Question about Kale?

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stephchadz
stephchadz Posts: 143 Member
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So I want to try eating more kale because there is so much hype about it but I find it to be really bitter unless cooked. I remember hearing that if you massage it, it makes it taste better. Is there any truth to this?
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  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
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    Definitely massage it in oil or use baby kale - it's much more mild.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    edited July 2015
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    My kale doesn't get bitter but it does get sassy. I slap it in the mouth then throw it in the garbage and make a sandwich.
  • stephchadz
    stephchadz Posts: 143 Member
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    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    Definitely massage it in oil or use baby kale - it's much more mild.

    Awesome thank you!
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
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    Just eat some Broccoli similar nutritional content but 100% less pretentious than Kale
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    isulo_kura wrote: »
    Just eat some Broccoli similar nutritional content but 100% less pretentious than Kale

    Vegetables can be pretentious?
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,978 Member
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  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,978 Member
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    stephchadz wrote: »
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    Definitely massage it in oil or use baby kale - it's much more mild.

    Awesome thank you!

    This absolutely. I love kale but I have to say, I get the same benefit from broccoli and it's easier for me to keep on hand.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    edited July 2015
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    kami3006 wrote: »
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    My earliest memory of kale was my mom telling me not to eat the kale that had been put on my plate at a restaurant as a garnish, because "it's not edible." :laugh:
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,978 Member
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    ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »
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    My earliest memory of kale was my mom telling me not to eat the kale that had been put on my plate at a restaurant as a garnish, because "it's not edible." :laugh:

    that's awesome :)
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    isulo_kura wrote: »
    Just eat some Broccoli similar nutritional content but 100% less pretentious than Kale

    Vegetables can be pretentious?


    Yes. Ones that need to be "massaged in oil".
  • sdraper2014
    sdraper2014 Posts: 81 Member
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    I just scrunch it up with my hands, I don't massage it in oil. The purpose of scrunching it up is to help break it down because it is a pretty tough leafy vegetable otherwise, makes it easier to chew, but I don't think alters the taste much, oil might make it taste better. If you don't like it then it doesn't make sense to force yourself to eat it. I like it with apple cider vinegar, avocado, pecans, feta and red onion for a salad. Personally I don't care for it cooked one bit and won't eat it that way.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
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    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    isulo_kura wrote: »
    Just eat some Broccoli similar nutritional content but 100% less pretentious than Kale

    Vegetables can be pretentious?
    When you have an adjective like cruciferous just for describing your family? Yeah it is a little pretentious. Broccoli is just the least pretentious in the family.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
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    Kalians.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
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    ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »
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    My earliest memory of kale was my mom telling me not to eat the kale that had been put on my plate at a restaurant as a garnish, because "it's not edible." :laugh:

    Moms know. ;)
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited July 2015
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    OdesAngel wrote: »
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    isulo_kura wrote: »
    Just eat some Broccoli similar nutritional content but 100% less pretentious than Kale

    Vegetables can be pretentious?


    Yes. Ones that need to be "massaged in oil".

    If it's coconut oil, it's okay, though. Because one pretention cancels out the other. :)
  • Jorjaapeech
    Jorjaapeech Posts: 1 Member
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    I try to add kale as a side dish because it's to tart for smoothies. I had success with adding chicken broth while cooking stove top and this helps to break it down. Also, I made it last week in a large wok with spinach, pink Himalayan salt and olive oil and it came out great. Hopethis s helps
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
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    It's so weird that it's a "new" health craze to some people. My mom ate kale growing up (one of the few vegetatables my grandfather loved) and I've had it for years - particularly at the end of every Portuguese party I've ever attended.
  • blondx7
    blondx7 Posts: 1,683 Member
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    I put kale & spinach in peanut butter and banana smoothies. Tastes great!

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