Zucchini Fries: a heathy snack to satisfy your crunch craving

For some time now, I've been wanting to experiment more with veggie fries. I'm not talking about the standard potato kind that you can buy frozen at the grocery store, but fries made from alternative raw vegetables that are cooked fresh in the oven. I've tried making carrot fries in the past with only partial success (shocking...isn't it), and though I plan on returning back to them for another shot, I wanted to give a different vegetable a try. Naturally, I turned to Pinterest and scanned over my  Chips, Dips, and "Fries" board for ideas, coming to settle on zucchini fries. With great reviews and instructions so few and basic, I knew they'd be hard not to get right, which made them a solid choice.

Before going into the oven...

And that they were. With the help of my good friend, Krista, we whipped up a large batch of them. The only ingredients the recipe called for were zucchinis, egg whites, and seasoned breadcrumbs. The preparation was just as simple, only requiring us to chop up the zucchinis, crack the eggs and dispose of the yolks (we could've just bought a carton of egg whites, but whole eggs were cheaper), pour the seasoned breadcrumbs onto a plate, and preheat the oven. After the chopping was done and we'd dipped the pieces into the egg whites and breadcrumbs, we popped them in the oven to bake for 30 minutes, flipping them over half-way through. To my great excitement, they were a success! 

Soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside, these fries are a great low-carb and healthy snack for any time of the day! For an added kick of flavor, you could choose to season them with pepper, sea salt, garlic powder, and/or cayenne pepper, or you could choose to make them with some Parmesan cheese (though you would probably have to follow a slightly different recipe, such as the one used here).

... the result!

For the carbs and calories you could save yourself by choosing these zucchini fries over a bag of chips or some french fries from the drive-through, they're worth giving a try! For the recipe we followed, click the link here and scroll down until you hit 'Zucchini Oven Fries."If you choose to follow this recipe yourself, I recommend adding in some of the spices listed above. You'll also notice that this recipe doesn't call strictly for egg whites, just beaten eggs. Since every other recipe I'd seen for zucchini fries calls just for the whites, we chose to go that route as well.