My Kale Crush
Something has frozen over. Or maybe pigs are flying. I actually, um, like kale. After all my mocking, my nose crinkling, my eye rolling. After tweeting disparagingly about the taste of this dark leafy green (I believe the word I used was swampy). Behold. I am converted. I have seen the light.
The turning point? Lacinato kale (also called Tuscan black kale, or dinosaur kale). The long, slender leaves are delightfully un-swamp like. And unlike many good-for-you greens, there is little bitterness to harsh your mellow. Lacinato (like its curly kale cousin) does benefit from massage- especially in silky extra virgin olive oil.
But then Darling- what doesn't?
Those of us wrestling with auto-immune issues benefit the most from kale's generosity in the anti-inflammatory realm. Kale is a goddess-send when it comes to nutrition. Extremely gifted with carotenoids and flavonoids, minerals and vitamins, it is anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. Translation?
It's a sexy vegan super food.
Eat it daily and it will help calm inflammation and feed you body and soul. In a clean, vibrant, living way dead junk food never can.
You'll *feel* the difference. Trust me.
Naturally gluten-free doesn't get any better than this.
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