Cure Your Chip Addiction – Replace Them With Kale Chips

When I first started my career I made a mistake I think many people make when they first enter the workforce, I chose my job over myself. What that translated to in the kitchen was a lot of precooked, processed foods and certainly not a lot of fresh, home cooked meals, unless of course I could weasel my way into an invitation from my family. It didn’t take much time for the choice I made to start showing itself all over, I was anemic, losing muscle and gaining fat!

This year I decided to focus on making my own food, breakfast, lunch and dinner. The remarkable thing is I realized just how much I enjoy cooking! Preparing my own food is a release from the day’s stress, a time to focus energy on cooking new, creative, easy meals and rewarding myself with great food! I used to mindlessly take in great quantities of poor quality, flavor deprived, processed foods. Now that I am making my own meals, I realize how good quality and flavor can go a long way! When your food is fresh and full of natural flavors you don’t need to gorge yourself to feel satisfied.

So here’s to you and a new adventure in the kitchen. Put yourself, and your family first and cook your way to a healthy 2012.

Homemade Kale chips.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• Choose any variety of kale you can find at your local grocery store or farmer’s market. 
• Cut the kale into slightly larger than bite size pieces (they will shrink a little in the oven)

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• Evenly coat the kale with olive oil, if you have a mister or any type of spray olive oil, I recommend that to keep the chips low fat, and full of flavor
• Season with your choice: I like to use sea salt, garlic powder and a little bit of onion powder
• Cook the kale for 10-14 minutes. I always check mine at 10 minutes, because each variety of kale is different in the time it needs to crisp up.

Enjoy!