From what I’ve seen, vegans love to make their own kale chips. I wanted to join in on all the kale fun, so I decided to make a DIY batch.
They were awful. Like little dried up packets of grass with a suggestion of olive oil.
However, I figured it wasn’t the idea of kale chips, just my attempt, since vegans also love packaged, seasoned kale chips. When I saw these Kale Krunch chips in the market, I decided to try again. (If at first you don’t succeed…)
These chips, even though they’re desiccated greens, are actually quite sturdy. They’re liberally coated in powder, which according to the package is a mixture of cashews, red bell peppers, salt, nutritional yeast, chia seeds and lemon juice. Although that sounds pretty New-Age-y and health-food-ish (which to be honest, I’m all for), their “cheeziness” taste is super reminiscent of Cheez-its.
It’s as if they took a bunch of cheez-its, smashed them, and poured the mixture all over the dehydrated kale! So. good.
The bag is supposed to hold 2.2 servings, which in and of itself is a semi-random amount, but I usually eat the bag in one sitting. What can I say, in my pre-vegan days I loved Cheez-its! And with these I get to feel like I’m ingesting 2.2 servings of veggies 🙂
My one gripe is that half of the chips are huge, like half the size of my hand. I have to awkwardly bite them in half with my teeth while cupping one hand under my mouth to catch the severed part. The other 50 percent of the chips are super small, like flakes, and I literally ladle them up with a spoon.
I understand that there will be some size irregularity due to the “straight from nature” source of the chip base, but I’d love if Kale Krunch could even things out a bit.
Cost: $5.49 (I know… still hasn’t stopped me from buying three bags in two days)
Rating: 9/10
Would I buy again: Asked and answered 🙂
Vegan Food Reviewer 