Healthy Simple Additions #1

It seems to be easier for me to add things to my diet than to take them away. Like my goal to eat 1-2 treats per week is becoming the most difficult challenge for me. Yeah. It has not been just 1-2 treats. More like 5. Oops. So slowly but surely I have added healthy things.

Numero Uno: KALE (talk about a green leafy!)

I include a smoothie in my diet 3-4 times per week. My mid morning snack. It has Kale, frozen fruit, a little yogurt, sometimes a little bit of maple syrup, sometimes juice if I have it but most of the time just a cup of water to loosen things up in the blender.  I also give Kelsie some in her straw cup and she drinks them right up. I've been eating them for most of the summer. I started with spinach smoothies probably around February because you can't really taste the spinach. The Kale, however has a very "green" taste and you kind of have to get used to it. So if you are thinking about putting these in your diet I would start with spinach and move on to Kale. And you can always eventually do both which I'm going to start doing. Why not add an extra servings of veggies to your day and fruit for that matter?

Specific Benefits:

1. Has tons of Vitamin K which helps your blood clot and is also essential in forming bone proteins for bone formation and repair.
2. Antioxidants that prevent some cancers.
3. FIBER! FIBER! FIBER! Helps with bowel health. Let's just be honest. You should be on the pooper anywhere from 3 times a day to 3 times a week. 
4. Also has calcium, B6 (helps prevent heart disease, needed for immune and nervous system to function properly), Magnesium (helps contract and relax muscles), Vitamin A (helps with eye function), Vitamin C (basically helps your body heal and repair). 

There are actually huge articles about all these nutrients but I just picked specific things.  And that is all for now.