Who doesn’t love that crunchiness of a chip or that cheesy flavor of those small pizza bites? Too bad they are anything but healthy, and surely won’t help keep that holiday season weight off!
Lovely readers, meet zucchini. Zucchini can be your new best friend when coming to healthifying foods! Whether it be my zucchini oats for breakfast, my zucchini jicama lasagna in my Holiday Ebook that you can purchase here, or these two delightful simple recipes, zucchini can be used in many way!
Here I have made both “chips” and small snackable pizza bites. And boy, they are a yummy midday munchie!
Simple yet delicious. My type of recipe as a college student. These are also the perfect snack to set out on gAmEdAyS as well instead of all those pants-tightening appetizers 🙂
What is your favorite game day or tailgating food?!
- 2 medium Zucchinis
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- Sea Salt and seasonings to taste
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
- Wash outside of zucchini.
- Using a mandolin, slice zucchini very thin.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and any other seasonings of choice. On a cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick spray, place slices close together but not overlapping.
- Bake in oven until crisp. This could take anywhere from 1-2 hours.
- 2 medium Zucchinis
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup Tomato Sauce
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup Low Fat
- Seasonings to taste
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wash zucchinis on outside.
- Slice into thick slices.
- Lay slices on cookie sheet sprayed with nonstick spray.
- Bake in oven for about 5 minutes or until soften.
- Remove from oven and spoon about a teaspoon or two of sauce onto each slice. Sprinkle cheese over top.
- Place into oven and bake for about 5 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Zucchini Benefits
1) 1 cup only has 36 calories
2) High in fiber which aids in digestion
3) Lowers cholesterol
4) Prevents Cancer
5) Rich in vitamins C and A, as well as folate
6) Benefit prostate health
7) Anti-inflammatory because of vitamin A, C and copper content
8) High in manganese,which helps in the metabolizing of proteins and carbs, participates in sex hormone production, and catalyzes synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol