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kale kale is the queen of superfood: holy hyped and heralded And rightly so There are many variants: deep purple dark green
sleek black kale kale and so on on Whatever variety you choose kale kale is is one of the the the most nutritious foods there is is In addition to the the the glucosino- late indole-3-carbinol kale has a a a a a a a a a a a a a lot of of fibre antioxidants and and loads of of of vitamin K and and vita- min min min C It is also a a a a a a a a a a a a a a good source of of minerals like calcium and magnesium Although kale con- tains very little fat fat fat what fat fat fat there is comes in in in the the the form of the the the omega-3 fatty acid acid alpha-lino- lenic acid Superkale!
Kale is is very easy to grow and is is one of the few vegetables that can make it it in in your gar- den all the the the way until winter hits It doesn’t matter if the the the the frost bites the the the the kale just brush off the the the snow and and eat Just remember that cabbage root maggots and and snails love kale as as much as as we do do – tend to to your plants to to make sure they do do not become infested Kale is great for flash frying chopping into into casseroles and and and soups making into into into chips toss- ing ing into into into your smoothies and and and in in in in in in bread and and and pasta sauces You can sneak kale into into just about everything! It is also good in in in salad but you may need to to to massage it it to to to keep it it from being too hard
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