Hello,
All I've been hearing about is kale. Kale, kale, kale. What's the big deal with it? Why is everyone so hooked and switching over? It looks like any other salad ingredient right? Well I decided to delve a little more into the nutritional benefits and how to incorporate it into your foods (and mine)!
Kale:
- Is a member of the cabbage family and can actually be green or purple. Most people are used to seeing it green.
- Is a nutrient dense vegetable meaning in one cup it has vitamin A, C, K (helps with blood clotting), B6, manganese, calcium, copper, and potassium
- Is high in minerals that people don't normally consume enough of
- 1 cup holds 3 g of protein; 6 g of carbohydrates (2 g which are fiber), and is 33 calories
- Contains very little fat. The fat it does have is omega 3 fatty acids which are healthy fats
- Is loaded with antioxidants
- Can help lower cholesterol including increasing your HDL's and lowering your LDL's
- Contains cancer fighting substances that can help protect against the formation of it
- Is high in nutrients that protect eyesight
- Contributes to weight loss being nutrient dense but with low calories
- Try adding kale into your salads or even those new and upcoming kale chips!
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