Since you make them yourself with all the good stuff, I don't think there is such a thing as too many kale chips. However, I don't seem to like them enough to go crazy with them.

My child LOVES kale chips but I have no access to kale locally. I have to fly kale in from another community. It's ridiculous and means that kale chips are a rare treat indeed.

I bake mine on lower heat, for longer and I have been using olive oil, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, and garlic powder. I'm thinking I'll try them with coconut oil or bacon grease next time.

The real answer is: one can eat too much of ANYthing.

How much is TOO much? The answer is "dunno" and "that depends".

Kale is a vegetable that is high in potassium and has a decent amount of oxalates. If one is prone to hyperthyroidism or hyperkalemia, one may need to limit the amount of kale they consume. So I'd suggest that as long as you are eating a wide variety of veggies, you probably aren't eating too much kale. If you are eating nothing but kale, you need to branch out.

Articles:

http://nyulocal.com/entertainment/2014/01/29/what-doesnt-kale-you-how-much-kale-is-too-much/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/549791-dangers-of-juicing-with-too-much-kale/

Kale chips make me wish I wasn't one of those people who can taste the bitter compounds in foods. I always hear everyone raving about them, but even raw kale tastes bitter to me, and while I kind of liked the kale chips I made, I couldn't get past the bitterness enough to eat very much. :sad:

(And yes, it's the bitter compounds in the foods themselves. I can't taste the difference between types of coffee unless I make it into Primal Egg Coffee, which has something in it that neutralizes the bitter compounds, but I'm not sure what. Otherwise, all I taste is bitterness.)

I know the bitterness you are talking about. I used to HATE bitter. Could never eat a grapefruit, hated the bitter greens, always had to sweeten coffee etc. Strangely, since becoming ketogenic Primal/Paleo I not only love bitter flavour (and find grapefruits super sweet) but actually find myself craving it at times. I've had to slay my need for sweet before I ever experienced tasting beyond the bitter and enjoying the bitter.

@Monkeydharma: you are absolutely correct that there is such a thing as too much of anything but it's hard for me to imagine being able to eat enough greens as for it to be detrimental but I have zero tendency to over-eat any vegetable. Only starches and sugar.

For whatever reason I love kale, I can eat it raw or cooked, in smoothies, whatever...but I'm not a huge fan of kale chips. I've had some that I liked alright...normally for a salty snack I would rather have some nuts. Kale chips need to be REALLY crunchy for me to go near them.

I have made kale chips pretty frequently, they aren't always bitter. Once I made htem and they actually hurt my teeth. I have no idea what that was about, other than I let the kale sit too long before making them. Now? I love them.