This Week's Healthiest Food - Swiss Chard

  • Can't say I've ever eaten this stuff, but if it's anything like turnip greens or any other type of greens, I probably wouldn't like it.

    Anyone here had it? What's it like?

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  • Hmm. Well, the closest taste for me is probably like cooked spinach.

    Its a staple in my diet. I usually cook it in a nonstick skillet with a couple cloves of chopped garlic and a splash of balsalmic vinegar, then put a lid on and steam until tender.
  • I've had Swiss Chard several times. You can prepare it just like spinach and it tastes somewhat similar. The red stalks are also edible and I just chop them up and put them in with the green leaves. It doesn't take long to cook, maybe 5-8 min. It is very nutritious nutritiondata.com

    Thanks for reminding me about it - I'll get some soon!
  • I grow swiss chard in my garden and I think it tastes like a mild version of spinach. My SO doesn't like spinach, but he will eat swiss chard so I use it as a substitute for spinach. I use it in omelets, soups, casseroles, stir frys, and with pasta. I also saute it with white beans, garlic, onion, and vinegar.

    - Barbara
  • Hmmm, maybe I'll have to try it
  • I've been meaning to try it myself. My favorite green, I think, is kale. I just made kale last night.
  • Oh gads, I'm sorry, but I can't do the kale thing. It's gotta be some of the most horrid stuff I think I've ever eaten. I don't know how you do it.
  • Oh my grandparents grew it, and made me eat it, and I can't stand it!!!! They cooked it, and ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! :P Yucky!
  • Oh my grandparents grew it, and made me eat it, and I can't stand it!!!! They cooked it, and ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! :P Yucky!
  • I love kale which is only a recent discovery for me (past couple years). I cut it up, sautee it in lemon juice, garlic and olive oil until it is limp. I really do like it.

    I used to HATE spinach because of how my mom would serve it. She would serve it out of cans in which it was basically a soggy mush of green. I hated the smell and refused to eat it. Later on, I discovered that spinach is good raw and that it is pretty decent when it is sauteed.
  • I know I've tried it before, but I can't recall how it differed from other leafy greens. Thank you for the reminder! I'm adding it to my grocery list.

    I've been into sauteed greens lately.

    I love that whfoods.com site. They offer great, practical ways to cook and serve all these vegetables.
  • I love spinach, mustard greens, collard greens and looking at those makes me hungry, i bet they are delicious!
  • Quote: Hmm. Well, the closest taste for me is probably like cooked spinach.

    Its a staple in my diet. I usually cook it in a nonstick skillet with a couple cloves of chopped garlic and a splash of balsalmic vinegar, then put a lid on and steam until tender.

    Yum!!!!
  • I grow this too, and agree it's much like spinach. I also freeze it but I cut out the ribs first as I find them nasty when frozen. We eat a lot of greens in our house, alone or in soups or pasta dishes.