In the summer, I always find myself looking for healthy snacks to take to the park and healthy alternatives to chips to serve with sandwiches! These chips are packed with nutriton and are gluten-free and dairy-free!
This recipe is so incredibly easy and takes no time to prepare- all good things when we want to spend more time doing fun things outdoors instead of being chained to the kitchen!
Cheesy Kale Chips
1 head Locinato kale
1 cup raw cashews
1 cup tahini
1/2 red pepper
6-8 tablespoons Raw Parma (or nutritional yeast)
Juice of 1 lemon
Dash of sea salt
Optional: cayenne pepper if you like spicy (I didn’t use it in mine!)
Water
Combine all of the ingredients (aside from the kale, of course) into a food processor and run until smooth. Add water very slowly until mixture reaches desired consistency.
In a bowl, chopped the kale into 1/4 inch slices and put in a bowl with cheesy mixture. Flatten on a sheet and place in your dehydrator for approximately 12 hours (I did it overnight) until crispy. Depending on how goopy you make your chips, it may take a shorter or longer amount of time.
If you do not have a dehydrator do not despair…you can place the chips in your oven at 175 degrees with the door open for a hour or so (checking frequently of course.)
For more detailed information on this and other recipes, go to Raw Mom and Hot Dog Kids.
I am coming out of the closet: Yes, I eat a raw, vegan diet! Most of the time I spend my days in my diet counseling business looking outwardly, trying to help others lose weight, sleep better, reduce stress and the like. While I don’t try to hide the fact that I eat a raw, vegan diet, I usually don’t readily divulge the information because I don’t want to intimidate people or make them think that I want to make them into “mini-me’s.”
It always amazes me that athletes will scrutinize their diets with a fine tooth comb and then use processed sports products packed with fructose and even high fructose corn syrup to boost their performance during – and replenish after – strenuous workouts! When we use sugar and other carbohydrates to temporarily boost our performance, we may see immediate effects, but in the long term this creates a roller coaster ride that is not good for our bodies. So, what do I recommend and personally use to replenish electrolytes after a tough workout? Coconut water!
This morning I took a trip to the Union Square farmer’s market to visit my favorite vendor 
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