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Dark Green Leafys

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

  Kales, and all dark green leafy vegetables such as collards, turnips, mustard greens, and Swiss chard, are a must-have for your grocery card.  These nutritional superstars are chock full of vitamins A, C, and K, folate, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, lutein, and fiber.  Kale can be one of the milder tasting greens so if you and your family are new to dark green leafys, this one is a nice place to start.

 

Kale Chips

Rinse fresh kale and remove excess moisture with paper towels.   Remove and discard any tough stems and ribs from the leaves.  Tear into bite-size pieces.  Toss lightly in olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.   Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake in 375o oven until crispy, about 5-10 minutes. 

Optional dip:  Mix together 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, ½ tsp onion powder, ½ tsp garlic powder, and 1/8 tsp salt.

Doing the can can

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

At this time of year, seasonal and local selection of fresh produce can be limited.  But that is no reason for you and your child not to meet you 2-3 servings of fruit per day.  Canned fruit offers a low cost alternative to fresh produce.  However, not all canned fruit is nutritionally the same, largely due to the liquid in which the fruit is packed. 

Canned fruit is available in heavy syrup, lite syrup, or fruit juice.  Always opt for the fruit canned in fruit juice.  The heavy syrup packs a whopping 11 sugar cubes (23 grams) of sugar in a serving and at 6 sugar cubes (13 grams) per serving, lite syrup isn’t quite as lite as it sounds.  Make small steps in your diet to see large improvements in your health and wellness.