Healthy chips | Oven baked kale chips (great for snacks)

Snacking can be part of our healthy diet. Healthy snacks can help to fuel us with energy and nutrients. Healthy snacks can also help with curbing craving and manage our appetite so we feel less hungry and less likely to eat sweet or unhealthy food. Oven-Baked Kale Chips are a fantastic healthy alternative to traditional potato chips. They’re crispy, flavorful, and packed with nutrients, making them a perfect guilt-free snack. Plus, they’re super easy to make at home!

I would like to share with you one of my favorite snack - baked kale chips. Why? First, kale is a heathy vegetable and it is full of antioxidants. Second, it is crunchy and tastes good! How many of us like to snack on potato chips? Why don't you try kale chips instead! Third, I grow them in my garden and I have too many. I am trying to come up with new ideas of eating it fast :)

Here’s a simple recipe to whip up your own batch of kale chips:

Ingredients:

1 large bunch of kales (8 to 10 ounces)

2 tablespoon olive oil

¼ cup sesame seed

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1.Wash and then pat dry all the kales with paper towels

2.Remove the leaves from the thick stems. Tear the kale leaves into bite-sized pieces and put in a container

3.Sprinkle kale leaves with black pepper, salt, sesame seed and drizzle some oil, and then massage the oil and seasonings into the kale leaves

5.Brush some oil on the baking sheet and place the kale in a single layer on the baking sheets

6.Bake in 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until crisp around 10-15 minutes (Watch closely as it can burn easily)

7.Remove from oven and let it cool

8.Enjoy immediately! Kale chips are best eaten within a few hours

Storage:

Store leftovers in an air-tight container at room temperature up to 1-2 days.

You can toss the crispy kale chips with more seasonings such as salt, pepper, garlic powder, nutritional yeast if desired.

These oven-baked kale chips are a delicious, healthy, and easy-to-make snack that’s perfect for satisfying your crunchy cravings without the guilt. Enjoy! 🥬✨

If you have any nutrition questions or would like to book one on one nutrition consultation, please contact Elaine.

Cheers,

Elaine Vancouver Dietitian