Carrot Fries

If you are like me, you saw "carrot fries" and got all excited thinking - Oh, my goodness! Carrots that are as good as fries? Really? Yaaaaaaaaaaay! - and then you did a happy dance.

I hate to be the one to burst your bubble.

They aren't really "fries" in the crispy, greasy, fat laddened sense.

Sorry.

*sigh*

BUT...they are still delicious in their own right.

They are tasty, far less calories, and much healthier.

Now...wait.....I know what you are thinking - Mmmm boy, healthy carrot snacks. Yum.

First of all, don't be like that.

Carrots don't judge you so don't judge our poor carrot friends.

Second, these are really good.

I wouldn't lie about that.

They are basically a roasted carrot without the roast drippings sogging them up. Plus, you can change the seasoning to suit your taste.

Carrot Fries

Ingredients

3 medium carrots

1/4 tsp sea salt

sprinkle pepper

sprinkle garlic salt

1/2 Tbsp olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 425. Line a cookie tray with parchment paper.

Peel and slice carrots into sticks. Place in a medium bowl, sprinkle with spices and drizzle with oil.

Toss to evenly coat. Spread out on cookie sheet so carrot sticks are not touching.

Bake at 425 for approximately 20 - 25 minutes, until the carrots are starting to brown. Stir halfway through cooking time.

Remove from oven and serve hot.

So, I KNOW they aren't fries, okay? Let's move past that.

But, they do kinda look like fries...if that counts....

They are super-de-duper tasty and, if you are like me and trying to eat more vegetables, this is a great side dish. From what I can figure, using Fitday, I got to eat the whole recipe and it was only (about) 150 calories. Not too shabby :)