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    Crisp substitute?

    Posts: 4
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Anyone have any good ideas for a crisp substitute? I think I have a genuine addiction! I enjoy the picking and crunch?! Please feel free to add to motivate each other too I'm new to the message boards

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    • Posts: 275 Member
      baby carrots

      nuts

      pretzels

      popcorn

      Are all my go-to's when I need a crunch snack.
    • Posts: 111 Member
      Cold cucumber slices ( peel left on) with hummus
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Fresh radishes are super crispy! I have had them in salads and with hummus but there flavor is so bland they probably go well with any kind of dip!
    • Posts: 4
      Hmm thanks guys I will see how it goes!
    • Posts: 42
      Kale chips... I'm just trying to find the recipe.... here we go...

      Ingredients

      1 bunch kale
      1 tablespoon olive oil
      1 teaspoon seasoned salt

      Directions

      Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a non insulated cookie sheet with parchment paper.
      With a knife or kitchen shears carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite size pieces. Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner. Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt.
      Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes.

      10mins prep and 10mins cook and really tasty.

      One tip I have is only bake as many as you are going to eat that day. They do not store well :o(
    • Posts: 750 Member
      cucumbers with balsamic vinegar
    • Posts: 588 Member
      Fresh radishes are super crispy! I have had them in salads and with hummus but there flavor is so bland they probably go well with any kind of dip!

      Yes, I had some today! I love how spicy they are. :tongue:

      OP: Do you want to give up chips/crisps completely or just find a lower calorie version? If it's the latter, have you looked into Popchips, pita chips, Soy Crisps, Terra Chips, etc? There are also Almond Thin crackers and Rice thin crackers that have a great crunch to them for not too many calories.

      As others have suggested, good crunchy veggies are fantastic too. Cucumbers, carrots, celery, and things like that are fantastic, you can eat a ton of them, and a sprinkle of lime salt, garlic powder, or other seasonings makes them feel more indulgent.

      You can also make your own veggie treats by baking sliced potatos, sweet potatos, kale, chickpeas, edamame and the like with seasonings of your choice.
    • Posts: 241 Member
      Potato
    • Posts: 15
      Frozen grapes are one of my favorites
    • Posts: 4
      Sweet potatoes work well on one of those microwave crispers and they help with the crunch and the sweet.
    • Posts: 22
      bran flakes are good, i love crisps too!! :love: cornflakes anything along those lines i use :wink:
    • Posts: 4,078 Member
      Twiglets?

      I don't think there is a substitute really, I can't keep away from them!
    • Posts: 16 Member
      Toasted Tortilla Wrap, cut into small triangles - tastes great and nearly a crisp like texture, but much lower in cals
    • Posts: 47 Member
      I'm a crisp addict and have tried loads of substitutes and to honest if your a crisp addict there is no substitute :o/
    • Posts: 295 Member
      Pampered Chef has a chip maker. All you need is a mandoline (sp?) and a little salt to make your own chips :D

      Otherwise, apples, carrots, celery, cucumbers, kale chips, sweet potato chips. And check the labels of some chips and snacks. SOme aren't that bad, especially if you are eating the right serving size. It'll seem small but it works for me!
    • Posts: 248
      Rice crackers are my treat,
      not as healthy as some things,
      but like u say, its the crunch,,,
    • Posts: 5 Member
      not to plug a product, be these really helped me. The texture is more pringles-esque than crisp, but for the cals and protein content, it's a much better alternative to a bag of Doritos.

      http://www.dietdirect.com/bariwise-high-protein-potato-chip-snacks-bw239-pizza.html?gclid=CLG4ztqT_LECFUyb7Qod4xsAfQ#.UDVLxNZlTjU
    • Posts: 233
      La Choy Chow mein noodles. Doesn't normally take too many to get a good crunch. I put them in my salads in my Romaine wraps etc or sometimes just eat them alone.
    • Posts: 30
      Popchips
      Brownie crisps
    • Posts: 12 Member
      parmesian and romano cheese crisps.. crunchy and delicious...
    • Posts: 1,873 Member
      Baked potato chips? Popcorn?
    • Posts: 350 Member
      I'm not a crisp fan to start with but I do like air-popped popcorn with cajun seasoning, and when I eat a serving of rice wafers I crumble then up into a cup, takes longer to eat, still has that salty/crunch thing going.
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