Healthier Chips

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Beetroot-Chips-1k.jpg-20150519061014-q80,dx720y432u1r1gg,c--Who doesn’t love a good chip? The humble potato is the traditional vegetable of choice for chips, but you can add to your 5+ a day count by using other vegetables instead.

A mandolin or slicing attachment on a food processor makes easy work of the preparation.

Otherwise all you need is a splash of olive oil, a sprinkle of sea salt and a hot oven.

Try the following as chips:

– Beetroot – earthly, detoxifying and delicious, beetroot ‘chips’ beautifully (but remember your apron when you are slicing them!)

– Kumara – sweet, low GI and extremely satisfying, kumara is an easy alternative to potato

– Kale/Cavalo Nero – add a superfood to your diet – these dark green veges are so tasty and crisp up in a matter of moments

– Parsnip – creamy, nutty and wonderful, there’s nothing like a parsnip chip

– Fennel – it may not crisp quite as well, but finely sliced, roasted fennel is truly more-ish

– Yams – These look amazing on a plate when ‘chipped’ and are a nice change to a mashed or roasted option

– Carrots – Like parsnips, carrots are wonderful as chips, you may like to sprinkle a touch of cayenne pepper over them to create a party in your mouth!

What other vegetables work well for you?