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Nutritional Choice of the Month - January/February 2008: Kale

Often considered a winter green, kale is a leafy green vegetable that is actually a form of cabbage.  The most important growing areas lie in central and northern Europe and North America. Kale grows more rarely in tropical areas as it prefers cooler climates.  While green veggies like spinach have a reputation for possessing powerful anti-oxidants, kale technically ranks highest amongst its leafy green counterparts.  In fact, the USDA using an oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) scale and kale ranks #1 of all vegetables.  Maybe Popeye should’ve chosen kale after all!

The Boston Globe recently ran a piece in its Food section and kale was one of the featured foods.  Check out the story here:
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/01/02/
hardy_greens_help_make_a_hearty_meal/

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