kale ???

myaminals
myaminals Posts: 197 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
i don't know how to make it taste good. i don't like yogurt so smoothies are out i think? i tried kale chips they were awful! recipes appreciated!
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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    Well if you don't like it...don't eat it? Maybe try something else that's green, like spinach?

    ~Lyssa
  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    i know. i dont like many healthy foods this is one i don't know why but when i eat it verses other veggies i lose weight. not sure why i didnt change anything else about my day. for two days and lost half a pound both days?
  • blkandwhite77
    blkandwhite77 Posts: 281 Member
    Toscana soup with tons of kale! Switch out the pork sausage for turkey sausage and the whipping cream for non fat half and half. Delicious soup
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    It could be the kinds of veggies you're eating causing some bloating/water retention. It's not that you're not losing fat as long as you're accounting for the calories in those other veggies.

    And you don't have to eat healthy to lose weight - just eat less overall.

    Also, what you weigh today isn't a reflection of what you ate yesterday. The body is a complex machine and it often takes at least a week for any change to occur.

    ~Lyssa
  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    thank you both! i will look up the soup and find out more about water retention from the veggies.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I enjoy kale in my eggs in the morning.
  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    thank you i may try that one.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    edited December 2015
    strip out the core, chop finely, sautee with olive oil and a bit of garlic and salt
  • trekchic42
    trekchic42 Posts: 2 Member
    Chopped kale salad kit in a bag is good
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    I juice my kale with other items so I don't have to taste it lol. I find fresh pineapple completely hides the kale taste. I use a cold press juicer so it's quick and there isn't a lot of waste. However, I find that I don't mind the flavour if I lightly stream it and mix it with pasta and a lot of browned garlic. My husband can't stand kale and these are the only ways he'll consume it.

    Yeah, I also tried to make a smoothie with it and took a sip...I promptly poured the rest down the drain. Maybe it was the other stuff I put in the smoothie but all in all I couldn't get it out of my mouth quick enough lol.

    That being said, if you really don't like it try something else. I've never lost weight from kale, but do enjoy all the nutrients it has, so I juice it.
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    Portuguese Caldo Verde: potato-kale soup with sausage. You could use a reduced fat chorizo to substitute for the linguica. Here's a recipe: http://leitesculinaria.com/7580/recipes-portuguese-kale-soup-caldo-verde.html
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  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    thank you everyone :) i am going to try all these this weekend i hope
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    If I'm eating it raw, I massage the leaves in olive oil first and let it sit for a while to break it down. If cooked, it goes into stew, soup, and chili or even kale chips.
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    If I'm eating it raw, I massage the leaves in olive oil first and let it sit for a while to break it down. If cooked, it goes into stew, soup, and chili or even kale chips.

    Interesting - I've not heard of massaging the leaves in olive oil. Does this help to eliminate the bitterness?
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    MorganMoreaux wrote: »
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    If I'm eating it raw, I massage the leaves in olive oil first and let it sit for a while to break it down. If cooked, it goes into stew, soup, and chili or even kale chips.

    Interesting - I've not heard of massaging the leaves in olive oil. Does this help to eliminate the bitterness?

    Yep! It makes it seriously good.
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    MorganMoreaux wrote: »
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    If I'm eating it raw, I massage the leaves in olive oil first and let it sit for a while to break it down. If cooked, it goes into stew, soup, and chili or even kale chips.

    Interesting - I've not heard of massaging the leaves in olive oil. Does this help to eliminate the bitterness?

    Yep! It makes it seriously good.

    Thx! Will have to try that tomorrow!
  • prettysoul1908
    prettysoul1908 Posts: 200 Member
    It may sound weird but ... I add kale to my spaghetti sauce and cut the actual pasta serving down to like 60 calories.

    Kale doesn't have a gross or strong taste imo and bulks up my recipes with a lot of volume for few calories.
  • barbh2001
    barbh2001 Posts: 29 Member
    Queenmunchy wrote: »
    If I'm eating it raw, I massage the leaves in olive oil first and let it sit for a while to break it down. If cooked, it goes into stew, soup, and chili or even kale chips.

    I do this too. I got the idea from arecipe on food network.

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/massaged-kale-salad-recipe.html

    But I usually use a kale and quinoa recipe I found. The quinoa tones down the kale I think. It's a bit of work, because I make the dressing too, but I usually double the recipe and it keeps for awhile.

    http://www.danaslatkin.com/salad-recipes/kale-quinoa-salad/
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    So many great ways to have kale. But, first and foremost: if you find it bitter blanch it.
    If you like it:
    I do a kale/spinach smoothie with water, ice, flax seed, hemp seed and then something creamy like avocado, yogurt, milk, yogurt etc and something fruity.
    I stir fry it
    I have it in salads

    etc
    etc
    etc
    etc
  • kcn2bluesky
    kcn2bluesky Posts: 187 Member
    I didn't know I love kale until I made a kale and sweet potato salad for my lunch at work!

    There are several recipes out on the internet, but essentially it's a bed of kale, baked sweet potato broken into pieces, chopped walnuts, maybe some dried cranberries, I also add a little goat cheese, then drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette. Very nice and very hearty!
  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    thank you everyone! these are some really good ideas to try!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    ew! if oreos tasted that way i would be skinny. haha
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    If you don't think it tastes good, then why eat it?
  • myaminals
    myaminals Posts: 197 Member
    i dont like any veggies really but could tell a difference when i ate this one
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Food can't make you lose weight. All food has calories.

  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Kale doesn't make you lose weight, eating less calories than you burn does
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    myaminals wrote: »
    i dont like any veggies really but could tell a difference when i ate this one

    It's always good to add more veggies and fruits, especially if you aren't really eating any, but if you don't like kale, there are other things you can try. Baby spinach is much milder (and softer), for example.

    What difference could you tell?
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I'm a true believer you should never try to make yourself eat foods you don't like. For me, it's sauerkraut, liver and onions, and pork chops. :)

    Seriously, find foods you do like and eat those.

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