Trying Kale Chips

My new health coach (HC) insists that I need more leafy greens in my diet.  I know she is right, but that doesn’t mean I like it …

Every week we come up with a couple of nutrition related goals.  One of my goals last week was try a new leafy green.  My HC sent me a couple of recipes to try.  I looked at all of them and decided they were not going to work … none of them looked appealing … seriously none.  So I had to do some thinking.  I am a very achievement driven person, so there was no way that I was not going to meet these goals; I just had to figure out how to do it.

My trainer had once mentioned to me that he tried a new recipe for kale chips.  Then a friend put on her facebook that she had made kale chips.  I also had a friend who wrote a blog post about kale chips.  After some thinking I came to the conclusion that I should try kale chips.  And as luck would have it, kale is a leafy green!

So I asked a friend for a good recipe for kale chips and she said it was simple:

1.       Wash and pat dry the kale.

2.       Lightly coat in olive oil and add salt to taste.

3.       Put on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 20 mins, flipping every 5 mins.

I did just this.  I took them out of the oven and tried them.  They tasted pretty good!  I liked the crunchy ones, but decided that the softer ones needed a bit more time in the oven.  I pooped them back in for 5 mins … apparently that was a little too long … I ended up with charcoal chips!  At least I had some before I burnt the rest.

Trying a new leafy green takes gumption!