![]() ![]() However, since this image was shot, I changed how I am making these Green Bean Chips. ![]() I think having the chips in a cute jar with parchment and doing a close up shot makes all the difference. In response to comments from readers about "ugly chips", in addition to accusations that I doctored my photo a ton, here is the original untouched photo.Īs you can see, there isn't a whole lot of difference. We do this almost every time, but once my husband did it (he's got a better grip than I d0) and the chips dried MUCH faster and the resulting crispy chips were super crispy. SQUEEEEEEEZE out your frozen green beans before coating them. Typically that is because I haven't dried them enough. Sometimes my chips aren't that crisp either. ![]() I don't own photoshop and am not great at photo editing in the first place, but I also want you to see what you are going to get.I think that the parchment paper and the little glass jar and the background of our antique table make them look nicer than they do in a plastic tub. I promise you that I barely altered the photo of my green bean chips. I would like to address both of those concerns: I have received many comments from readers stating that their chips are "ugly" or not crispy. Chat Masala (a superb Indian seasoning) The above-mentioned options are wonderful but you could also use: So many seasonings would taste great on these veggie chips. ![]() Finally, I found a brand of nutritional yeast without synthetic folic acid and will be looking for more! How to Season These Green Bean Chips I am doing more research into it, and am not sure that it's crucial to avoid all synthetic folic acid, but I do think it's possible many people have too much of it. There are other apparent concerns as well. This is apparently especially true for those with high homocysteine. I don't have a firm opinion on this, but some experts say that if you have MTHFR mutation, that you can't process folic acid sufficiently and the remaining free folic acid will cause problems. Note that most nutritional yeast on the market is fortified with folic acid. For that reason, the olive oil is easier, but we prefer the taste of the crisps made with the coconut oil somewhat.Īlso, since we are dairy-free for the most part, due to my son's life-threatening food allergies and myself having a recent diet change, I chose to use nutritional yeast on these, but you could always use parmesan instead if you can have dairy. The coconut oil needs to be heated to melting first and it solidifies on the green beans if they are still pretty cold. We've tried these with both coconut and olive oil. I guess I should be really thankful - could be worse, right? Whenever my kids are going a little "overboard" on these crisps and I tell them it's too much, they are quick to remind me that they are eating a super healthy snack that's all veggies. Seriously, I can hardly keep my kids out of them (and to be honest, I have a hard time not eating them too!) I do think, however, that we need to consider buying stock in the organic green bean company because we've been eating so many of these. A Winning Recipe for Green Bean ChipsĪnd ended up with a recipe that is a real winner. I loaded up my cart with several of the big 5-pound bags of organic green beans at Costco and went to work. So I decided that I would have to figure out a way to make these on the cheap and with oils that I feel good serving to my family. However, besides them costing a small fortune, the "real veggie chips" have another problem as well-they are typically made with oils that I consider to be "less than optimal," to be generous-for example, canola oil (that's almost for sure GMO), and the like. I mean those real veggies fried in oil that are crispy and a great alternative to potato chips if you are looking for something healthier. I don't mean those "veggie sticks" that are really just potato starch with small amounts of vegetable powder. We love them, but it's pretty easy to sit down and devour an entire bag of them- if I bought bags of these crispy veggie chips, we would devour them in no time flat, meaning that likely I would have to mortgage more than our home to afford having these snacks in our pantry regularly :). Veggie Chips are all the rage among "healthy snack seekers" but they are pretty pricey. However, now we have a new favorite in our household, these Crispy Green Bean Crisps. I love finding ways to get more veggies into my kids (and let's face it-into me too!) It's of course great to dip veggies into this dairy-free pizza dip, dairy-free ranch dip, or savory hummus, and they also love these kale chips and easy sun-dried tomatoes for snacking on. ![]()
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