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Let's Talk About Kale

Even though I've been vegetarian for many years, I've only recently gotten into kale. Turns out I was missing out. I just started to use it because romaine gets pricey in the cooler weather. Who knew that kale makes an awesome salad base. I love it raw. I don't make smoothies with it. I don't make smoothies at all. Kale is good cooked as well. I use it much the same as I would spinach. Allowing it to wilt a little bit. But where spinach can taste a little bit too much like the dirt from which it came, kale has a fresh, green flavor and a crisp bite. I had been doing regular cabbage for salad. And green cabbage is great too. But heads of cabbage are generally at least 3 lbs. So at 99 cents per pound there's no option for spending less than $3 just on the cabbage. Where with kale at $1.69 a pound and the store formed bunches less than half a pound, I can spend less and take home more. A lower weight of kale seems to go much father. Another benefit is the kale remains