The Food Mood Girl

Eat Your Greens: Quick and Easy Kale Chips

This recipe makes it easy being green when it comes to your health.

Dark, leafy green vegetables, including kale, swiss chard, collards and bok choy are essential to good health. These nutrient dense greens help purify blood, reduce inflammation, strengthen the immune system, and lift depression.  They are high in calcium, iron, and magnesium. Despite the numerous health benefits, they are also the number one missing food in the American diet because most people do not know how to cook with greens. To get started with incorporating more greens into your diet, try something quick, simple, and not too far out of your comfort zone. Here is a satisfying and nutrient dense snack that will help curb your chip craving and benefit your body! Easy Kale Chips Ingredients: 3 bunches of kale (Take off stems) Olive oil…

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Brookline's Food Mood Girl Publishes Second Book

Lindsey Smith's second book, "Bliss Cleanse," is available for pre-sale today, Monday, Feb. 4

Food Mood Girl Lindsey Smith of Brookline has published a second book, and it's available for pre-sale starting today, Monday, Feb. 4. "Bliss Cleanse: Your Two-Week Mind—Body—Spirit Guide to Greater Health and Happiness" is available through the Bliss Cleanse website, and also through Smith's website, "The Real You." Like her first book, "Junk Foods and Junk Moods," Smith's new book is a guided diary that allows the reader to keep track of progress while following a healthy food program. "This one is a little different than 'Junk Foods' because this one is more of a program," Smith said. "It’s broken into seasonal cleanses, and we focus on seasonal eating." The book is broken into four parts, one for each season, and includes recipes, …

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