We all have heard how great kale is for our health, but here’s why.
Kale has cholesterol-lowering benefits. When kale is steamed, the fiber does a good job of binding with bile acids in your digestive tract, making it easier to excrete.
Kale helps fight against bladder, breast, ovary, prostate and colon cancer.
Kale provides support for your body’s detoxification system.
Research show over 45 different flavonoids. A combination of inflammatory and antioxidants to battle against aging and pain.
Kale is great when added to soups, just steamed like spinach or tossed in as a smoothie. Here are 5 Super Kale Smoothies.
Sweet Strawberry Dream
- 1 cup curly or purple kale (chopped, packed)
- 1 ½ cup frozen strawberries
- 2 tbsp. chopped almonds
- 1 tbsp. coconut nectar OR almond flavoring
- 1 cup ice
Add almond milk for preferred consistency
Add to blender and blend.
Banana Protein Mixer
- 2 cups baby kale chopped
- ⅓ c water or almond or rice milk
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. hemp seeds
- 1 frozen banana
Add to blender and mix together, adding milk or water to preferred consistency.
Tropical Treat
- ¼ cup canned coconut milk (full-fat)
- ½ cup water, almond or hemp milk
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
- 1 kale leaf with stem removed
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 frozen banana
- ½ cup pineapple chunks frozen
Mix together and blend.
Ginger Green
- ¼ cup hemp or almond milk
- ½ tsp ginger fully minced
- 2 frozen bananas
- 1 cup kale chopped
- 1 pinch of salt
- 3 tbsp. agave nectar or raw dated pitted and chopped
- ½ cup of chopped almonds
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Play with the agave nectar, some like it sweet, others don’t. Place in blender and mix thoroughly.
Green Apple Kale
- ⅔ cup almond milk
- ¾ cup ice
- Agave nectar to taste
- 1 tbsp. flax seed
- 1 ½ cups kale chopped and packed.
- ½ cup chopped gala apple or green apple
Mix together and blend.
Kale is a must-have for those low energy days or if we want to stay healthy.
