Adding Raw Kale Into Our Diet

Besides adding organic raw microgreens, baby spinach, arugula and spring mix into our diet, the latest rawsome greens that I'm trying to coax the girls to eat is kale. I buy organic curly kale and try to eat a handful of it a day. Cass is not too enthusiastic about kale coz she says it's a tad bitter and hard but eats it anyway.

Lately Cass is into healthy eating and has been eating me poor with many servings of fruits and veggies a day.  In the past, she never liked pumpkin, sweet potatoes and bell peppers but she likes them all now!  Cass eats a huge apple in the morning, followed with smoothie (frozen berries with a mango, an orange or pineapple) topped with sugar-free low fat yoghurt and granola. Later in the day, she eats a big bowl of papaya or other fruit that she sees in the fridge. She also drinks at least 2 liters of water a day.  I shouldn't be complaining as I've always been praying for her and the other two girls to want to be health freaks.  I believe that we'll only possess good health if we care enough to be health conscious and watch what we eat. Lifestyle factor is just as important. 

The mil likes chopping up raw kale and mix it with mashed eggs and mayo.  She preps some for us too but the girls are not too keen, so I gladly nosh it down.  Otherwise, I will chop up the kale and eat it with curries and rendang from hubby's central kitchen.  We always have excess of curries from his central kitchen and I love to savor the curries with raw veggies to lessen the spiciness.

Kale is a superfood that is chock-full of essential vitamins and minerals (they're high in calcium too) and high in fiber. Eating kale can help boost your health by providing antioxidants, fighting heart disease, lowering cholesterol and helping to prevent cancer.  In fact, kale is one of the most nutrient-dense foods in the world.

My lunch yesterday - raw kale  with homecooked Japanese curry.

Japanese curry prepped by chef Sherilyn and Cass.  
Cass has just completed her final exam for this year and has been bugging me to let her cook and bake.

The school holidays are not too far away (though the past 2 years seemed like a school holiday every day 😁) and I'm going to get Cass to be under the tutelage of Sherilyn in the kitchen 😄.

Bingsu (Korean shaved ice) made from only two ingredients -- frozen strawberries and blueberries. It's dairy-free and super healthy and the girls love it.