Baked Kale Chips!! You Know You Want to Try Them.

On my quest to living a healthier lifestyle I have been reading tons of articles and for awhile now I've read about baked kale chips. Interesting right? Well we love kale in our soup so I figured it could be pretty good. Let me tell I like it but more than that it is SO easy!!

First off if you don't know what kale is it is a dark green leaf usually found by the cabbage in your produce area. It is full of nutrients and is said to be a natural detox, help protect from cancers, full of fiber, and six million other benefits. So if you haven't tried it... do!

Baked Kale Chips

One bunch of kale- I used the curly stuff because out here in no man's land it's all I can find but all varieties work.
1/2 Tbs. olive oil
Sea Salt to taste

Pre heat your oven to 300 degrees. Wash and dry your kale and remove the stem and the tough center ribbing. Cut in to large pieces and toss in a bowl with the olive oil and sea salt. Spread the kale out in a single layer on to a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until crisp. Take out of the oven and let cool. Dig in.

A Yummy Lunch

I found a yummy and easy lunch. It is quickly becoming my go to lunch. It comes together really quickly which is great. I always cook up a batch of brown rice either Saturday or Sunday and stick it in the fridge to use during the week which makes this lunch so good!!

Brown Rice Yumminess
1/2 c. cooked brown rice
1/2 T. olive oil
2 mushrooms sliced
1/4 c. edamame (you can add more depending on how much you like it)
salt
pepper

Heat oil over med heat.While oil is heating put edamame and a dash of salt in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 and 1/2 minutes. Throw the slice mushrooms into the pan and cook. After a few minutes put in the steamed edamame and microwave rice covered for a minute. Throw it all in to a bowl and dig in!

I also steam some broccoli or cauliflower to eat on the side but this always fills me and tastes delish!!