Hormone-Loving & Waistline-Friendly Kumara (Sweet Potato) Chips You’ll Love
Don’t miss these kumara chips (aka sweet potato).
Now, we know you love a good recipe – so do we and this one for kumara chips ticks all the boxes!
What’s more, the title says this is a hormone-balancing recipe that won’t budge the scales. So long as you don’t eat them by the truckload that is! And the good news is that kumara chips are easy-peasy. Indeed, that’s the three Meno-Me® recipe criteria: simple, hormone loving and waistline friendly.
Tip:
Kumara is the Maori word for sweet potato.
Kumara Chips
Kumara chips are delicious but they are starchy carbohydrates so it’s sensible not to go overboard with them. With that said, a handful will keep you sated and happy.
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
- 1 kumara / sweet potato
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- Himalayan rock salt
- Nutmeg or rosemary (optional)
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Slice the kumara into wedges or slices, whichever you prefer. Now they’re kumara chips!
- Brush the kumara chips with oil.
- We like to pop the oil in a bag, then add the kumara chips and shake it to make sure they’re nice and covered.
- Sprinkle with Himalayan rock salt and herbs.
- Bake for 40 minutes, 20 minutes each side.
Enjoy the deliciousness!
Nutrients in kumara chips:
- Sweet potatoes or kumara are phytoestrogens so a good choice for pre-, peri- and post-menopause.
Kumara are rich in beta carotene – a form of vitamin A.
Moreover kumara chips are loaded with potassium and vitamins C and E.
Kumara chips are also low in calories, high in natural fibre so the gut loves them and they’re packed full of antioxidants.
Furthermore, they’re gluten-free, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-coagulant (blood clotting), anti-inflammatory and help to balance your hormones.
Get your free phytoestrogen list here.
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