Meet Moringa, The African Superfood That's Healthier Than Kale
It's packed with calcium, protein, and vitamins—and putting it in your smoothie will also send money to African farmers.
Partway into a stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, Lisa Curtis started to feel the effects of poor nutrition. But instead of popping more vitamins, she started eating a local, leafy tree called moringa. With seven times as much vitamin C as oranges, twice the protein of yogurt, and three times the calcium of milk, it did the trick.