Packaged frozen kale for smoothies

LastingChanges
LastingChanges Posts: 390 Member
edited November 23 in Food and Nutrition
I read suggestions here to use the packaged frozen kale to add to smoothies. This would be very convenient but the other day in the super market one of the packages had a warning to cook kale before using and I've never seen that on other packages.

Does frozen kale need to be cooked before consumption or is it safe to put it in raw into smoothies?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I would call the manufacturer, i'm sure there is an 800 number.
  • blwasson73
    blwasson73 Posts: 92 Member
    HereToLoseOrWin wrote: »
    I read suggestions here to use the packaged frozen kale to add to smoothies. This would be very convenient but the other day in the super market one of the packages had a warning to cook kale before using and I've never seen that on other packages.

    Does frozen kale need to be cooked before consumption or is it safe to put it in raw into smoothies?

    I always eat raw kale (salads, smoothies, etc and never had an issue so suspect you would be fine..
  • LastingChanges
    LastingChanges Posts: 390 Member
    blamundson wrote: »
    HereToLoseOrWin wrote: »
    I read suggestions here to use the packaged frozen kale to add to smoothies. This would be very convenient but the other day in the super market one of the packages had a warning to cook kale before using and I've never seen that on other packages.

    Does frozen kale need to be cooked before consumption or is it safe to put it in raw into smoothies?

    I always eat raw kale (salads, smoothies, etc and never had an issue so suspect you would be fine..

    I am assuming you are referring to kale that was bought frozen?
  • blwasson73
    blwasson73 Posts: 92 Member
    HereToLoseOrWin wrote: »
    blamundson wrote: »
    HereToLoseOrWin wrote: »
    I read suggestions here to use the packaged frozen kale to add to smoothies. This would be very convenient but the other day in the super market one of the packages had a warning to cook kale before using and I've never seen that on other packages.

    Does frozen kale need to be cooked before consumption or is it safe to put it in raw into smoothies?

    I always eat raw kale (salads, smoothies, etc and never had an issue so suspect you would be fine..

    I am assuming you are referring to kale that was bought frozen?

    Both frozen kale that I thaw and/or fresh from the produce section.
  • LastingChanges
    LastingChanges Posts: 390 Member
    blamundson wrote: »
    HereToLoseOrWin wrote: »
    blamundson wrote: »
    HereToLoseOrWin wrote: »
    I read suggestions here to use the packaged frozen kale to add to smoothies. This would be very convenient but the other day in the super market one of the packages had a warning to cook kale before using and I've never seen that on other packages.

    Does frozen kale need to be cooked before consumption or is it safe to put it in raw into smoothies?

    I always eat raw kale (salads, smoothies, etc and never had an issue so suspect you would be fine..

    I am assuming you are referring to kale that was bought frozen?

    Both frozen kale that I thaw and/or fresh from the produce section.

    Ok thanks. I didn't think this would be an issue, I've done it a couple of times before as well. Just thought it was strange that the packaging had those directions, thought maybe I was doing something wrong.
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