A “new” (to me) healthy snack

(Kale chips, Embracing Balance)

Why wait until the new year to kickstart your resolutions when you can start  now?

OK…so this is actually one of the resolutions I made for 2011 — eat more veggies. And while I wouldn’t say I was successful, I did throughout the year add a few more salads and vegetable side dishes to my meals. But chatting this month with a fellow freelancer who is also on the eat-more-veggies track reminded me I still have a long way to go.

(After all, that incredible spinach gratin Chuck Hughes made in his recent Chuckmas Christmas special is not the kind of veggie dish I should have on the regular…although that’s the kind of veg dish I love, you know where the cheese and cream outweighs the vegetables)

Which also reminded me that I have yet to bake up some kale chips.

I love chips + I love kale = I am sure to love kale chips.

And kale’s high in antioxidants, omega 3s, fibre, etc. (ie. these chips will be way healthier than a bag of Ruffles)

I know. I’m a little late to the party (kale chips, so 2008…). Kale chips have actually been on my to-do list for several years now, but I again was reminded of this remaining to-do, this time thanks to the lovely blogger Jaime at Embracing Balance who was recently tweeting about her kale chip experiments, and so kale chipping I will do.

2 Comments December 21, 2011

Gettin’ egg-y with it

You probably know that eggs are a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals, but did you know they’re antioxidant-rich, too? University of Alberta researchers have just completed a study that found that egg yolks contain tryptophan and tryosine, which are both high in antioxidants.

(They’re highest in antioxidants in their raw state, but when fried or boiled (which reduces their antioxidant levels), they become equal to apples in terms of the level of free-radical fighters).

Leave a Comment July 11, 2011

Go nuts

Walnuts pack a powerful punch–they’ve just been found in research from the American Chemical Society to be the highest in antioxidants when it comes to tree and ground nuts–almost twice as much as the average nut.

Add some to your salads or keep a small packet as an emergency snack at your desk or in your handbag. And btw, roasted nuts usually have decreased levels of antioxidants than raw or unroasted ones.

2 Comments March 28, 2011