— No.1 Anti-Aging Food to Make Your Skin Look Years Younger: Kale

1. Kale

This leafy green has already reached nutrition superstardom, but now you can add anti-aging skin powers to its list of accolades. Kale is brimming with lutein and zeaxanthin, two carotenoids that, according to research published in the journal Clinics in Dermatology, can boost your skin’s elasticity and hydration, as well as the fat under your skin, which acts as a “measure” of youthfulness. Lutein specifically also appears to be able to shield your skin from a particularly harmful wavelength of light (and one that sunscreen isn’t very good at protecting against) called blue light. Don’t like kale? Try avocados instead—they’re also full of lutein and zeaxanthin.

Beets and kale, speckled with chewy wild rice and crunchy sunflower seeds, make a satisfying, colorful dinner salad. The beets are nicest when they are sliced paper thin. Use a mandoline or vegetable slicer, if you have one. Source: EatingWell.com, August 2018

Ingredients

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• 1 large bunch lacinato or curly kale, stems trimmed, chopped (8 cups)
• 1 medium beet, peeled, halved and very thinly sliced (2 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup cooked wild rice
• ⅓ cup toasted sunflower seeds
• 5 tablespoons Lemon-Tahini Dressing (see associated recipe)

Directions

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• Step 1Combine kale, beet, wild rice and sunflower seeds in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss until well coated. Serve within 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2 1/2 CupsPer Serving:173 calories; 9.5 g total fat; 1.1 g saturated fat; 305 mg sodium. 402 mg potassium; 18.6 g carbohydrates; 4 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 6.7 g protein; 3233 IU vitamin a iu; 44 mg vitamin c; 112 mcg folate; 72 mg calcium; 2 mg iron; 54 mg magnesium;Exchanges: 2 Fat, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Starch