Chips

RDHome224
RDHome224 Posts: 49
in Food and Nutrition
I want chips so badly, its been 2 months and I haven't touched one. If anyone has a suggestion to replace my serious want of chips I would be forever grateful
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  • piratesaregrand
    piratesaregrand Posts: 356 Member
    The closest I have come to eating chips is getting some whole beans in the pods, spraying them lightly in oil, covering in Cajun spice and cooking til crispy.

    Then getting some light Greek yoghurt (I usually just use a single serve pottle) about 1/2 a packet of onion soup powder and a dash of vinegar mixed up to make a dip.
  • RDHome224
    RDHome224 Posts: 49
    I love beans without flavor lol, I just really want some regular or sour cream and onion chips
  • alittlemopo
    alittlemopo Posts: 91 Member
    Pop Chips do the trick, not necessarily healthy, but they do come in flavors and way less fat,etc than regular potato chips
  • RDHome224
    RDHome224 Posts: 49
    I would rather healthy stuff, I'm just not a big fan of lightly salted plain popcorn which is always suggested. What about things like crispers? Are they OK?
  • fldiver97
    fldiver97 Posts: 341 Member
    I have used WASA thin&crispy (?) flatbread - comes w/ sesame or rosemary.....I break it in pieces and use it for hummus and dips instead of chips. 2 slices have 70 cals and I love the taste........Usuallu satisfied with one serving of 2 slices and a few spoonfuls of hummus
  • BrawlerBella
    BrawlerBella Posts: 400 Member
    Pop chips or Pita chips with salsa or hummus yum!
  • RDHome224
    RDHome224 Posts: 49
    Flat reads are tasty, I never thought about those to cut back my chip craving
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    I personally would just eat the chips! Just get a small serving bag, and enjoy :)
  • baker150
    baker150 Posts: 112 Member
    Special K has a chip/cracker thing that come in sea salt, sour cream and onion, or cheddar flavour. You can eat 18 of them for only 80 calories. That's what's been keeping me satisfied!
  • yorkiemom0820
    yorkiemom0820 Posts: 71 Member
    I eat Veggies Straws now! They are wonderful!!! you can have 38 straws for 130 calories. I also get Veggie Chips and Apple Straws! Try them, I get mine at W:flowerforyou: almart!!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I personally would just eat the chips! Just get a small serving bag, and enjoy :)

    Agreed - me too
  • premiumchilenita
    premiumchilenita Posts: 600 Member
    My replacement for chips are Vita Weat rice crackers, they are thinner than normal rice crackers so they are crispy and they come in lots of different flavours and one serving is around 110cals
  • gramacanada
    gramacanada Posts: 557 Member
    I personally would just eat the chips! Just get a small serving bag, and enjoy :)
    ^^ This : Once a week a small bag won't hurt. And just may keep you from breaking out and bingeing
    on a jumbo sized bag or worse.
  • RDHome224
    RDHome224 Posts: 49
    Right now I'm munching on Soya nuts, tasty but higher in fat than the chips I think, extra walking tomorrow is a must
  • sarahsummers12
    sarahsummers12 Posts: 128 Member
    If you are really craving - have some - just only buy a small packet, eat them slowly and really enjoy and savour them, and them move on... one small packet won't break you :-)
  • FitnessPalWorks
    FitnessPalWorks Posts: 1,128 Member
    I love chips as well. It was something my family always had around growing up and while I broke away from that habit, I do find myself missing the "crunch" of foods I was eating before I came here.

    One thing that I've been doing that has helped... is I bought some Chex Cereal (gluten free for me) and I put a little olive oil in the bottom of a pan and take a napkin and make sure the whole pan is covered. (Plus you don't want one cereal piece to get a glob of oil - gross) I then add 1C of the cereal and stir it around like I'm making stir fry. I do this until it's crispy. I add either some salt or garlic salt to it - I'm sure there are some dry flavored toppings you could sprinkle on them so at least you get your flavor fix!

    Hope that helps!
  • almcculley
    almcculley Posts: 5 Member
    Try baked Lays and then don't eat all the bag. Don't deprive yourself. Just eat a little of what you crave. I love chips and chocolate cake!!! Eat a small amount, then throw away the rest. I deprived myself of birthday chocolate cake for a week and today I HAD to have a part of a bag of cheetos!! Still within calorie range today!!
  • mollz007
    mollz007 Posts: 168 Member
    Special K has a chip/cracker thing that come in sea salt, sour cream and onion, or cheddar flavour. You can eat 18 of them for only 80 calories. That's what's been keeping me satisfied!

    Yes omg these are sooo good! I like the cheddar ones!
  • RDHome224
    RDHome224 Posts: 49
    Chex are delicious.

    I can't get chips, I am the kind of person who will rationalize eating them all the to e if I break down now and eat some lol.

    A tasty alternative is what I need lol and these suggestions have got my mouth watering so Im pretty excited for tomorrow lol
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    I want chips so badly, its been 2 months and I haven't touched one. If anyone has a suggestion to replace my serious want of chips I would be forever grateful

    seriously..if you want them, why not have them? eating a few now and again won't harm you in any way..I guarantee you that. it's only when people eat these non stop all day every day do bad things start to happen.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    I consume kettle chips if its really a hard craving.
  • socomary
    socomary Posts: 52
    I don't know what your eating ethics are while trying to lose weight, but sometimes if I get a craving, I just go for it (corn chips are my weakness). I don't go for it in a piggish way, mind you. Just enough to settle the craving. I'll check the packaging to see what a serving is, count out the chips, eat it, and that's that! Whatever you're craving, your body has figured out that the easiest way to get it is by eating chips!

    As long as my caloric intake per week averages what my daily intake should be, I don't usually worry too much about settling a craving with something seemingly unhealthy. I know I'll have craving days and days that I just don't feel that hungry in the same week and it always seems to work out. That, and I sometimes compensate for the snacking by putting the headphones on, dialing up a podcast, and going for a walk for the length of the podcast...
  • Dancerten
    Dancerten Posts: 237 Member
    I really love Terra veggie chips. They have sweet potato, carrot, parsnip, taro, yucca, and several other veggies. They are DELICIOUS. I don't eat them often, because they aren't cheap lol. But I will splurge on them every once in a while. They're probably the same, calorie-wise, as potato chips; but I would imagine they have a little more nutritional value than plain old potato chips. I'm no expert though, and I haven't checked their label, so don't take my word for it lol.
  • JanaCanada
    JanaCanada Posts: 917 Member
    Popchips are FABULOUS!! :love:

    If it's the crunch you crave, also try breadsticks (as plain and thin as possible) with some salsa or lo-cal Philly cream cheese.
  • rudegyal_b
    rudegyal_b Posts: 593 Member
    wow youre all so scared of real chips, i eat like 3 oz a day, guess im in trouble
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    If you buy an individual serving size of chips could you eat just that? Or is it a trigger to eat much more?
    Other options, Pop Chips or other baked versions, pita chips, make your own... see recipes here for potato and sweet potato chips.
  • rudegyal_b
    rudegyal_b Posts: 593 Member
    smart fries chips give you a huge serving for 28 g, also hummus chips, falafel chips and lentil chips rock

    i wouldnt be afraid of chips unless youre on a 1200 cal diet and cant spare 130 cals

    if you dont want to eat the whole bag, weigh out the servings into snack bags, works for me
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    For me, if I'm craving chips really bad, I'll just have the chips. Because NOTHING else will do, and if I try to substitute, I'll just eat a bunch of substitutes, looking for something that will work, and then eventually give in and go buy some chips anyway, and by this time I'm in such a frenzy that I have no portion control.


    For ME - it's a smarter choice to just go get the small bag and eat it. But that said, I do find that the intense cravings are fewer and farther between than they used to be.
  • skeeter2584
    skeeter2584 Posts: 34 Member
    As with any other treat, it's certainly OK to have chips in moderation. While you wouldn't want to eat an entire bag in one sitting, you can certainly enjoy a few. The message I'm trying to convey here is that treats are perfectly acceptable provided that you keep close track of portion sizes. Don't feel guilty for not eating *perfectly* - you might fall off the "MOSTLY healthy eating bandwagon" if you deprive yourself of ANY nutritional wiggle room whatsoever. I hope this helps and best wishes for better health. :smile:
  • debdelilah
    debdelilah Posts: 82
    Try Kay's Naturals Protein chips-120 cals in a 34 g bag. They last awhile and are filling. This is for the Chili nacho cheese flavor-12g protein; 4 g fiber; 2.5 g fat; 15 g carbs; gluten free. I get them at Giant.

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