Chips!

HilarieXcore
HilarieXcore Posts: 214 Member
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
-What's your favorite kind?

-What do you do when you're trying to count out a serving and all you have is broken chips?

-Any low calorie options?
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  • Cella30
    Cella30 Posts: 539 Member
    Popchips - 100 calories a bag and all natural. And I find them delish!
  • melischemitz
    melischemitz Posts: 46 Member
    For broken chips, weigh them with a food scale, the serving size should indicate oz as well as number of chips.
  • Malb3
    Malb3 Posts: 4
    Baked chips are much better calorie wise.. although they don't taste as well. Original Lays are good baked. My favorite by far are Doritos! If I have a broken chip, I always get other broken pieces and make a whole one with pieces... lol
  • drewangela
    drewangela Posts: 2
    Chips are my downfall! I have found Lay's Light Chips as my guilty pleasure. One serving has 75 calories(about 20 chips). Still not the best choice over an apple or banana but, let's be honest, we are human and we still have "wants" and I figure if I stick to the serving and stay within my calorie range, I'm doing ok!
  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
    Pop chips are delish. I eat the whole bag as my special treat and don't feel guilty, not one bit.
  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
    Baked chips! And as for broken ones , use a food scale!
  • Shaye85
    Shaye85 Posts: 107
    chips are horrible for you...no matter if it's in your calorie goal or not. i have quaker crispy mini rice cakes...dill pickle...they r amazing! fil u up better and really no diffirence in taste for me, they come in so many diffirent flavors! mmm!
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    My new LOVE- Special K cracker chips Sour cream and onion flavor 27 chips 110 calories or Sea salt flavor 30 chips 110 calories
  • veggiemuncher12
    veggiemuncher12 Posts: 93 Member
    Special K cracker chips!
  • ashleighk2010
    ashleighk2010 Posts: 135
    I gave up on chips because the calories are so high and I don't like any of the low-cal options like baked chips...

    However, I LOVE the Cheetos Natural Puffs White Cheddar... they're all naturals, they've also got no preservatives. They don't leave that gross cheese on your hands, or the greasy fingers and they sit REALLY well in my stomach. Plus they melt in your mouth. YUM.

    A bonus, the serving size is 32 pieces so you actually get a ton of them. I sometimes even do just a half serving with a sandwich and it's plenty.
  • ItsOn130
    ItsOn130 Posts: 269 Member
    My favorite chip would have to be something like doritos or salt and vinegar... but I've only been eating Cape Cod kettle cooked chips, 40% reduced fat... there are only 3 ingredients in them!
  • sburt1
    sburt1 Posts: 51 Member
    Light pringels....YUMMY!!!
  • anewattitude
    anewattitude Posts: 483 Member
    ah chips,,,,,, I love them too! I don't usually count the broken ones but thats just my method of trying to score more to eat!

    I have tried the sour cream & onion pop chips and they are very light and low cal. You can eat 31 chips for 170 calories but the sodium is fairly high at 450 mg. Moderation, as always, is the key. Enjoy!
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    I get the pringles light sour cream and just recently found the special k cracker chips.. I believe they are 27 chips for 110 calories :) I've heard about popchips but never tried them but plan to soon :D
  • Snelllee
    Snelllee Posts: 23 Member
    OMG! Chips are the devils food! Once you pop you can't stop is so true. I love them all, but my favorite...baked bbq lays and salt and vinegar chips. I can't eat a serving size. When there's broken chips it becomes free food in my mind! Obviously I haven't had chips in a while, they can't be in my house!
  • answede
    answede Posts: 1
    Try the PopChips! Yummy!
  • chasing_130
    chasing_130 Posts: 43 Member
    I love chips. I don't really like any of the "healthy" options though for them. They don't taste like authentic chips to me lol

    My favorite chips are Lay's Lightly Salted. They're 150 calories for 20 of them.
  • kammy92
    kammy92 Posts: 408 Member
    OMG!!! I LOVE the new Special K Sea Salt chips!!!!!! 30 chips for 110 calories and they taste JUST like Munchos chips!!! YUMMY!!! :bigsmile:
  • myukniewicz
    myukniewicz Posts: 906 Member
    i love Terra Exotic Vegetable Chips :) they are a full serving of vegetables per serving and very low in sodium. there are also Terra Sweet Potato Chips which are no salt added!

    i use a a digital scale to measure my chips (along with everything else. its a life saver!)

    im OCD about measuring and weighing everything.
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I love soy crisps-barbecue flavor. Also Trader Joe's has baked Vinegar and Salt chips which are yum! I think a food scale is a good investment in any kitchen, I love mine and use it constantly.
  • elvie64
    elvie64 Posts: 32 Member
    Somebody on here posted a recipe for Kale Chips stating they were guilt free replacements for potato chips. I would have to differ on that view, I found them nasty and the only relationship to "real chips" was the salt. I was contemplating licking off all the salt and throwing the "chips" out, but I did the right thing and chucked the lot. Experiment fail for me.
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Somebody on here posted a recipe for Kale Chips stating they were guilt free replacements for potato chips. I would have to differ on that view, I found them nasty and the only relationship to "real chips" was the salt. I was contemplating licking off all the salt and throwing the "chips" out, but I did the right thing and chucked the lot. Experiment fail for me.

    I thought they were gross too! I read a lot of food blogs where the writers rave about them but I was definitely unimpressed. I'm glad I'm not the only one!
  • HilarieXcore
    HilarieXcore Posts: 214 Member
    About the PopChips - I haven't seen them anywhere around here.. :\

    Food scale - good idea! I need one of those lol. I just take broken pieces and put them together in chip sized pieces.

    Malb3 - I think they taste awesome! That's what i always get at Subway.

    drewangela - That's something I could probably find here. Thank you :) And I completely agree with your post. I have wants and I'm not going to just cut things completely out. I just asked because I was eating my leftover Odoba for supper & wanted to eat chips with it.

    Kim - Thank you (:

    Shaye85 - Thanks for your opinion, I guess. I know chips are bad but I don't care. I eat within my calorie goal. I just asked for a healthier kind of chip. You don't have to tell me that they're bad. I do eat the rice cakes though. But i eat big ones because it's less calories for one than a handful of mini ones.

    aznladie82 & veggiemuncher12 - Thank you! I'll have to look for those.

    ashleighk2010 - awesome! That's the kind of thing I need.
  • HilarieXcore
    HilarieXcore Posts: 214 Member
    ItsOn - I'm not really a fan of the super crispiness :\

    HotRod - My faaavorite! I loove them.
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    I love chips. I cannot cut them out of my diet. I've tried that before and then find myself finishing off a family size bag... That being said, as you already know, measuring a serving is the key. As long as you are within your calorie goals, eating a few "bad" things isn't bad at all. What I think we've learned over the past few years is the people who tell you things are bad will change their minds a few years later. Take, for example, eggs. They were supposed to cause high cholesterol. Now, they're good for you. High fructose corn syrup, first it was good, then bad, now not so bad... In the end what most studies have found is that being in a healthy weight range is more important than what you are actually eating.

    Anyway, the only low calorie chips I eat are pringles. The rest I eat in their "natural" form. I'm a huge fan of Lays and Doritos. And I love, love, love Onion and Garlic flavored chips.
  • stargzrlily
    stargzrlily Posts: 83 Member
    What are pop chips and where do you buy them?
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    Popchips: They are in the chips section of my grocery store. It's a Wegman's--so I expect that they would be in the chip section of most grocery stores.
  • WashingtonGrown
    WashingtonGrown Posts: 97
    So you can eat an entire bag (like regular sized not those small ones) of pop chips and it's 100 calories? Sign me up! All joking aside Chips are my down fall, I could eat and eat them. I love tortilla chips and I still eat them on occasion. I try to snack on Pretzels instead, I like to dip them in The Laughing Cow light swiss cheese wedges.
  • eveunderground
    eveunderground Posts: 236 Member
    I love Kale chips, but if you're trying them for the first time:
    1. lower your expectations, they're basically dried Kale...they're not going to taste like deep fried potatoes
    2. do not burn them or they will smell and taste really awful

    That being said I can totally understand that you still may not like them. I like them because I feel like they're a nice snack, they remind me of regular chips, but unlike regular chips you don't have to worry about eating too many, and they're super healthy. :smile:
  • crlujan
    crlujan Posts: 59
    Sweet Potato Chips by Food Should Taste This Good. Mmm... With some simple homemade fresh guacamole. Can't beat it. As for eating just one serving? Haven't quite figured that out yet. =)
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