Monday, February 22, 2016

Healthy Snack: Zucchini Chips

While I'm waiting on my gym motivation to strike I have been making sure that I'm eating right. One way that I avoid eating junk food during the day is by having healthy snack options readily available. My favorite snack of the moment is zucchini chips. They are tasty, easy to make and inexpensive.

healthy snack zucchini chips

These chips are addictive. You will not be able to eat just one. Whenever I make them I find myself getting full on them before the rest of my meal is even ready. These chips are a great alternative to fries and potato chips. 


The key here is to not over cook them. I cook my zucchini chips on low for about 5-10 minutes. The firmness is what makes them like chips. Of course you could cook them more but a softer chip won't pair with sandwiches that well.

healthy snack zucchini chips

Place your chips into a frying pan, drizzle them with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with creole seasoning. Toss them frequently and continue seasoning them to taste. I like mine spicy so I tend to lay on the seasoning.

healthy snack zucchini chips

healthy snack zucchini chips

On Saturday I made pulled pork sandwiches for dinner with coleslaw. The kids and my husband had fries and I had these. (with a few stolen fries, not gonna lie) They are so good. 

healthy snack zucchini chips

I could literally eat these all day. My fitness goal for this week is to wake up before my family and head to the gym. I really want that to happen. There is a running challenge starting soon on Operation Snap Back™ that I'm participating in. That should kick start my love for working out again. 

All it takes is a couple of trips to the gym and I'm normally hooked. These zucchini chips with a tuna sandwich or chicken wrap make a great post workout meal. 

Will you be trying these zucchini chips? Pin this idea to try later!

2 comments:

  1. I Love zucchini and yellow squash. We tried to grow some in our garden last year, but we got some type of bug/worm in the soil that basically ruin the crop. Oh well...I'm still looking forward to getting locally grown squash this summer and roasting it.

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  2. I too eat zucchini and yellow squash together along with onions. I usually fry them much like this in a pan together with a little EVOO. This sounds interesting and tasty though. If I'm understanding correctly you cook them in the oil for 5-10 mins along with the seasoning and that's it?? Seems simple enough!

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