Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Superfood: KALE

Hello everyone!  I wanted to share a recipe with you all today that I made last night.  Kale Chips!  Yes they make look kind of funky, but I promise you the have such a unique flavor and turn out nice and crispy..and the best part is.. the take literally 5-10 minutes to make!  

-- Kale Chips --


Before I hand out my recipe for Kale chips with you all, some of you may not even know what kale even is!  Let me summarize it for you:

- 1 Cup of Kale contains approximately 36 calories and packed with 5 grams of fiber.  Fiber = GOOD.
- Kale is PACKED with calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K, as well as a good source of the minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.  
- Kale is very flexible in the ways it can be cooked.  Roasted, steamed, blending in a smoothie, raw, you name it.  This makes is very easy to add it into your diet. 

So that being said lets all eat more Kale :)  Here's the recipe:

- 2-3 Cups of Kale
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Powder

Yup, thats it.  3 ingredients.  Cover a baking sheet with foil sprayed with olive oil cooking spray and pop them in a 300 degree over for 5-10 minutes.  I like mine slightly roasted, just enough to bring out the deep green tones of the leaf.  That way I'm not roasting away all those lovely nutrients I mentioned earlier.  These are perfect for snacking and a great way to get in a couple servings of your daily vegetables.  Also 1000 times better than resorting to a bag of potato chips.

Hope you all try it and love it!

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