I eat more kale but I actually prefer chard. I put kale in smoothies but the texture is a little tough for me. Chard is more delicate and has a better taste.
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Chard is of the spinach family - kale is cabbage/broccoli family
I love spinach, most raw but i hate cabbage is all forms - even bok choy in spice garlic sauce (only way i can eat broccoli). I can do some kale. (I have family members that are allergic to the cabbage family of foods)
Chard cooked is far taster than cooked spinach, plus it can be reheated
Chard! Though DH hates all leafy greens so I usually just stick to baby kale in salads. I also have started buying Lacinato kale when I do--it's more tender than curly kale.
I like both but kale is tougher. And I grow chard. So chard usually wins out. I hate growing my own kale because I'm paranoid about bugs hiding in all the little crevices.
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I buy the same kind of kale, @Irishcurls, when I can find it (only 2 places here carry it and they're both "specialty" grocery stores). I really dislike curly kale, in all forms. But the Lacinato type is pretty good, I just had it in a braised chicken dish.
Normally though, I'm all for the chard! Sauteed with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar and garlic. MmmMm.
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I like both but kale is tougher. And I grow chard. So chard usually wins out. I hate growing my own kale because I'm paranoid about bugs hiding in all the little crevices.
I totally understand the fear of bugs in kale. I always soak my veggies when I bring them home and that seems to help. I just fill the sink with cold water and add like 1 cup of vinegar to the water. Soak the veggies/fruits for up to an hour and then rinse them off. I have never had any issue with the veggies tasting like vinegar and I've never had any issue with bugs/etc.
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But on a more serious note I feel like kale has become so big it's bordering on a 'trendy' food. They're both good for you and are a healthy choice, so try out recipes with each and see what YOU like. If it comes down to it, chose chard because it's pretty; Points for presentation!!
Personally I prefer kale because I gave myself food poisoning from a chard dish once. Not chard's fault, but still. Also, chardbodies:
i got ecoli (ended up in the hospital for 3 days) from unwashed organic driscol raspberries - it was years before i was comfortable eating them again. I still won't eat sprouts - most common ecoli food
Re: Chard vs Kale
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Chard for smoothies. Blended kale is gritty. Blended chard is smooth.
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Normally though, I'm all for the chard! Sauteed with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar and garlic. MmmMm.
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"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
March 2014 - HSG left tube blocked, right tube partially blocked bilaterial partial obstruction; onward to the RE in April
May 1, 2014 - Lap surgery and chromopertubation; Dr removed a bit of endo, but everything looks healthy & tubes are clear!
May 2014- First medicated cycle, 2.5mg femara+TI; BFN
June 2014- 2.5mg femara + hCG + IUI on 6/18= BFP on 6/28!; C/P on 7/3
July 2014- 2.5mg femara + IUI #2 on 7/18. Starting progesterone 7/23, bfn
August 2014- 2.5mg femara + hCG + IUI # 3 on 8/15. BFN
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IVF #1 -
12/1 - TOT & SIS- RE found a polyp
12/15 - Hysterscopic surgery to remove the polyp; additional polyps found and removed
12/29- Good baseline u/s, 12 antral follies
12/30- Started stimming
1/10 - ER: 17 retrieved, 14 fertilized!
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