Kale, The Healthiest Vegetable on The Planet

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Kale, The Healthiest Vegetable on The Planet

Kale is nowadays considered as one of the best vegetables to eat due to all the amazing benefits in it, it is part of the Brassica family that also includes cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, collards, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, this vegetable is the key to a healthy and nutritious diet.
Whats in Kale?

One cup of chopped kale contains:
1. 33 calories
2. 9% of the daily value of calcium,
3. 206% of vitamin A
4. 134% of vitamin C
5. 684% of vitamin K
6. Good source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.

kale the healthiest vegetable

BENEFITS:
-Helps lower blood cholesterol levels
-reduce the risk of heart disease
-zero fat
-high in fiber so it helps clean the digestive system
– it has more iron than some meats like beef
-can help protect against various cancers
– helps with the prevention of blood clotting
– can help people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
-help fight other diseases like arthritis and asthma
– helps improve eyesight

kale health benefits

How to select it at the store?

Look for kale with firm, deeply colored leaves and moist hardy stems.

How to eat it?
Here are some ideas to start a new green Kale diet.

Kale salad:
Mix the greens! You can make a salad bowl by using other greens like lettuce, kale and spinach adding fresh squeezed lime to it will make it richer and tastier.

Kale tastes great! But if you don’t like the leafy flavor, a smart idea is to make it combined in a smoothie.
Smoothie idea:
-2 bananas
-1 handful of kale leaves,
-½ cup of water
-2 ice cubes.

Sources
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/kale-recipes-00412000074204/
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4408/Top-10-Health-Benefits-of-Eating-Kale.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/low_concept/2012/05/the_all_kale_diet_how_i_stopped_eating_anything_else_.html
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=38
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/the-truth-about-kale

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