Kale is everywhere—in juices, smoothies, salads, and everyone is talking about. Are you curious about what Kale is and why it’s so good?

Kale is a dark leafy green vegetable; it is a similar vegetable to cabbage, with green or purple leaves. It can be eaten raw, steamed, sautéed, blanched, baked, and even added to a smoothie or juice!

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Kale provides the body with fiber and chlorophyll, both of which support the body’s natural detoxification efforts. Fiber binds with toxins and other undesirables in your digestive tract and helps usher them out. Chlorophyll helps to remove heavy metals and other toxins from the body. In order to successfully detox you need to get the waste out.

Here are some easy ways to start incorporating kale into your diet:

  • Add some to your salad! Just break the leaves off the stem, maybe massage the kale a bit, then eat with your other greens in your salad!
  • Sautee it with some extra virgin olive oil as a great side! Add salt, pepper, maybe some garlic?
  • Make Kale chips! Break the leaves off the stem, drizzle with olive oil, add some seasoning and bake approximately 10 minutes
  • Blend a handful of it for a delicious, refreshing juice….see below for my recipe for Kale Lemonade!  

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Oreo Snack Hack

When you think of Oreo Cookies you think of a great snack that is enjoyed by you and your kids.  Who doesn’t remember ripping open a bag and dunking those cookies in a cold glass of milk or breaking them apart to enjoy what has to be the best filling in the land? Well how would you feel if those same treats were used to make things like chicken tenders, tortilla chips, or bread pudding?  Well Oreo partnered with food innovators to create these tasty treats. Michael Voltaggio is the owner of  ink. and ink.sack, Roy Choi is a food truck revolutionary and Kogi co-founder, and Nguyen Tran of the underground sensation Starry Kitchen.

Check out the videos of their creations and be sure to stop over to OREO hacks on Tumblr at oreo.tumblr.com to see more hacks  and submit your own OREO hacks for a chance to be featured as a Tumblr Radar Post.

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If you are looking for 30 minute or less recipes for the entire family or for meals that embodies clean eating, then be sure to check out Taylor Walker Fit.  Up on her blog is a yummy and easy recipe that includes my two favorite   Kale and Mangos, Kale and Mango Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette.

Per Serving: Calories 269; Total Fat 17 grams; Saturated Fat 2.5 grams; Protein 6 grams; Total Carbohydrate 28 grams; Sugar: 14 grams; Fiber 4 grams; Cholesterol 0 milligrams; Sodium 170 milligrams

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For a the entire recipe and more like these check out Taylor Walker Fit for more recipes.

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This is a review in partnership with The Niche Parent Network & Conference. All opinions are my own.

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Exactly what the doctor ordered just in time for flu season…a warm, delicious bowl of soup.  So long before the “Soup Nazi” Seinfeld episode, The Original SoupMan, Al, had lines out the door at Al’s Legendary NYC store located in the heart of NYC.  So when I was asked to review the The Original SoupMan world famous soups to Celebrate National Soup Month I couldn’t wait to devour. Was great about this BPA free brand, is not only can it be served as a meal, but can be combined with other ingredients for a delicious, new recipe. Just check out the  individual packages for recipe suggestions.

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If you are looking for soup that is a convenience, you have to try this  ‘heat and serve’ soup. Plus, you don’t need a can opener!

The family and I tried the Chicken Noodle Soup and we give it two thumbs up for a heat and serve soup.  This has to have been the most unique tasting chicken noodle I’ve tasted in a long time!  As I found it very tasty and delish, my husband on the other hand found is a little bit spicy, as he is adverse to flavors.

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On these cold winter days and nights and especially cold and flu season, this might just be a tasty and convenient way for you to still have a hearty meal with out a lot of fuss.

For more information, visit The Original SoupMan online.

You can purchase The Original SoupMan’s soups at over 500 Walmart locations, over 750 Stop & Shop, 1400 Safeway stores, Giant, Martin’s Supermarkets, plus other grocers across the nation. Find a store near you here: http://bit.ly/16FyefS. Joining the company’s four classic recipes in grocery stores – Lobster Bisque, chicken Noodle, Lentil and Tomato Bisque – are three new flavors – Crab Corn Chowder, Chicken Gumbo and a Seinfeld classic, Jambalaya.

Disclaimer:  This is a sponsored post in partnership with Niche Parent & Network Conference.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

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Preparing meals for the entire week can be a daunting task and coming up with unique and healthy snacks can be just as imposing. Instead of racking your brains for just your typical or ordinary snack why not think outside of the box and combine items that may already be in your fridge with a Kellogg’s product.

That’s why today I am especially pumped to share with you Tip #7: Perfect (Snack) Pairing from the Tips for a Great Start series from Team Kellogg’s. The food pairing methodology opens a whole new world of possible food combinations.  What you sometimes get sucked into when you are busy getting things together at home you sometimes just end up passing around  a small bag of cookies or chips.


I am not a stranger to giving into a sweet tooth or a salty craving, but I don’t want to make those types of snacks a habit with my kids.  I try to maintain a healthier choice for snacking between meals that will be enjoyable and filling for my family.  Something easy to whip together is my peanut butter, Kellogg’s Rice Krispies banana treat.  This treat can easily substitute peanut butter with almond butter in this recipe.   Simply take a banana, cover it with peanut butter, roll it in Kellogg’s Rice Krispies and cut it into pieces and EAT!   They are fun to make, quick, easy, and tasty.  My son loves them because he gets to help my make them which in turn makes him excited to dig and and tell me how delicious they are.  Not a bad way to get your kids enjoying that fruit.banana But sometimes I want something even sweeter for a snack. So by adding honey in lieu of peanut butter makes this treat the perfect pairing for a sweet snack any time of the day. Food pairing makes cooking more exciting for the entire family. Being able to come up with new and interesting meals to combine with, can create extensive dialogue and fun interaction for the entire family. I loved that I was able to make a snack that is not only healthy, but tastes really great. I cannot wait to get in my kitchen and experiment more with Kellogg’s products.   For even more tasty flavor combinations, check out the slideshow below to see what other snacks and even meals can be paired together with Kellogg’s products.

Ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White enjoy Kellogg’s snack pairings also so be sure to check out more helpful tips from Team Kellogg’s sponsored page on Tend.com here, so they can read more Great Starts Tips!

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Kellogg’s® believes that From Great Starts Come Great Things®. So we’re helping Moms start every day with a tip from the top athletes of Team Kellogg’s™ and Team USA dietitians. The thirty days leading up to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will each feature fun pieces of advice to help families fuel just like the athletes of Team Kellogg’s. To see all 30 tips, visit Kelloggs.com/GreatStartsTips.

Disclaimer: Compensation was provided by Kellogg’s via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Kellogg’s.

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