I adapted this recipe for cheesy chips from Alissa Cohen's book:1 sweet potato
2 Tbs olive oil
salt
nutritional yeast
Slice the sweet potato paper thin using a spiral slicer (or I just used my food processor). Brush on some olive oil, sprinkle salt and nutritional yeast. Dehydrate at 105 degrees for 8-10 hrs. Leave off the nutritional yeast if you just want a classic salty chip!
I'm not gonna lie, these are really good. The greenish stuff you see is the nutritional yeast, which really does taste cheesy. I could snack on these during a movie and not even miss popcorn or white, fatty potato chips! The best thing is (and I know that I shouldn't be thinking of calories but you can't beat this), 1 potato makes a ton of chips and the whole batch only has about 350 calories. A bag of lays would have that many in a small bag!
Some fun facts on the sweet potato:
Nutritionally, sweet potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin A and a good source of potassium and vitamin C, B6, riboflavin, copper, pantothetic acid and folic acid. Despite their "sweetness" they have been shown to stabilize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance, making them a beneficial food for diabetics. The sweet potato is not in the yam family, nor is it closely related to the common white potato. Therefore, it is not included as part of the nightshade family and does not contain the toxin solanine. Because of this, sweet potatoes pose no risk when eaten raw! However, they should probably be eaten in moderation, or with other foods, because raw sweet potatoes contain a trypsin inhibitor that can make them hard to digest.
