What do you replace chips with?

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  • IntoTheSky
    IntoTheSky Posts: 390 Member
    Replace them with will power. Seriously, you're not going to win this game in the long run if you can't exercise control over your desire to eat.

    While I appreciate your *incredibly* helpful response, please look down at my ticker. I am not new to this. I have exercised amazing willpower, to lose 160 lbs, I had to, and while I am eating far fewer of them, I would like to cut them out completely for something that would be more healthful. As I have done for sweets, and pasta, and a great many other things that I have learned to live without. It is a process. One that I know, very well. I have been doing this, and doing it well, might I add. Even in moderation, I have decided that I do not want them in my diet anymore, but, I would like to have a good substitute for something salty in the evenings while watching a movie with my family that will be eating (and buying their own) chips anyway. I do not feel it irrational for me to ask the opinions of others for a good alternative.
  • LadyQueefsalot
    LadyQueefsalot Posts: 150 Member
    thinly sliced ENGLISH (not regular) cucumbers. I'm a chip fanatic but I adore English cukes, plus you can have so much more yummy dip since they have like, next to no calories. they're less bitter with a thinner skin than regular cucumbers.
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    I take 1 pita bread, cut it into 8, separate the bread so I have double the amount. Grab a little EVOO and some seasoning and brush it on the pita bits then I bake them in the oven. One pita bread makes quite a big bunch of chips. They are great with hummus too. Or I make chips with sliced thin potato/sweet potato also in the oven.

    I find that a 'bag of chips' just isn't satisfying for me, always want more so I don't really eat them these days.
  • gracenhalee08
    gracenhalee08 Posts: 16
    I hear those sun chips are more healthier and the baked ones I'm gonna try those instead of the reg ones. I'm also hearing boxes of raisins are only 60 cals.
  • TaterTotz7
    TaterTotz7 Posts: 3 Member
    "Try light pringles made with Olestra.. 70 cal's for 14 chips :) or try cutting back on the amount you eat of your fav chips.. moderation"



    mmmm just what i always wanted, Olestra, with side effects like loose stools and abdominal cramping. Thanks for the tip. Not.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Kellogg's special K sea salt cracker chips - 30 chips is 110 calories

    Salted peanuts or salted almonds, pumpkin seeds

    Baked Lays potato chips - snack size bag is 130 cals
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Tacos.

    ^THIS.

    also, bacon would be an acceptable answer.
  • Rage4lightning
    Rage4lightning Posts: 72 Member
    I eat sweet peppers. The small ones that come in red, yellow and orange. Not to be confused with bell peppers, although, that would work for me too. I love the crunch and they totally satisfy me as a sandwich side.

    Peppers all the time! I love them and have no real desire to eat chips when I munch on peppers instead. Though I usually go for the bell peppers.

    Also, Crunchmaster crackers are good. They're about 140 calories for 15 crackers. I found mine at Kroger for around $3.
  • cbrrabbit25
    cbrrabbit25 Posts: 384 Member
    "Try light pringles made with Olestra.. 70 cal's for 14 chips :) or try cutting back on the amount you eat of your fav chips.. moderation"



    mmmm just what i always wanted, Olestra, with side effects like loose stools and abdominal cramping. Thanks for the tip. Not.

    ha ha, ya and they also say could cause "anal leakage" on some of the olestra packages. sounds fun!
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Kale chips! You can find them at health food stores, or you can make your own in the oven, very easy!
  • lisavirani
    lisavirani Posts: 117 Member
    make your own zuccini chips, mmmmmm. or roast some chick peas, spice them up, those are tasty. Also, popcorn (not loaded with butter) is not too terrible for you. Pistachios! Salty and fatty tasting, just like chips.
  • pallypunch
    pallypunch Posts: 28
    There are some homemade recipes out there (I haven't tried to make them myself yet, but the plan is to try to make them soon):

    Collard Chips (recipe from wine club: a bag of collard greens, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 tsp sea salt)

    Coconut Sesame Baked Brown Rice Chips (recipe from nutritionist: 1 package of brown rice tortillas - Whole Foods & TJ's has them- and I just picked a bag up this weekend & hope to make these on Thursday, coconut oil, sesame seeds. Preheat oven to 350, spread oil on both sides of tortillas, pat sesame seeds into them so they stick, cut them up and bake them for about 6 - 7 minutes).
  • roxierachael
    roxierachael Posts: 81 Member
    If you have a Trader Joe's, I like their Snap Pea Crisps, they are sometimes labeled as Inner Peas; 150 calories for a serving. Kale chips are an amazing healthy substitute as well!

    I wanna steal your avi so hard. *dreamy stares*

    Learn to pop your own corn.
  • jesspi68
    jesspi68 Posts: 292
    chips - just fewer of them

    generally this, I'll just have a serving instead of half the bag! Also, I do occasionally get the baked versions cuz I find them tasty, especially baked cheetos.
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Kale chips or roasted seaweed. Both salty and greasy, and if you make your own kale chips you can flavor them with what you want. I like Cajun style!
  • shaglund01
    shaglund01 Posts: 6
    i've heard Kale chips (homemade) are easy and delish.
  • Amberry123
    Amberry123 Posts: 18 Member
    You should try Special K cracker chips! I also love tortilla chips and salsa so I buy the cheddar flavour cracker chips and dip them in salsa, they're awesome.
  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    Not sure if someone already mentioned it, but KALE!!!!!!!!!!! 4 cups for Kale is LESS THAN HALF the calories of FIFTEEN chips!! Just spread 4 cups on a baking sheet spray with some olive oil spray (like PAM), sprinkle some spices, (sal/pepper/cayenne, whatever) and back for like 6-9 minutes..it comes out CRISPY JUST LIKE CHIPS! I was skeptical myself, but its true! IT WORKS!!
  • AmyP619
    AmyP619 Posts: 1,137 Member
    I LOVE Veggie chips!!! 38 of them for 140 calories :)
  • leahbeth74
    leahbeth74 Posts: 2
    Rice crackers are a great substitute
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    Plantain chips.. not to confused with dry banana...
  • IntoTheSky
    IntoTheSky Posts: 390 Member
    Thank you all! I am gonna try the kale chips. I just tried the special K cracker chips and they will do, not fantastic, but good enough to work. I will be trying Kale this week too!

    and I ♥ plantains!! Although, with my cuban boyfriend, they are usually fried in our house.......
  • Jayme34
    Jayme34 Posts: 160 Member
    i eat "in snax pita chips", cinnamon brown sugar flavoured, they are basically baked pita chips with awesome flavours!!! I am a BIG chip person, love love love them, havent had any since i discovered these :smile:
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    I for one, love sweet potato chips!
  • Meribeth928
    Meribeth928 Posts: 15
    Sensible Portions veggie straws or poatato straws....they have different flavors and 38 only have 130 calories
  • glad2bjar
    glad2bjar Posts: 13 Member
    baked doritos! i love them.
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    i crave salty/savory/crunchy. salt and vinegar kettle cooked chips are MY FAV.

    although spicy things will tend to be very high in sodium, they help me from reaching for the chip bag. i like snacking on some pickled pepperoncini sometimes. and i absolutely LOVE cucumber/onion salad. all the tang, none of the calories or sodium. but one thing i also really really like is edamame sauteed in a tablespoon of spicy korean sauce. i like Annie Chung's. and though its not a crunchy option, a piece of string cheese sometimes hits the spot, with it having fat and protein it has good satiety. hummus and celery stalks are great too.
  • barefoot76
    barefoot76 Posts: 314 Member
    I like celery with hummus -- it is salty and gives me that crispy crunch that I love about tortilla and potato chips. I also love stovetop homemade popcorn with baked kale, taco seasoning, salt and nutritional yeast sprinkled on top! Tastes a little like Doritos ;-)
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    popchips,baked lays, pita chips, special K crackers, popcorn, mini rice cakes, pretzel chips, apple chips, apple cinnamon sticks (from trader joes 38 for 140 cals)
  • wrevhn
    wrevhn Posts: 864 Member
    sunflower seeds, sweet potato chips, kale "chips"

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