Kale Recipes: The Complete Guide to Using the Superfood Kale to Make Great Meals

By Jennifer Knight

Quick And Easy Kale Recipes The Complete Guide to Using the Superfood Kale to Make Great Meals A lot of people may wonder what the big deal is about kale as it has become quite a popular choice for many in recent years. This book can help the reader to understand kale even more. The book is "Quick And Easy Kale Recipes" and through the author, the

• Language: English
• Publisher: WebNetworks Inc
• Release date: Mar 17, 2013
• ISBN: 9781631879043

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Quick and Easy Kale Recipes

The Complete Guide to Using the Superfood Kale to Make Great Meals

Jennifer Knight

Copyright © 2013 Jennifer Knight

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Chapter 1- All About Kale- Why is it A Superfood?

There are many foods that are good for the body. Fruits and vegetables are considered to be part of a healthy diet. There are some foods that are known as super foods. They contain a number of vitamins and minerals. In addition to promoting good health they can help with aliments as well. Kale is considered to be one of these super foods. It has many more uses then garnishes or being throw in with other collard greens.

Kale is vegetable with a high number of nutrients. It is one of the healthiest foods that a person can eat. Kale is in the same vegetable family as broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts. it is packed with more vitamins per bite then many of the other vegetables. This vegetable will help keep a person healthy. Kale can even help the body defend itself against cancer. This food can help prevent stomach, colon, breast, and ovarian cancers.

Kale is able to help the body stay healthy by proving the daily values of many different vitamins. Kale is high in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C. it also contains a significant amount of copper and manganese. Kale has an adequate amount of many other vitamins including vitamin B6, potassium, calcium, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, zinc, and iron. Kale also contains omega 3 fatty acids which help with memory and brain development.

Kale has many anti-oxidant powers that will keep a person from getting sick and help fight off the illness if a person were t o become sick. Some of the anti-oxidants that can be found in kale include B-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. The carotene will help a person keep their eyes strong and healthy. This vitamin is also said to improve vision of a person that is having trouble seeing already. One study found that people who ate a lot of kale in their diet were able to reduce their risk for developing cataracts by fifty percent.

Kale is low in calories and these calories are easy for the body to use and to burn. A one cup serving of kale has only 36 calories. This same serving size has 192% of a person’s daily value of