RE:Thank you Lea Ann

[Guest guest]

Velda,I am using about 1 bunch of greens a day per person. The last few months I probably ate half that amount every day.  Now I mixed them up, so I did not use a whole bunch of kale in one sitting.  In my smoothie I put a few leaves kale, a few sprigs parsley, a few mustard or collard greens, a celery and 1/2 cucumber with frozen fruit. Then for lunch I had an energy soup (those recipes last a few days), a snack of kale chips in the afternoon.   Then a salad for dinner where I use more greens.  I have mostly cut out all bread except when I go out with friends. When you plan to eat mostly vegetables and fruit, there is not room for junk food.  I made Rene's kale crackers and they are amazingly wonderful on page 120.  I eat 3 or 4 of them with my soup or salad- more greens in my diet. 

Good luck.  I am having so much fun making new recipes from Rene's book and from this group.Janet

[Guest guest]

Thanks Janet. You have put an answer on what puzzled me the most.

Some say use a pound of greens a day and others say a bunch.

Bunches can weigh different amounts, esp as seasons change. I have

noticed here that in winter the bunches are much larger than in the

peak of summer. But you have given me a place to start on shopping.

Velda

On 3/4/2012 5:09 PM, Janet Fowler wrote:

Velda,

I am using about 1 bunch of greens a day per person. The last

few months I probably ate half that amount every day. Now I

mixed them up, so I did not use a whole bunch of kale in one

sitting. In my smoothie I put a few leaves kale, a few sprigs

parsley, a few mustard or collard greens, a celery and 1/2

cucumber with frozen fruit. Then for lunch I had an energy soup

(those recipes last a few days), a snack of kale chips in the

afternoon. Then a salad for dinner where I use more greens. I

have mostly cut out all bread except when I go out with friends.

When you plan to eat mostly vegetables and fruit, there is not

room for junk food. I made Rene's kale crackers and they are

amazingly wonderful on page 120. I eat 3 or 4 of them with my

soup or salad- more greens in my diet.

Good luck. I am having so much fun making new recipes from

Rene's book and from this group.

Janet