greens

Greens is short for dark green leafy vegetables.

Examples of greens include collards, kale, spinach, parsley, dill, cilantro, romaine and other lettuces, cabbages, carrot and beet tops, grasses (like wheatgrass), etc.


Greens are now being classified as a separate food group from vegetables.

It was proven that mixing fruits and vegetables in one meal could cause unnecessary gas and other food mixing issues. However, mixing greens with fruits does not cause these issues, hence the popularity of the green smoothie diet.

Most, if not all, greens contain a toxin. This toxin in small doses helps to strengthen the immune system, but it is cautioned to not eat the same green consistently for too long and perhaps rotate them in your diet weekly. It is suggested that the toxins in greens were natures protection from animals consuming too much of a particular green to the point of extinction.

You'll find bloggers talking about greens at sites like Green Smoothies For Weight Gain and The Raw Food Blog.

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• Focusing on the big issues

  
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• Dont You Dare Call Them Boring: Hearts of Romaine — Ingredient Spotlight

  
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  Hearts of romaine are one of those kitchen workhorse ingredients that rarely get the attention they deserve. We use them to fill out our salads and perhaps add some crunch to a sandwich, and...dont think much of them beyond that. So what can  you do with them beyond the usual? I have a few ideas! What about you? ...
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• Pickled Mustard Greens

  
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  Ever since I began studying Chinese food a few years ago, I noticed how much fermented and pickled foods factor into their cooking. Most of us know about Korean kimchi and many have had Japanese pickles before, but Chinese pickles are still relatively rare here in America. One of my favorites — and one that [...]
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• Easy Gourmet Salad

  
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  You know how there are some recipes that have been around forever in your family… but you’ve never taken the time to write them down and save them properly?  This is one of those recipes.  I’m pretty sure I got the idea of this recipe from someone back in my days of teaching elementary school, but I really ...
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• Bees, pesticides, more green lies

  
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  You’ll remember all that fuss about bees and neonicotinoids last month. It seemed to come out of nowhere – like a flash mob. Suddenly, it was the most urgent cause of the moment for green activists everywhere, with people taking to the streets in bee costumes and celebrities from Vivienne Westwood to Stephen Fry ...
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• Smoked Fish Superfood Salad

  
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  Smoked Fish Superfood Salad. Vibrant and colorful, so delicious and really good for you!
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• Not Happy Barry - No Hunting in National Parks

  
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  When I am not chasing Orchids to photograph, I am campaigning against the prospect of accidentally being shot in a local National Park. There was a No Hunting in National Parks Rally held in Bowral today. Great weather helped with the roll up, and our appreciation of the speakers. Clr JIM CLARK ...
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• Oil on Troubled Waters

  
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  Mrs MacDoctor and I have just had a relaxing week in Vanuatu, celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Internet access was painfully slow, so there has been no blogging for more than a week and not much news about New Zealand. I see that I have not missed much, just another unexciting budget from Bill English. Still, ...
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• Delhi Greens Opens Applications for Summer Online Internship Programme 2013

  
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  Delhi Greens invites applications for its Summer Online Internship Programme 2013.
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• Quote of the Day - 12 May 2013

  
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  Its fair to say that Herald on Sunday columnist Paul Little is not great fan of the current Government. So his condemnation of Labour and the Greens this morning comes out of left field; quite literally; check this out: Shakespeare, it seems, didnt have much time for petitioners: "O vain ...
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• Friday Snapshots

  
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  Filed under: American cuisine, food, food photography, Gluten-Free, spring, Union Square Greenmarket, vegan, vegetarian Tagged: asparagus, baby cauliflower, chickweed, food photography, greens, radishes, salami, spring, Union Square Greenmarket, vegetables
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• Glorious Greens!

  
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• BC Liberals Advertising for the Greens in Victoria!

  
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• Village Green Gardens Three

  
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  More photos from the Village Green Gardens in Cottage Grove, Oregon. If you ever get the chance, you have to visit. Not only the gardens, but the whole surrounding area. Its about twenty, or so miles south of Eugene. Cottage Grove has a cool downtown. Shops you wont see elsewhere. There are covered bridges in the ...
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• The Health Benefits Of Kale

  
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  It is known as royalty among its counterparts, often referred to ask the ‘queen’ or ‘king’ of greens. You can put it in a smoothie, juice it, make chips of it, use it as a wrap, put it in a salad, or just eat it as is. I am, of course, talking about KALE . Kale, also known as borecole, is one of the ...
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• Harbharyachya Paalyacha ZuNka - Fresh Chickpea Leaves

  
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    When I have leafy greens available, one of the recipes I try is our good, old ZuNka. ZuNka made in my family is a very dry version. Pithale, on the other hand, has thin or pudding like consistency.   Harbharyachya Paalyacha ZuNka हरभऱ्याच्या  पाल्याचा ...
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• The Garlic: Interview With Carbon Dioxide

  
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• Village Green Gardens Two

  
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• Surya Greens - Property in Lucknow

  
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