Everyone can benefit tremendously from consuming spinach because this dark leafy green vegetable is swarming with all sorts of vitamins and minerals. However, due to its kind of bitter taste, not everybody is fond of eating it — including most especially kids whose growing bodies and developing minds can profit a lot from spinach.
The good news is there is a very ingenious way to incorporate spinach into the diet without causing kids and adults alike to consider going on a hunger strike, and that is by turning spinach into chips!
Worry not if you have no prior experience in making chips at home because it’s actually so hassle-free to make delicious and crispy spinach chips from scratch. In fact, it will only take about 12 to 15 minutes of your precious time to come up with some spinach chips that picky kids and adults alike will surely love.
Here’s another wonderful thing about these homemade spinach chips: they are baked, and not deep-fried like other chips! This only means that every bite need not leave you worrying about your waistline and arteries!
Before we learn how to make spinach chips, let us first quickly tackle some of the amazing health benefits that the single most important ingredient — spinach — can offer. According to medical professionals, the inclusion of spinach in your diet on a regular basis allows you to enjoy:
Healthy eyes and improved eyesight
Lowered blood pressure
Reduced risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke
Strengthened muscles, bones and teeth
Reversed or prevented iron-deficiency anemia
Beautified skin and hair
Lowered risk of deadly cancer
Reduced risk of abnormalities in the nervous system of babies
As you can see, there are so many different perks that spinach offers. If it’s one of your least favorite dark leafy green vegetable out there, then you are missing out on a lot of health benefits.
But not if you will reach for some homemade spinach chips while you are watching your favorite TV sitcom, hanging out with your friends at home, listening to podcasts or reading a book. If you have children, then it can be very easy for you to include spinach in their diet by turning it from ordinary to extraordinary. Certainly, a serving of spinach chips made in your kitchen is way better than any bag of chips you can buy.
Read on to get started!
Ingredients:
2 cups of spinach leaves
1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt (finely ground)
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper (ground)
Directions:
-Place spinach leaves in a colander and wash thoroughly under running water. Shake off excess water.
-Get your oven preheated to 325°F, which is equivalent to 160°C.
-Reach for a large baking sheet. Have its entirety lined with parchment paper.
-Get a large mixing bowl. Toss spinach leaves in it together with extra virgin olive oil.
-Use a pair of wooden spoons to ensure that all of the spinach leaves are coated.
-Sprinkle garlic powder, sea salt and black pepper. Toss again.
-Neatly arrange spinach leaves on the baking sheet you lined with parchment paper earlier.
-Bake for about 10 minutes. Don’t be surprised if the spinach leaves become small and shriveled.
-Transfer the baking sheet on a wire rack. Allow the spinach ships to cool for about 5 minutes.
-Serve and enjoy.
That’s how easy it is to make spinach chips that are crisp, delicious and nutritious! The next time you make another batch, feel free to experiment with different herbs or spices to come up with some of the most unique and mouthwatering homemade spinach chips on the face of the planet!
