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Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Curator
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Date: June 11, 2010 01:54PM I usually use mostly Kale in my green smoothies, but on my last trip to the store, they where out of kale, and I have read up online that nutritionally, collards and kale are roughly the same... however Ive had an issue with collards that Ive never had with kale... upon er... the evacuation of the food I had eaten the previous day, I noticed that there was allot of green, that looked like undigested plant matter... I dont have this problem with kale, what could be the difference? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, mirror in the sky What is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changing ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life? Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: June 11, 2010 06:47PM <<filed under TMI>>
Um...it sounds like collards have more insoluable fiber in them. Honestly, I am surprised that raw food chefs use them so often for dishes. But perhaps you should de-vein them? The raw fooders often do that. They seem so tough! I saw a recipe for a wrap and they used deveined collards as the "tortilla." Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Curator
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Date: June 11, 2010 07:24PM I did de-vein them  hmmm, well, guess im not using collards anymore, stick with the kale I know and love,lolRe: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Utopian Life
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Date: June 11, 2010 08:05PM Try chard? Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Curator
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Date: June 11, 2010 08:12PM meh, not a big fan of chard, I prefer kale, weird I know... so many people dont seem to like it, but I love it, I just wanted to try something new... Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
flipperjan
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Date: June 11, 2010 08:37PM What is the English name for collards - would it be what we call 'greens' I wonder? They are like a cabbage that is composed of individual leaves rather than making a cabbage type 'heart' Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Curator
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Date: June 11, 2010 08:45PM hmmm, these dont really seem like cabbage, they are dark green, kinda leathery, really thick, heres a decent picture of them I found...
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Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: June 11, 2010 08:47PM flipperjan,
[www.all-creatures.org] Braised pepperpot greens, aka braised collards(sometimes turnip tops) with hot pepper were one of my fav cooked veggies at fall and winter time. Don't think I've had collards raw--they tend to be very rough when typically harvested, as it is presumed they'll be cooked. Curator, were the collards you bought young ones? The first harvest for spring planted ones is coming up, so I'm gonna try buying some young ones then and see how they do in smoothies. Will report back if necessary : ) Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
rab
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Date: June 11, 2010 09:01PM I ready about it on Wikipedia, and the advice is that these "heavy" greens should be eaten younger (before the plant develops the defensive ingridients) - fully blown plant is too hard to digest. I imagine that for the business, full grown plants make more money, and most of the people boil them anyway. Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Curator
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Date: June 11, 2010 09:01PM honestly, as im not to familiar with them, im not sure how young they are, I do know they where grown here in california, so being spring, I dunno how long they couldve been growing... they seem to have a tougher cellular structure than kale though, cause my body seems to not want to digest them... let me know if young ones do better for you, maybe even a comparison? young vs old? there was only the one type here in my town, an d they dont specify whether young or old... Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
flipperjan
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Date: June 11, 2010 09:08PM We call them spring greens and I love them steamed. I don't fancy them raw though - really tough and hard core I would think. But then I've never tried raw kale - I don't like it that much steamed and I would have thought that was as tough as old boots too. Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Curator
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Date: June 11, 2010 09:14PM the kale is as easy to eat, about as easy as normal lettuce for me, but with both the kale and the collards, I removed the core, only use the leafy part... Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
Utopian Life
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Date: June 12, 2010 01:56AM I prefer kale but use chard as well to mix it up. You're not weird!  Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
gz
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Date: June 12, 2010 11:13PM Whatever you do, don't try mustard greens in a smoothie! That was a silly mistake to make, but I wasn't very familiar with the different types of greens at the time. Although if someone has a good recipe for raw mustard greens i'd love to know it. Re: Anybody ever had a problem with Collards?
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: June 13, 2010 05:04AM HA HA gz
i tried mustard greens in juice once and BOYYY did i NEVER forget that! it was like drinking a glass of pure sulfur it was extreeemely hot in a mustardy like way wowoowww curator fortunately, i've never had a problem with collard greens maybe i'm lucky i like to cut them in thin strips and mix it with my other greens in a salad i also like to use them as a "wrap" like a raw tortilla i'll put veggies inside it and wrap it up some people just aren't into certain vegetables and resonate with others listen to your body it knows best Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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