Salad: A Million Little Fibers
Holiday season dishes tend to be heavy on sweet and fat. Which is why some of my favorite meals this time of year involve kale. It’s not that I don’t enjoy a good Yorkshire pudding, or a bowl of buttery potatoes, or a sweet baked ham. Rather, it’s that pigging out on decadent foods like…
Easy Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette (Recipe + Video)
By Chef Enrico Alaggia This Easy Kale Salad recipe is packed full of fresh, hearty kale, crunchy almonds and sweet cranberries. Plus, it gets extra flavor from a light, fresh and super easy homemade lemon vinaigrette. Kale is a great source of nutrients like vitamins A, K, B6 and C, calcium, potassium, copper and manganese. It is…
Babies in the Womb Smile When Their Moms Eat Carrot but Cry Over Kale Flavor, UK Study Finds
To some parents, it surely comes as no surprise: Babies in the womb can express delight and displeasure on their faces, in correlation to the flavors their moms consume, a UK study found. Using coded 4-D ultrasound scans, researchers identified complex facial movements in babies who were subjected to carrot (a sweet vegetable) and kale (a…
Cleanse and Detox Kale Soup
Feeling heavy? This simple, yet flavorful, kale soup recipe is highly supportive for cleanse and detox. If you’re feeling like you’ve overindulged lately, and your digestive tract could use a rest from a lighter meal, eat this soup to feel better right away. (Courtesy of ButteredVeg.com) One Day Fast Option You could turn this soup…
New Year Marks the Rise and Fall of ‘Miracle Foods’
On Jan. 1, 2013, countless Americans flocked to Google. With the aftertaste of New Year’s Eve dips and desserts still in their mouths, they ambled to their computers with new resolutions. A four-letter word flashed from their fingers to keyboard to Google’s search algorithm: kale. That January marked the high-water mark of the leafy green…
Kale Chips Even Kids Will Devour
“Normally, it’s gross,” announced my son Louie, setting up a discussion about a certain prospective snack ingredient. “It tastes like poop,” clarified his friend Ella. “I don’t usually like it,” observed my son Remy, who is the chef of the family. “But in this form I do.” When Ella realized to which snack we were…
The 7 Most Super ‘Superfoods’
Despite their delineation as “super,” not all superfoods are created equal. What makes a food “super” in the first place? While not a regulated or certifiable nutritional claim (yet), food experts define superfoods as having a nutrient density that outweighs caloric intake. Think of a zero-calorie cup of green tea that’s loaded with catechins and other…
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