The G7 Primal Challenge is officially coming to an end this week. It has been a lot of fun, and many G7 clients have seen fantastic results. Be sure to attend the finale this Saturday at 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome!

While doing my usual recipe research over the weekend, I happened to stumble upon a great website with many recipes I’d like to try in the future.  One recipe that I found especially interesting was a carrot chip recipe. Do not be fooled when you find vegetable chips at your local grocery store. Often times, these “vegetable chips” have added ingredients and oils which classify them as grain-filled chips with a hint of vegetable flavor. So far I have found only one brand of carrot chips (SunWell) that is primal diet approved. The ingredients consist of carrots, palm oil, and sea salt. Palm oil is considered smart fuel due to its vitamins and antioxidants, and you can read more about that here. SunWell also offers green bean, onion, and sweet potato chips.   I have been able to find them locally at HEB Plus in the past. They are very tasty, but why not make your own?

I tested out the carrot chip recipe and had extreme success. Extreme success can be measured by the fact that my dad tried a few, went back for more, and said “I like them!” He doesn’t know this, but I was jumping for joy on the inside once he professed his love for my carrot chips.

You can use frozen or fresh carrots for this recipe, but make sure to defrost the frozen carrots before frying.  While frying the carrots in coconut oil, I sprinkled some sea salt into the pan, but you can add the sea salt after done frying, like the recipe suggests. If you prefer a really crispy chip, continue frying until they begin browning on both sides. For the carrots in the picture below, I removed them before they began browning.  This resulted in carrots with a crispy outside and soft middle. Both methods give you the same sweet and salty deliciousness and will keep you wanting more!

Carrot Chips