steamed kale

3 Ways To Use Coconut Oil For Your Next Marathon

Are you training for a marathon or half marathon? Looking for nutrition tips to help your race time?  Here are three ways coconut oil helped a fellow half-marathoner during the recent Gasparilla race in Tampa. The night before, fuel up on brown rice cooked in coconut oil, a favorite of Apollo Ohno. Add salmon and steamed kale for lots of protein and energy. On the morning of the race, take a spoonful of coconut oil, drizzled with honey.  The coconut oil will give you a feeling of fullness and supply stamina throughout the race.   The last use for coconut […]

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Andre 3000’s Kale Recipe

In the February 2012 issue of Bon Appetit Magazine, Andre 3000 shares his favorite recipe for kale.  Andre 3000 is “one half of OutKast.”  He grew up in the south eating “collards, mustard and turnip greens” his whole life.  He was “introduced to kale a few years ago and fell in love with the way you can instantly stir fry or pan fry it.  Kale is also nutritious, and by not boiling it to death like classic southern greens, most of that nutrition stays intact.”   Steamed Kale About 1 cup of water 1 or 2 heads of kale A […]

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