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Best easy healthy kale recipes

The best kale recipes are not only healthy, well tested, and easy to cook. This collection offers the most delicious ways to cook kale. 

• Best Raw Kale Chips Recipe  Very tasty and easy to cook, require dehydrator
• Best Kale chips recipe using dehydrator  This Kale chips recipes requires a dehydrator. It is the best, the most delicious recipe in my collection of raw kale chips recipes. 
• Easy pickled kale salad
• Italian beans and kale recipe 
• Kale And Hemp Hearts Salad
• Kale pesto with sunflower seeds
• Kale chips
• Kale juice recipes  Best kale juice recipes for health
• Grapefuit And Kale juice recipe


• Watermelon and Kale juice recipe
  Anti-inflammatory juice that helps to recover from infectious diseases, including flu, great for joints, lowering your blood pressure, and strengthening nails and bones.
• Pineapple Kale Juice - remedy for dry skin
  Increase microcirculation, thikness and density of your skin and provide hydration for dry skin with this easy tasty recipe that you will enjoy drinking every day.
• Peach And Kale Smoothie Recipe Tasty way to get your kale.
• Kale Soup Recipe For Weight Loss This high protein low fat kale soup will skyrocket your fat loss and help you lower your blood pressure naturally. Easy to cook.
• Kale Potato Broccoli Soup Recipe
  Easy to make, comforting vegan kale soup recipe with potato and broccoli.
• Light basil kale pesto recipe This vegan basil and kale pesto is very different. I reduced oil content, so you can use a lot of it without guilt. 
• Steamed kale
• Stuffed Mushroom Recipe With Kale
• Raw Kale Chips Recipe with Sundried Tomato Dressing These raw kale chips with sundried tomato tomato dressing are a good companion to soups and stews, and a good light healthy snack. 
• Raw kale salad (Pickled kale)

Best cabbage recipes - easy and healthy

Exclusive small collection of best cabbage recipes, tried and true, healthy and easy-to-make: pickled cabbage, cabbage soups, red cabbage recipes...

• Cabbage Hemp Salad
  
• Cabbage soup recipe  Every cabbage soup recipe that you find here helps to lose weight, protect your heart and reduce cholesterol. 
• Cabbage borscht
  
• Healthy coleslaw
• Not-so-spicy Korean Kimchi Recipe (Pickled Chinese Cabbage Recipe)
• Pickled cabbage
• Pickled fried cabbage recipe with tempeh Traditional Ukrainian pickled fried cabbage recipe gets a boost in protein with an addition of indonesian tempeh. Vegan healthy recipe to use as a sid 
• Russian hash brown potato and cabbage casserole recipe 
• Red Cabbage Salad 
• Russian baked cabbage recipe(Zapekanka) 
• Russian Red Cabbage Stew Recipe
• Steamed cabbage 
• Spicy pickled cabbage
• The most delicious pickled red cabbage
  
• Tips how to make cabbage rolls healthy. How did cabbage rolls become unhealthy food?
• Traditional Ukrainian Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls
Traditional variations of vegetarian rice and buckwheat cabbage rolls filling.
• Ukrainian cabbage rolls recipe Healthy, delicious, authentic Russian cabbage rolls recipe that even a beginner can cook. Secrets of making killer stuffed cabbage rolls. 

Greens recipes

• Brussels Sprouts Recipe
• Collard Greens Recipes
• Best Herb Paste Recipe
• Collard Green Rolls - high protein vegan meal 

Healthy breakfast food

Top ten well tested recipes for easy and healthy breakfast foods that require little time to prepare in the morning. 

• Healthy cereals: the best breakfast ever
• Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe
• Healthy smoothie recipes  Free healthy smoothie recipes to boost your energy, aid in muscle gain and fat loss. Healthy breakfast smoothies with omega-3s and antioxidants...
  

Healthy salad recipes

Best healthy salad recipes to aid weight loss, prevent heart disease and cancer and cleanse your body from inside. Vegetable salad recipes for holiday

• Garlic Tahini Salad Dressing
• 4 colors pickled kale salad
• Antipasto Salad
• Carrot-asparagus salad recipe
• Easy pickled kale salad
• Quinoa salad recipe for hydration and energy Delicious quinoa salad recipe that leaves you feeling light and energized, so juicy and pleasing for your taste buds that it can be eated without oil.
• Quinoa tabouli salad  Quinoa tabouli salad is super healthy and gluten-free. Take a stand against osteoporosis and cancer by eating more quinoa and parsley
  
• Orzo salad recipe with sun-dried tomatoes and arugula  Delicious orzo salad recipe, great for parties and lunch. Greens and herbs add
• Spinach salad recipe with orange and raisins
• Spinach apple salad recipe with sundried tomatoes and... tofu  Spinach apple salad recipe with a mediterranian taste.Use it for lunch - it is filling and requires no microwaving
  
• Whole wheat orzo salad recipe with broccoli and tofu This orzo salad recipe with tofu and broccoli is tasty, quick and versatile, well suited for high protein diet for those building muscles and losing fat...

Easy Fruit Salad Recipes

Healthy soup recipes

• Low Carb Broccoli Soup
• Miso Soup
• Miso Soup Stock: Kombu-Shiitake
• Pumpkin Soup recipe
• Sweet Potato Broccoli soup
• Sweet Potato Carrot Soup recipe (vegan)

Healthy food snacks

Best healthy food snacks and easy snack recipes for all groups: high protein snacks, snacks for diabetics, healthy snacks for teenagers...

• Healthy travel snacks Five ideas of healthy travel snacks and strategies for healthy eating while you travel
• Healthy High Protein Oatmeal Bars (Dehydrator Recipe)
• Healthy snacks for teenagers Top healthy snacks for teenagers and how to make sure these snacks are eaten.
• Blueberry Muffin Recipe
  

Best ever healthy dinner recipes

• Black bean chili recipe
• Chick pea curry with kale recipeWhy not make classic chick pea curry even healthier by adding kale? This meal was highly praised by both vegans and meat-eaters. 
• Indian chickpea masala recipe  Delicious and relatively simple, this Indian chickpea masala recipe is healthy vegan food choice. If you like it not spicy, make your own garam masala
• Moroccan chick pea stew recipe Delicious exquisite chick pea stew recipe, great to use for a holiday meal. Loved by non-vegans, this Moroccan recipe is the tastiest vegan meal I ever made.
  
• Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes

Vegetarian high protein recipes

• Tofu fingers- baked tofu recipe
• Steamed mushroom and green pea recipe
• Baked kale omelette - super high protein vegetarian meal
• French green pea recipe

Hummus recipes: Easy and quick, healthy and low fat

Why buy hummus? Use these easy hummus recipes to make your own delicious hummus in less than three minutes!

• Roasted red pepper hummus in three minutes
• Lentil squash hummus: low fat hummus recipe

Weight loss and vegetarian weight loss

• Why and how to choose weight loss food plan | Recommended healthy weight loss meal plans |Tips how to... Why and how to choose a healthy weight loss food plan. Examples of free weight loss programs and tips how to create the one that works for you
• The quickest way to lose weight - enter the Burn the Fat Holiday Challenge  Can't lose weight? Get exercises to lose weight quickly, weight diet and great motivation and support by entering Burn the Fat Holiday Challenge
• Alcohol and weight gain... or weight loss? Hot news about alcohol and weight gain.. Or weight loss? Read on to discover whether you should drink your beer or give it to a friend
• Healthy weight loss tips  Get the best healthy weight loss tips from someone who lost weight and improved her health. Recent scientific inforamtion, and old trick - anything to
• Vegetarian weight loss plan  Try this vegetarian weight loss plan that is easy to prepare - it is a safe weight loss diet of plant-based whole foods
• Weight Loss Exercise Plan
  Three reasons to follow a weight loss exercise plan
• Vegetarian nutrition and weight loss

Healthy and unhealthy foods

• 21 easy ideas how to start eating healthier  Eating healthier is a vague concept when it is not supported by practical steps. It can be overwhelming. Get 21 best tips on changes you can do right
• Change your habits with healthy shopping list
• Cheap healthy food Is there such a thing as cheap healthy food? You bet! Find food options that will keep both you and your budget in a healthy state
• GMO foods: how to avoid them and why
• Healthy foods to eat  Find out what are healthy foods to eat and why. How to cook healthy and what are the 21 easy healthy food choices you could make right now?
• "Healthy" unhealthy foods  How do distinguish healthy from unhealthy foods? Critical information to help you decide what's unhealthy for you.
• Health Benefits of Parsley
• Health Benefits of Kale
• Health Benefits of Quinoa
• Health Benefits of Broccoli Learning to spot unhealthy foods: a killer oatmeal cookie  Learn how to choose healthy over unhealthy foods on the example of unhealthy oatmeal cookies. Simple guide to reading nutritional label
• Healthy food choices  Don't know how to start making healthy food choices? A collection of steps and ideas to make it easier for you
• Healthy eating on a budget  Getting proper nutrition is even more important at times of an economic downturn. Healthy eating on a budget is the way to preserve your health
• List of alkaline foods
• Organic Chia Seeds at The Toronto Vegetarian Food Festival
• Top healthy food list  Top healthy food list contains super foods that prevent and fight diseases. Include them into your diet using our healthy recipes
• Top 10 foods that lower blood pressure naturally  Top ten foods that lower blood pressure work fabulously and deliver results in as fast as two weeks! 
• Ten ways to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy food  How to distinguish healthy and unhealthy food? Use these ten principles to test what's healthy and what's unhealthy for you.
• The story of Miso
• Teaching kids about healthy foods  What can we do to encourage kids to eat healthy? Get top five ideas how to teach children about healthy foods
• Unhealthy foods How to recognize unhealthy food or unhealthy ingredients? Learn these facts about unhealthy and healthy foods.
• What is MSG?
• Why eat organic food

Healthy cooking

• Healthy cooking basics How does cooking transform nutrients in your food? Find articles, tips and recipes for healthy cooking.
• Cooking meat: what happens to the nutrients?  What happens to the nutrients (proteins, vitamins and minerals) when meat gets cooked? Find out the best ways to preserve nutrients when cooking meat
• Cooking food: what happens to the nutrients? What happens to the nutrients when your food gets cooked? Find out the best ways to preserve nutrients when cooking food
• Free e-books on healthy cooking  Get unlimited access to free e-books on healthy cooking, and subscribe to Healthy Bits to get more interesting recipes and healthy food updates
• Macrobiotic cooking: what happens to the nutrients?  Macrobiotic cooking brings out the best qualities of your food. Find out eight methods of cooking used in the macrobiotic diet
• Best home food dehydrator
• The basics of dehydrating fruit the easy way
• Quick guide to dehydrating vegetables
  

Articles

• Shocking heart disease facts
• Breast cancer prevention 
• Food health and safety

Are you a victim of well-informed futility syndrome? Read what it is and share your thoughts here.
• Swine flu prevention: best methods
• Swine flu vaccine  
• Toronto Vegetarian Food Festival For Non-Vegetarians

Interviews with authors of popular books, TV show hosts, educators, and producers of healthy foods.

• Interview with Christina and Robert Pirello Interviewing Christina Pirello, a natural foods educator. Her TV show, Christina Cooks, appears on 200 TV stations. Robert Pirello on reversing osteoporosis naturally.
• Interview with Chef Jono
• Interview with Nimisha Raja
• Interview with Patricia Telesco, a Kitchen Witch, a herbalist, and an author of many popular books
• Interview with Brenda Davis, RD: Calcium Rich Foods
• Interview with Brenda Davis, RD: Vitamin B12 Foods

Interview with Brenda Davis: Vitamin D Foods

How to grow healthy food

• Reasons to grow your own healthy food
• Step-by-step guide and a review of two best methods to grow your own food. Learn how planting your own healthy food garden improves your life and heal
• Seven reasons for growing kale
• Seven reasons to start growing kale, and easy healthy kale recipes to cook from it. Learn how to grow kale and how to cook kale, which kale to choose
• Top vegetable garden tips
• Start your own vegetable garden in an instant using these vegetable garden tips from the industry insiders. Review of the gardening book by Andrew and
• Best way to create raised bed vegetable garden
• Compare two most effective ways to start raised bed vegetable garden: Ecological gardening vs. Square Foot Gardening
• Building raised beds - square foot gardening
• Practical step-by-step advice on building raised beds for your square foot garden.
• Natural pest control products
• Learn how to protect your square foot garden with natural pest control products. Natural insecticide and pesticide.
• Making planting mix for your square foot garden
• How to make planting mix for the square foot garden and where to find vermiculite in Toronto.
• Planning a vegetable garden
• It's Easy to Grow Celery For the past several years I have grown Celery in my Herb garden. I find it very easy to grow. I buy a flat of them (6 in a pk), early in the season. 
• Comments for It's Easy to Grow Celery For the past several years I have grown Celery in my Herb garden. I find it very easy to grow. I buy a flat of them (6 in a pk), early in the season.
  
• Tomatoes Hi from the UK You say tom-ay-toes, we say tom-art-oes, but however we pronounce them, they taste fantastic. We have a tiny walled garden, and all 

• Comments for Tomatoes Hi from the UK You say tom-ay-toes, we say tom-art-oes, but however we pronounce them, they taste fantastic. We have a tiny walled garden, and all 

• Peas These are so easy to grow. There is nothing, I repeat nothing like the taste of a pea straight from the pod. Every child on the planet deserves the 

• Comments for Peas  

Questions and Answers

• Juicing Kale Q&A   I answer Top 20 questions about juicing kale here.
• Vitamins without calories? Use low fat diet plans  When I am on a diet, I try to eat few calories but eat healthy. By the time I have eaten all the healthy foods, I have eaten too much. Any guidelines
• Comments for Vitamins without Calories when on diet 
• Soy and breast cancer...What's the scoop on soy? I hear loads of conflicting data about soy and soy products. 
• Comments for Soy and breast cancer...What's the scoop on soy? 
• On the go food for kids My kids are 11 & 13. They are constantly fridge or cupboard raiding. I haven't got the time to prepare everything to order! The easy option is bags 
• Comments for On the go food for kids  
• Should We Eat Oats Every Day? I am semi-vegetarian and blood group A so it suits me well. My husband and I eat oast for breakfast every day. 
• Comments for Should We Eat Oats Every Day?  
• Healthy food ideas for a toddler Have a picky eater? Read this list of healthy food ideas that help you to get more nutrition into your fussy toddler's menu
• Comments for Any healthy food ideas for a toddler? 
• Is olive oil the best oil for cooking Read this if you think that olive oil is the best healthy choice for cooking.
• The Best Nuts Are Almonds the Best nuts to eat? I know eating nuts is good protien, but it can be confusing as to which ones are good. Are walnuts o.k.? 
• Getting the balance in a vegetarian diet Hi I've been a vegetarian for 30 years, and I've slowly been putting on the pounds. 
• Pre/Post Workout Foods? What is the most beneficial foods to eat prior to, and following a work out? What to avoid? Thanks
• How to lower bad cholesterol naturally How to lower bad cholesterol naturally? Is it possible without the use of drugs?
• Are eggs good for the weight gain? Eggs for weight gain- Yea or Nea? Will eating a lot of eggs impact my health in the future?
• Comments for Eggs for weight gain Dear Rob, Yes, many of us wish we had your problem, and I had to consult with sports nutrition books to get a professional advice for you. 
• Vegetarian sources of high protein for building muscle Hello, I am a vegetarian and I am trying to put on a lot of muscle... What are good vegetarian sources of high protein?
• Good reading on healthy eating I'd like to start eating healthier, what are the best books for me to read to get the big picture?
• Buying and cooking dry chickpeas Easy guide to cooking dry chickpeas ( or garbanzo beans). They taste so much better when cooked from scratch!
  
  • Comments for Buying and cooking chickpeas Hello Melody, glad you asked! Chickpeas, or garbanzo beans, are sold dry, in the dry beans section of the supermarket. They look a lot like haselnu

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