How to Select and Store Kale And Chard

How to Select and Store Kale - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. Leafy greens like kale and swiss chard are an excellent source of iron, vitamins A, C, E all the B vitamins, folic and fiber. Here is how to select them and to store them. Whether you are selecting kale, like these this is green kale, red kale or lacinato or dinosaur kale or swiss chard. This happens to be white chard but it also comes in red and yellow. What you are looking for is a shiny firm leaf. You want to make sure that there are no little holes or blemishes on the leaves. That there are no brown spots and if you see any wilted spots like this, you either do not want to buy it or your want to get rid of it right away. To store it in the refrigerator, take the unwashed bunch of kale, wrap the base in a paper towel, a dry paper towel, and place it in a plastic bag from the grocery store. You can also use the perforated green bags or even a cloth green bag as well. Place the bag in your refrigerator, not too far to the back or the bottom and it will last there for one to two days but you definitely should try to use your greens as soon as possible. To clean your greens, take the leaves off of the stems. You can eat the stems on swiss chard but not really on kale. Tear them up, soak them in cold water. Rinse it really well to make sure that all of the debris has fallen to the bottom and then you are ready to go. Enjoy!