Your Go-To Guide to Greens

Greens have had a serious moment in the spotlight this year, with restaurants from coast to coastbeefing up their leafier side of the menu, and not to mention kale, the current queen of greens, earning its very own national holiday on October 2.

But with so much sprouting up in greens, it can be hard to chew through all the juicy news. 

1. Can the food industry handle our addiction to kale?
Restaurant owners and chefs dish on how they’re (barely) keeping up with kale demand.

2. Why wellness experts love dandelion greens
Dandelion greens have been playing understudy to spotlight-hogging kale for seasons now. Why experts say they should regularly star in the center of your plate.

3. 90-Second Interval: Dr. Drew Ramsey on his new book Fifty Shades of Kale
Drew Ramsey, MD, reveals the nutrition-packed green’s sexier side with fifty kale recipes that are “bound to please.” Ahem.

4. Green juice vs. green powder: How they really compare
How does a cold-pressed bottle of green juice stack up to a packet of greens powder? Busy, time-pressed healthy types want to know.

5. 4 juice recipes for great skin from celeb facialist Joanna Vargas
The holistically-inclined facialist behind such celebs as Michelle Williams and Naomi Watts explains why you’re a green juice away from great skin.

6. How to grill greens: A top chef explains
Galen Zamarra, the owner-chef of Mas Farmhouse and Mas La Grillade, demos a grilled spinach technique that’ll make you the star of every summer barbecue.

~Thanks Jamie McKillop