Kale, the Superfood

I've been doing a lot of research to find out what will help my fertility before hitting the 12-months-and-now-considered-infertile due date. And of coarse a lot of the reading includes the ‘fertility diet’.

I've always considered myself healthy, and when I went vegetarian a year ago, I’ve become really conscious and trying to eat even better. Low fat, lots of fresh veggies, fruit, grains and beans. No processed foods or chemicals (well, Once in a while).

This past summer we joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), and have already signed up for this year. Every week I go to the pick-up site and get what was harvested that morning from a local farm. It's the best way (and not overly expensive) to get fresh, organic, local fruits and veggies. It also exposes me to new foods I would never usually buy. One of those foods I became very fond of was kale. I don’t think I was crazy about it at first, but it’s grown on me and I’ve learned to love the stuff. We got so much at our CSA pick-ups and I had many opportunities to play around with flavors. It’s also considered a superfood. It’s packed with vitamins (especially K, A, and C), low in calories, high in fiber, has a cleansing ability and fights against certain cancers (like ovarian). To learn more about kale go here. I guess that's why when they talk about a fertility diet, they always mention kale. So kale I eat.

Last night I made a vegetable soup loaded with kale, carrots, pink beans, chopped tomatoes, onions, garlic, veggie broth and pasta, oh and some parm cheese grated on top. It was tasty, fast and packed with nutrients. I also had a baby spinach salad with slivered almonds and dried cranberries with a maple mustard dressing I adapted from Vaganomican – my new favorite cookbook.

I'm off to make Crispy Kale Chips, yum, the perfect snacking food.