Spicy Thai Curry Kale Chips

Spicy Thai Curry with Lime and crushed Peanut flavoured Kale Chips

This week at Chews Healthy we decided to make Spicy Thai Curry Kale Chips. In the past I have made them before, but I had only followed traditional recipes. Although the usual "bake
with olive oil, salt and pepper" is tasty, I questioned myself why limit myself on one flavour? So I ended up experimenting a little, and after a few failed attempts I ended up with this spicy Thai inspired concoction.

This recipe is inspired by the flavours of Thailand which consists of lime, curry, peanuts, ginger, and spices. This crispy snack is a great way to fulfill all your potato chip cravings except that there shouldn't be any associated guilt in eating them! After all, kale is a nutritional powerhouse! According to WebMD.com :

"Kale is a Nutritional Powerhouse. One cup of kale contains 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber, and 15% of the daily requirement of calcium and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), 40% of magnesium, 180% of vitamin A, 200% of vitamin C, and 1,020% of vitamin K. It is also a good source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus."

Anyways, enough about how healthy and tasty kale is; it's time to read less and eat more. Let's get started:

Guilt-Free Cookies? Seriously, They Exist!

Cranberry-Coconut Flaxseed & Oatmeal Cookies

This week at Chews Healthy, I decided to try something completely different, cookies! Everyone likes cookies, in fact I have never met someone who would turn down a cookie. Hypothetically speaking, if they did turn one down I would just assume they were a diet or just plain crazy.  Assuming they are not mentally unstable, and just health conscious, I decided to try and make this batch of cookies as healthy and guilt-free as possible.

These cookies are loaded with nutrition and flavour! Each cookie is made with rolled organic oats, whole wheat flour, ground flaxseeds, agave nectar, cranberries and unsweeted coconuts. Not to mention that there is no refined sugar in this recipe. The flaxseeds are packed with fibre, proteins, omega-3 fatty acids and Lignans. Lignans are "a type of phytoestrogen that may protect against certain types of cancer, including breast cancer and prostate cancer. Even the National Cancer Institute has identified its cancer-fighting potential." (B. Hand and N. Nichols. 2013).

Okay, so let's get started!

Oven-Baked Stuffed Eggplant

Packed with Quinoa, Veggies, and topped with Goat Feta

This week at Chews Healthy, I decided to try something different, something I have never made before. I had originally had this dish at a friend's place last week at a small diner party, and to say the least I was quite impressed by the flavours from this entrée. The flavours in this dish are robust and savoury,  and is packed with proteins and vitamins.To top it all off, it is sprinkled with goat feta cheese, what's not to love, seriously!

Goat cheese is  higher in calcium, and lower in fat and calories in comparison to it's cow counterpart. "Goat cheese clocks in at eighty calories and six grams of fat per ounce, compared to cow's milk cheese, which generally has around 100 calories and 10 g of fat per ounce. This means goat cheese is the better choice for staying fit and thin." (Fromagerie Belle Chèvre. 2013)

Anyways, enough about the facts and more about the making and eating. Let's get started!