I’m a normal mom. I want my kids to eat healthy and I try to limit their junk intake. But, I’m not usually the type of person who chooses green leafy vegetables as my toddler’s afternoon snack. I’m more of a fresh fruit kind of gal, with the occasional cucumber thrown in there.
But, when I came across a post at Enviromom suggesting that my kids would actually want to eat roasted kale, I knew I wanted to try it. Partly out of disbelief and partly because I like to shake things up every now and then and offer the girls something a little different than what they’re used to.
The directions were easy enough to follow, but it took a few batches to get the timing worked out on how long to cook the kale so that it was neither too crunchy nor too soft. I also had to experiment with how much sea salt to add.
Here’s how it looked all cooked up:
I can’t take a good photo of food to save my life. You’re probably thinking, “Um, yeah, ok. That really doesn’t look appetizing at all. Why are you showing me this?” I’ll tell you why. Because I’m a visual person and I like pictures…of everything. So that means you get a picture of the ugly roasted kale.
Once it was all done and I had eaten most of it during taste testing (from trying to get the timing right) I realized I’d better give some to Annabelle before there was none left.
She was a good sport and tried a bite.
She actually didn’t seem to like it at first.
But then she took another bite.
And then she turned into a zombie…
and continued to eat.
Yup…just like potato chips. Go on and give it a try!
Know of any other *surprisingly* good healthy snacks? I’d love to hear ‘em!
i had to crack up when I saw Annabelle turn into a zombie. lol. I think you are an amazing blogger and I always get a kick out of reviewing your site. Thanks for sharing your life with the rest of us.
I bookmarked that same recipe weeks/months ago, and haven’t gotten up the nerve to try it. I think I will now!
First of all, I LOVE THE NEW DIGS. I just updated my blogroll.
Seconly, I love this idea (well I love all your ideas), and I just may try this.
The pictures with this post are excellent! I’m a little scared to try the recipe with my kids, but maybe!
My first time on your site…what a beautiful girl you have! My nephew’s name is Kale…I’m passing this to his mommy!
First of all, I LOVE the pics. Too, too cute! Secondly, I can’t wait to try this!!
Seriously, I can’t even read the words about kale because she is SO FREAKIN’ CUTE! Sheez.
She is sooooo beautiful! Great photos!
Our fave healthy snack is edamame. He calls them peas, but he gobbles them up.