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02 May Guest Post: Dear Kale

By: Rebecca Four (@UnprocessedMama)

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Dear Kale:

I want to take this time to tell you how I feel about you. I spend my days thinking about you. I love you with a pear and ginger in a juice. I love you sautéed with as much sliced garlic as the pan holds and a drizzle of olive oil, a splash of lemon juice and a dash of sea salt. I love you added (just at the last moment) to any veggie soup or legume pot. But I love you MOST OF ALL as oven toasted chips that have been tossed with olive oil and lemon juice, sea salt, tons of turmeric and a generous splash of cayenne pepper. I love you curly, red, or in any other form.

I love the vitamin A, C and K that you give me with every bite. The copper, potassium, iron, manganese and phosphorus all help me stay healthy. The flavonoids and sulfur-containing compounds called glucosinolates that are believed to have antioxidant properties are some of the many reasons why I love you so! The two other compounds that you deliver, zeaxanthin and lutein, both are thought to play a role in protecting my eyes.

Thank you kale for being in my life and for all that you do for me.

XXXXOOOO

Rebeca Four  is the Founder and Director of Nourishing Wisdom Services, a non-profit organization dedicated to expectant mothers and their families.

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