Do Eat: Kale Salad
“I love kale salad for a variety of reasons,” explains Andy De Santis. “First and foremost, it allows you to get a very powerful leafy green without much food prep time. Kale is high in a vitamin C (great for vegans to help increase iron absorption if salad is made with beans) and calcium, which is especially useful for people don’t drink milk. It’s also high in fiber and potassium which we all need more of, and also a variety of potent disease fighting compounds.”
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