Everyone knows that they should be eating their leafy greens, and kaffir lime leaves are no exception. Although limes are included in the delicious fruit category, the juice of kaffir limes are generally considered to be too acidic to cook with. The leaves, on the other hand, can be used to add fragrance to a dish, or they can be added when cooking chicken or fish. All it takes is a little imagination, and you could be cooking yourself up a delicious Paleo meal in no time.
If you need more reasons to eat leaves, Terry Wahls gave an excellent Ted talk about the benefits that she personally experienced from eating more vegetables.
If that’s not enough for you, Mark Sisson breaks down the benefits of eating, not just vegetables in general, but leaves specifically.