# Kale Chips CANNOT Replace Potato Chips **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326 "2017-02-08T14:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/21 "2017-02-18T23:47:23Z")
One of my favorite bar/restaurants has a kale chips thing on the bar menu, and it’s actually pretty good. I’ve had it a few times when I felt like having something different. As for seaweed… if you don’ like seaweed salad (as done in a Japanese restaurant), I don’t know what to say. I had some jus a few days ago, and it was absolutely delicious. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/22 "2017-02-19T00:16:31Z")
The biggest drawback to kale chips is that they ain’t worth shit for dipping into something that would overpower the ick. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/23 "2017-02-19T00:39:11Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I actually like carob. It’s only jarring when you’re told it tastes like chocolate. > > No, no it doesn’t. Agreement: carob is a gentle and pleasant flavor. I’d never even heard of kale chips before today; I’ve definitely gotta find some and try 'em. But where do I find 'em? I’ve never seen them in all my life of shopping. Do I need to go to a specialty store? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/24 "2017-02-19T00:45:02Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Agreement: carob is a gentle and pleasant flavor. > > I’d never even heard of kale chips before today; I’ve definitely gotta find some and try 'em. But where do I find 'em? I’ve never seen them in all my life of shopping. Do I need to go to a specialty store? WAG: Whole Foods. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/25 "2017-02-19T00:51:43Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I don’t see why you have to go to some obnoxious fad food to replace potato chips. Can’t you just switch to the baked kind? Or if “make your own” just make your own potato chips in the oven instead of something that should be eaten only by rabbits other herbivores? Given the choice between baked potato chips and kale, I’d go without 9 times out of 10 and the tenth, I’d choose kale. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/26 "2017-02-19T01:23:26Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I’d never even heard of kale chips before today; I’ve definitely gotta find some and try 'em. But where do I find 'em? I’ve never seen them in all my life of shopping. Do I need to go to a specialty store? Go buy some kale and make 'em yourself. It’s quick, easy, and an order of magnitude tastier. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/27 "2017-02-19T01:25:31Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Given the choice between baked potato chips and kale, I’d go without 9 times out of 10 and the tenth, I’d choose kale. Would that 10th case be due to drunkeness or perhaps some sort of “munchies”?😃 Yeah baked potato chips aren’t great, but at least they’re made of foodstuffs. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/28 "2017-02-19T01:36:31Z")
A cow-orker recently proudly passed around a bag of kale chips that were allegedly flavored with some sort of cheese. I ate one and almost vomited. I don’t mean fake gaggy hawking trying-to-be-funny-or-dramatic shenanigans. I mean I almost vomited. Never again. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/29 "2017-02-19T05:06:15Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Go buy some kale and make 'em yourself. It’s quick, easy, and an order of magnitude tastier. Yup. If you need the steps, they are: - wash the kale, if not pre-washed; - tear into about playing-card-sized pieces, discarding stems and any wilted bits in the process; - toss in bowl with about a tablespoon or so of olive oil, with some flavorings mixed in to the oil if you like it (mustard, garlic, vinegar are good); - spread on baking sheet and bake in moderate oven until crispy, maybe 15-20 min. ---
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/30 "2017-02-19T13:03:08Z")
I have a nephew. He and his wife are full fledged vegans and force this upon their kids. No chips for their 2 kids except kale chips, other veggie chips, and some seaweed shit chips they also promote. Its all yuck to me. I actually feel sorry for those two kids. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/31 "2017-02-19T14:38:06Z")
> [@davida03801](#): > > I have a nephew. He and his wife are full fledged vegans and force this upon their kids. No chips for their 2 kids except kale chips, other veggie chips, and some seaweed shit chips they also promote. Its all yuck to me. > > I actually feel sorry for those two kids. They haven’t figured out yet that potatoes are vegetables? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/32 "2017-02-19T14:52:11Z")
> [@Azeotrope](#): > > They haven’t figured out yet that potatoes are vegetables? Meat and potatoes. It’s a slippery slope! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/33 "2017-02-19T16:17:29Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Go buy some kale and make 'em yourself. It’s quick, easy, and an order of magnitude tastier. Even easier: Buy bag of potato chips. Tear bag open. Stick hand in bag. Pull out handful of chips. Put chips in mouth. Chew. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/34 "2017-02-19T17:22:45Z")
I am all for enjoying vegetables in their own right.\* Making pseudo-versions of tasty snacks is lame, though. I just haven’t gotten on board with kale yet, except for [growing it as an ornamental in the garden.](https://www.anniesannuals.com/plants/view/?id=3609) And speaking of flamboyant vegetables, I grew purple brussels sprouts last year (quite good though the sprouts were small), and am growing red okra this year. Okra fritters…mmmm. \*I even eat the decorative parsley at restaurants. 🙂 \*\*just make sure your kale chips [are non-GMO](https://www.nongmoproject.org/blog/sun-seasoned-raw-foods-verifies-kale-chips-with-non-gmo-project/) - those genetically engineered kale chips are _nasty_. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/35 "2017-02-19T18:12:52Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Yup. If you need the steps, they are: > > - wash the kale, if not pre-washed; > - tear into about playing-card-sized pieces, discarding stems and any wilted bits in the process; > - toss in bowl with about a tablespoon or so of olive oil, with some flavorings mixed in to the oil if you like it (mustard, garlic, vinegar are good); > - spread on baking sheet and bake in moderate oven until crispy, maybe 15-20 min. Good God! A recipe I might actually be able to follow! (I can just barely boil water!) (I had to Google what “moderate” is: answer seems to be 350. I haven’t actually used my oven in more than five years.) My next stupid question: does this process work with other veggies? Like, really thin flat bits of carrot, or flat leaves of lettuce, or even thin apple slices? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/36 "2017-02-19T20:56:59Z")
Ugh, my dad LOVES kale. He’s always cooking it up for himself. I’m sure if given the chance, he’d be all over kale chips. _gag_ > [@amarinth](#): > > Given the choice between baked potato chips and kale, I’d go without 9 times out of 10 and the tenth, I’d choose kale. I actually like Baked Lays – not as a potato chip substitute, but just for themselves. Only problem is they’re so fucking expensive. (BTW, am I the only one who thinks the folded chips are the best ones?) ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/37 "2017-02-19T21:45:56Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Even easier: Buy bag of potato chips. Tear bag open. Stick hand in bag. Pull out handful of chips. Put chips in mouth. Chew. Exactly. And as for making kale chips for myself, beside the already stated four preparation steps, there would be: Rinsing and drying the baking sheet, because it’s dusty from non-use. Preheating the oven, which includes painfully kneeling down on the floor to make sure the burners are going, and a lot of squinting at the thermometer, checking for it to reach the correct temperature. Juggling hot baking sheets. Washing awkwardly sized baking sheet manually in the sink afterwards because there’s no automatic dishwasher. Cleaning up all the water spillage because of awkwardly sized baking sheet sprays water everywhere. Cleaning up the kitchen counter of oil and vinegar bottles, shreded kale, garlic chunks, etc. Throwing away kale chips because nobody likes them. I’ll stick with Ruffles, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/38 "2017-02-19T21:48:02Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > . . . Throwing away kale chips because nobody likes them. . . . I’ll get back to you on that; there are mighty, mighty few foods I do not like! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/39 "2017-02-19T22:33:32Z")
why are “they” pushing kale so hard??? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326/40 "2017-02-19T23:23:48Z")
I admit, though, I like the Pringles vegetable chips, or crisps, or what ever you call them. I have the super Italian cheese flavor and the Mighty Margherita pizza flavor that are quite tasty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kale-chips-cannot-replace-potato-chips/779326.md?page=3)