Like everything else in this fast paced city - food trends come and go with remarkable speed.
One minute everyone was talking up the wonders of the exotic acai berry.
Next up was quinoa. This is now old hat - and not just because it tastes like one.
Right now - kale has the spotlight.
It's all about the green. Oh Yes. And not just because it's the color of the money.
Take a stroll around SOHO and you'll spot at least three women within a two block radius sipping from a plastic bottle of green sludge, as they charge down the sidewalk in their uber trendy Birkenstocks with their iPhone headphones attached to their ears.
Apparently - we all should be gulping it too...and here's why:
Kale is low in calorie, high in fiber and has zero fat.
Kale is high in iron.
Kale is high in Vitamin K.
Kale is filled with powerful antioxidants.
Kale is a great anti-inflammatory food
Kale is great for cardiovascular support.
Kale is high in Vitamin A.
Kale is high in Vitamin C.
Kale is high in calcium.
Kale is a great detox food.
Now - I love to be part of a trend as much as the next girl - but I just can't do the green sludge "juice thing"...
Liquid diets are not for me - well - not unless you added a lot of vodka.
A Bloody Mary IS tomato juice right!?
And let me tell you - eating Kale in chip form is not to be recommended either.
Spying these in my local NY deli (for the wallet gauging price of $5:99) I thought maybe I could get my Kale fix in a salty; crunchy manner.
Er, Nope.
Take my advice: if it looks like a scab and tastes like the bottom of a hamster's cage - put down the bag.
Clearly for me, the only way to go was to eat it in a salad.
And I did the other day at a great little place out in the Hamptons - LT Burger, Sag Harbor, NY.
Drenched in a citrus dressing and served with candied walnuts; beetroots; avocado; and chicken, accompanied by a side of french fries. Yum.
And SO on trend.
Until the next "big" thing.
In fact, I hear cauliflower is on a upswing ....
Have YOU tried it yet??
And I did the other day at a great little place out in the Hamptons - LT Burger, Sag Harbor, NY.
Drenched in a citrus dressing and served with candied walnuts; beetroots; avocado; and chicken, accompanied by a side of french fries. Yum.
And SO on trend.
Until the next "big" thing.
In fact, I hear cauliflower is on a upswing ....
Have YOU tried it yet??
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