What is a good substitute for potato chips?

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  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
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    Veggie chips made with Sea salt...DELICIOUS
  • ymamyma
    ymamyma Posts: 227
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    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
    ymamyma Posts: 227
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    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
    perceptualobfuscator Posts: 159 Member
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    Kale chips. They're super delicious, easy to make, and you can control what goes into them when you make them.
  • Biffybeans1
    Biffybeans1 Posts: 81 Member
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  • carmcd
    carmcd Posts: 115
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    Pop chips are pretty good
    agree

    YES! pop chips in BBQ, salt and vinegar and sour cream & onion are the best!!!
  • tiffypooh2u
    tiffypooh2u Posts: 299 Member
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    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
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
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    Popcorn, cheecha snacks, even baked chips are okay. Tortilla's are not all that bad, pretzels, roasted chickpeas.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
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    Kale chips

    kale-chips.jpg?w=460&h=345

    This is my recipe - easy.

    http://veganlazy.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/kale-chips/
  • KPaden1221
    KPaden1221 Posts: 433
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    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
    ShellyLee Posts: 293 Member
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    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
    flowerpotg Posts: 8
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    Kale chips or seaweed chips
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
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    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! :wink:

    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
    bellinachuchina Posts: 498 Member
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    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
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
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    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
    Olivia1977 Posts: 84 Member
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    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
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    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
    SwtKittN Posts: 176 Member
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    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
    4KidFather Posts: 134
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    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
    bbbbb33333 Posts: 1,107 Member
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    Sugar snap peas dipped in red pepper hummus

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