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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

"I've got the Power," Kale Chips


So the latest Health Craze is KALE CHIPS....everywhere you go from "The Doctors," TV Show to Health Magazines, to Healthy Eating Blogs you see KALE CHIPS!! So I had to try these babies! I just tried the basic recipe but there are lots of variations you can try-just google Kale Chips! I thought they were tasty-my husband thought they were gross-YOU BE THE JUDGE! It's a great way to add healthy greens to your diets.

Let me tell you a little about KALE which is a type of dark green (or purple) cabbage (looks like a super dark thick lettuce). According to Wikapedia "Kale is considered to be a highly nutritious vegetable with powerful antioxidant properties; kale is considered to be anti-inflammatory.[1] Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin, and reasonably rich in calcium."

Recipe:

Buy a Bunch of Kale. It is SUPER CHEAP! I bought my Bunch for just 97cents at HEB (Texas)!!

-Kale
-Olive Oil (I just used the spray). Not too much:)
-Sea Salt (I used Kosher)

Wash and dry your Kale thorougly. Place the amount you desire on a cookie sheet. Spray or coat with oil. Bake for 8 minutes at 375. You want it to be a crunchy consistency like chips but it will still retain it's dark color.

AFTER you cook then pour a SMALL amount of salt and EAT away!! You don't need much salt and it is recommended to salt the chips AFTER you cook them! Also be sure not to overcook because I heard that if they burn they will smell up your house for days!! 8 minutes was just fine and I wasn't near to burning them at all but everyone's ovens are different so just eye them!!

Try adding a little vinegar for a "Salt and Vinegar," type chip if your into that taste!

You go with your antioxidant eating self!

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