Spotlight on Kale

Spotlight on Kale—Leafy Greens Series

Eat your leafy greens. Dark green vegetables are good for you. Leafy greens are the most nutritious vegetables. You’ve heard it all. But do you actually eat them on a regular basis? Need nutritional information and recipes to get you started?

I am going to do a series of posts on some different leafy greens. This week I am spotlighting kale. Kale is one of the top dark leafy greens to eat for nutritional value. It makes into lots of top ten foods or top ten vegetable lists.

Kale is very high in Vitamin K, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, carotenoids and flavonoids. It’s got a healthy dose of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids as well.

For almost everything you’ve ever wanted to know about kale (including more in-depth nutritional information) check out this site:

http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?dbid=38&tname=foodspice

Recipe Links

I have not tried all of these recipes. I can not vouch for all of their good taste. Also some ingredients may not be optimal. Please make your own healthy substitutions as needed. But for the most part I considered the ingestion of these wonderful leafy greens worth any other small ingredient problems.

Baked Kale Chips

Restaurant-Style Zuppa Toscana

Sweet and Savory Kale

Kale and Potato Hash

Southern Kale

Greek Kale Salad

Pork, White Bean and Kale Soup

Tuscan Kale and Beans on Toasted Bread

Black-Eyed Peas with Pork and Greens

Kale and Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes

Spicy Rice and Kale

Chinese Style Kale