What is a good substitute for potato chips?

antonio823

I sometimes snack on Sensible Portions Veggie Straws:)

Monica_has_a_goal

Pop chips are pretty good

BBQ and Sour Cream and Onion .. yummm

MizzDoc

I like Lay's Light chips. I'm not a "clean eater" so the Olestra thing doesn't bother me and I don't get any kind of tummy problems from them either. You can have around 20 chips for 0 fat and 70 calories. I think they are yummy!!!

Yeah these are good too. Never seem to find them in my local grocery store. But I have had them and they are yummy.

melsinct

I just tried Pop Chips for the first time a couple weeks ago. Oh.My.God. So little calories and all of the crunchy salty potatoey goodness that I love in chips.

gr82run

I never heard of pop chips? Are they available in the south? What's the brand name? I just eat Cape Cod 40% reduced fat kettle chips. 23 chips are 140 calories, and they are, well, Potato Chips!

Lovinmyself1st

I also LOVE the Special K Cracker Chips.. Sour Cream and Onion!!

bkweibel

I just made some kale chips for the first time and they pretty darn good. I tore the leaves from the stem (don't use the stems) and laid them on a baking sheet. Spray them with non stick cooking spray and then I sprinkled mine with sea salt, pepper, and a bit of garlic powder. Bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes. They are unique, but I find them pretty darn good!

BecomingMyself

I have the same fight with potato chips. They are so good. I decided not to give them up, just eat a smaller portion. I buy the 1 oz size bags and eat 2 bags a week, but only after I exercise. I find that I crave them less when I'm exhausted and enjoying them. That method has worked for me since April 2011. Completely eliminating something I love doesn't work for me, learning to control how much and when I eat it does. I hope you're able to find something that works for you equally as well.

ErikaSwenson

Looking through other forums and stumbled across this...the "Savory" section should be applicable and the "Sweet" was just for fun! The original post was from MFP member baggins706

50 BEST Low Calorie SNACKS 115-125 Calories (August 2010 Issue of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING)

SWEET

1. 11 M&M Pretzel Chocolate Candies
2. 1 pkg. Q.bel Dark Chocolate Wafer Rolls
3. 1 Deep Chocolate VitaTop VitaMuffin + ¼ cup raspberries
4. 1 Van’s Natural Food Lite Totally Natural Waffle + 1 ½ tsp. Nutella
5. 2 scoops Ciao Bella Orange Sorbet
6. 14 Quaker True Delights Multigrain Fiber Crisps Wild Blueberry
7. 1 Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bar
8. 1 pack Kellogg’s Special K Fruit Crisps + Iced chai tea + ¼ cup fat-free milk
9. ½ cup Edy’s/Dreyer’s Slow Churned Yogurt Blends In Tart Mango + ¼ cup blackberries
10. 4 oz. light yogurt + ½ cup Nature’s Path Crunchy Vanilla Sunrise cereal
11. 1 Breyers Inspirations Natural Vanilla Bean Low fat Yogurt + 1 Mini Nilla Wafer
12. 1 Jell-O Caramel Crème Mousses Temptations + ½ large apple, sliced for dipping
13. 1 pkg. Nabisco 100 Cal Fudge + 1 cup iced coffee with ¼ cup fat-free milk
14. 1 Kashi TLC Fruit & Grain Bar in Dark Chocolate Coconut
15. 1 pkg. Peeled Snacks Much-Ado-About-Mango
16. ½ cup Yogi Granola Crisps (Fresh Strawberry Crunch or Baked Cinnamon Raisin)
17. 10 Barbara’s Snackimals Chocolate Chip Animal Cookies
18. 15 Shale Snacks Cranberry Pecan Biscotti Crisps
19. One 100 Calorie Pack Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds + 1 Tbsp. Ocean Spray Craisins
20. 1 Kozy Shack Chocolate Hazelnut Pudding + 3 raspberries and 3 strawberries
21. 7 Nabisco Nilla Wafers
22. 1 Starbucks Grande Iced Caffé Latte with Soy Milk
23. 42 Pepperidge Farm Vanilla Grahams Goldfish
24. One 1-oz. pkg. Smartfood Cranberry Almond Popcorn Clusters
25. ½ Cup Blue Bunny Caramel Praline Crunch All-Natural Frozen Yogurt

SAVORY

26. 22 Original Popchips
27. 20 Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips in Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper
28. 6 oz. Low Sodium V8 Juice + 1 Large hard-boiled egg
29. 1 cup Campbell’s V8 Garden Vegetable Blend Soup
30. 2 Blue Horizon Organic Indian-Style Vegetable Spring Rolls + ¼ cup edamame
31. 3 Daella’s Biscuits for cheese, Hazelnut with Figs + 1 Tbsp Chavrie Original Fresh Goat Cheese
32. 2 Tbsp. Wholly Guacamole Classic + 5 Food Should Taste Good Cheddar Chips
33. 2 John Wm Macy’s WheatSticks in Garlic Romano + 1 wedge The Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese
34. 5 Mulitgrain Food Should Taste Good Chips + 1 low-fat cheese stick
35. 13 Terra Sweet Potato Chips
36. 11 McCain Sweet Potato Crinkle Cut Fries
37. 1 cup McDougall’s Black Bean Soup
38. 7 Beanitos Pinto Bean & Flax Chips + 3 Tbsp salsa
39. 3 Kitchen Tables Bakers Sesame Parmesan Crisps + 1.5 oz. deli ham
40. 7 Snyder’s of Hanover Multigrain Sticks
41. 1 Mini Babybel Light + 3 Ak-Mak Whole Wheat Stone Ground Sesame Crackers
42. ½ Thomas’ 100% Whole Wheat Bagel Thins + 2 tsp. peanut butter
43. 3 Tbsp. Alouette Light Garlic & Herb Cheese + 6 endive leaves and 2 tsp. pine nuts
44. Jolly Time Healthy Pop Butter 100 Calorie Mini bag + 1 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
45. 1 small pear + 1 wedge The Laughing Cow Light Blue Cheese
46. 14 SunChips Original Flavor Multigrain Snacks
47. 1 Cabot 50% Light Cheddar Snack Pack + 20 red grapes
48. 3 Tbsp. Sabra Peppadew Hummus + 10 baby carrot
49. 16 Quaker Rice Snacks Cheddar Cheese Quakes
50. 19 Garden of Eatin’ Baked Yellow Chips

polarduke

Self control

healthyjen342

Veggie chips made with Sea salt...DELICIOUS

ymamyma

I get pop chips. They are just as tasty as potato chips but with less bad stuff
I also get veggie chips at the natural food market. Salty, tasty and veggies instead of starch.

This!!

ymamyma

Looking through other forums and stumbled across this...the "Savory" section should be applicable and the "Sweet" was just for fun! The original post was from MFP member baggins706

50 BEST Low Calorie SNACKS 115-125 Calories (August 2010 Issue of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING)

SWEET

1. 11 M&M Pretzel Chocolate Candies
2. 1 pkg. Q.bel Dark Chocolate Wafer Rolls
3. 1 Deep Chocolate VitaTop VitaMuffin + ¼ cup raspberries
4. 1 Van’s Natural Food Lite Totally Natural Waffle + 1 ½ tsp. Nutella
5. 2 scoops Ciao Bella Orange Sorbet
6. 14 Quaker True Delights Multigrain Fiber Crisps Wild Blueberry
7. 1 Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bar
8. 1 pack Kellogg’s Special K Fruit Crisps + Iced chai tea + ¼ cup fat-free milk
9. ½ cup Edy’s/Dreyer’s Slow Churned Yogurt Blends In Tart Mango + ¼ cup blackberries
10. 4 oz. light yogurt + ½ cup Nature’s Path Crunchy Vanilla Sunrise cereal
11. 1 Breyers Inspirations Natural Vanilla Bean Low fat Yogurt + 1 Mini Nilla Wafer
12. 1 Jell-O Caramel Crème Mousses Temptations + ½ large apple, sliced for dipping
13. 1 pkg. Nabisco 100 Cal Fudge + 1 cup iced coffee with ¼ cup fat-free milk
14. 1 Kashi TLC Fruit & Grain Bar in Dark Chocolate Coconut
15. 1 pkg. Peeled Snacks Much-Ado-About-Mango
16. ½ cup Yogi Granola Crisps (Fresh Strawberry Crunch or Baked Cinnamon Raisin)
17. 10 Barbara’s Snackimals Chocolate Chip Animal Cookies
18. 15 Shale Snacks Cranberry Pecan Biscotti Crisps
19. One 100 Calorie Pack Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds + 1 Tbsp. Ocean Spray Craisins
20. 1 Kozy Shack Chocolate Hazelnut Pudding + 3 raspberries and 3 strawberries
21. 7 Nabisco Nilla Wafers
22. 1 Starbucks Grande Iced Caffé Latte with Soy Milk
23. 42 Pepperidge Farm Vanilla Grahams Goldfish
24. One 1-oz. pkg. Smartfood Cranberry Almond Popcorn Clusters
25. ½ Cup Blue Bunny Caramel Praline Crunch All-Natural Frozen Yogurt

SAVORY

26. 22 Original Popchips
27. 20 Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips in Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper
28. 6 oz. Low Sodium V8 Juice + 1 Large hard-boiled egg
29. 1 cup Campbell’s V8 Garden Vegetable Blend Soup
30. 2 Blue Horizon Organic Indian-Style Vegetable Spring Rolls + ¼ cup edamame
31. 3 Daella’s Biscuits for cheese, Hazelnut with Figs + 1 Tbsp Chavrie Original Fresh Goat Cheese
32. 2 Tbsp. Wholly Guacamole Classic + 5 Food Should Taste Good Cheddar Chips
33. 2 John Wm Macy’s WheatSticks in Garlic Romano + 1 wedge The Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese
34. 5 Mulitgrain Food Should Taste Good Chips + 1 low-fat cheese stick
35. 13 Terra Sweet Potato Chips
36. 11 McCain Sweet Potato Crinkle Cut Fries
37. 1 cup McDougall’s Black Bean Soup
38. 7 Beanitos Pinto Bean & Flax Chips + 3 Tbsp salsa
39. 3 Kitchen Tables Bakers Sesame Parmesan Crisps + 1.5 oz. deli ham
40. 7 Snyder’s of Hanover Multigrain Sticks
41. 1 Mini Babybel Light + 3 Ak-Mak Whole Wheat Stone Ground Sesame Crackers
42. ½ Thomas’ 100% Whole Wheat Bagel Thins + 2 tsp. peanut butter
43. 3 Tbsp. Alouette Light Garlic & Herb Cheese + 6 endive leaves and 2 tsp. pine nuts
44. Jolly Time Healthy Pop Butter 100 Calorie Mini bag + 1 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
45. 1 small pear + 1 wedge The Laughing Cow Light Blue Cheese
46. 14 SunChips Original Flavor Multigrain Snacks
47. 1 Cabot 50% Light Cheddar Snack Pack + 20 red grapes
48. 3 Tbsp. Sabra Peppadew Hummus + 10 baby carrot
49. 16 Quaker Rice Snacks Cheddar Cheese Quakes
50. 19 Garden of Eatin’ Baked Yellow Chips

Great list! :drinker:

perceptualobfuscator

Kale chips. They're super delicious, easy to make, and you can control what goes into them when you make them.

Biffybeans1

Bump

carmcd

Pop chips are pretty good

agree

YES! pop chips in BBQ, salt and vinegar and sour cream & onion are the best!!!

tiffypooh2u

I just discovered these AMAZING potato chips that are only 75 calories for about 20 chips.... They are "LAYS LIGHT POTATO CHIPS". They taste pretty good actually. I find that 20 chips is a lot. When I eat a sandwhich 10 chips seems to do the trick and it is only 37.5 calories!!!! I invested in a few bags for home in case I can't find them again LOL Good Luck and I hope this helps you!

mamagooskie

Popcorn, cheecha snacks, even baked chips are okay. Tortilla's are not all that bad, pretzels, roasted chickpeas.

MrsCon40

Kale chips



This is my recipe - easy.

http://veganlazy.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/kale-chips/

KPaden1221

we still eat chips.. just maybe once every couple of weeks.. bc nothing can replace a chip.. but i actually like baked chips much better.. we're having sammies tonight.. so i'm pretty sure we'll be having some baked lays!! or kettle chips!

ShellyLee

I just got a massive bag of veggie straws (they also make veggie chips) lightly salted at Costco. 1 ounce (38 straws) is 130 calories.

flowerpotg

Kale chips or seaweed chips

melsinct

I never heard of pop chips? Are they available in the south? What's the brand name? I just eat Cape Cod 40% reduced fat kettle chips. 23 chips are 140 calories, and they are, well, Potato Chips!

I don't know if they are available in the south (I am in CT) but I see them at the regular grocery store, Whole Foods, warehouse stores (like Costco/BJs), etc. Here is the link to the brand: http://www.popchips.com/

They are all natural, and instead of being fried or baked, somehow heat is used to "pop" them. They are really good and super low cal for chips.

bellinachuchina

Creative Snacks Co. makes awsome oragnic dehydrated veggie chips lightly salted w/ sea salt. I like the green beans, and the sweet potato/taro blend mmm. Even my chip-freak Husband said he'd rather eat those than normal chips, WAY more flavor! Organic Kale chips are delicious as well.

VeganGal84

I haven't read all responses, so sorry if this is a repeat!

- pickles
- Wasa crackers (not salty, but crunchy and great with salsa or hummus!)
- airpopped popcorn

Olivia1977

If I want chips, I want chips so the portion control bags work for me. Everyone is different so if chips are a trigger food then another option besides chips would work for you but if I'm craving something, I can eat a million "substitues" and still want what I was craving so this is the smart choice for me.

LorinaLynn

Not really crunchy or salty, but if you slice potatoes (or sweet potatoes) thin (1/4" or thinner), and sprinkle them with Mrs. Dash, a spritz of PAM cooking spray and bake them, they're delicious, without the fat or sodium of fries or chips.

SwtKittN

Just went shopping today, and after some advice from here I bought a bag of the lays light chips. Was really surprised to see it really is like half the calories of the regular chips..

Yes half the calories and double the price at least compared to when lays are on sale here >< And the bag is smaller I'm sure.. I went by once saw the price and put them back, walked back around like a half hour later (yes half hour in the store extra walking extra exercising is how I see it I make excuses to go to the store haha) and decided to just go for it :P Haven't tried them yet but We'll see.

Wanted to try kale chips for awhile, but to me they just look so gross ^_^ Wonder if they're really as good as everyone says they are hehe.

4KidFather

Can't seem to fight the need for salty and crunchy!

Seafood fried in coconut oil.
Unless you're wanting to 'snack' like a kid? then bugles.

bbbbb33333

Sugar snap peas dipped in red pepper hummus