potato chips

ggtojuju
ggtojuju Posts: 35 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I love 'em, but haven't had any for 10 days. Had a few today and the greasy taste was overpowering. Guess I won't be trying any for a while. It's surprising how much your tastes can change in such a short time.
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  • ding30180
    ding30180 Posts: 53 Member
    Interesting, because they are one of my weaknesses too. I've only been here three days, but am pretty sure I can eat a few, 2 or 3 times a week and still stay on track. Maybe I'll try a 10 day hiatus!
  • trink68
    trink68 Posts: 48 Member
    try special K cracker chips.....extremely good and only 110 calories....
  • ericaturner32
    ericaturner32 Posts: 5
    When I want chips, I eat the Lays Light and Fit or Quakes Chedder Cheese Rice Snacks. I've been able to stay on target with those.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Homemade > anything out of a bag.
  • Reckabek
    Reckabek Posts: 487 Member
    When i want chips i eat baked, or orgAnic multi grain chips!
  • ericaturner32
    ericaturner32 Posts: 5
    I haven't tried those, but I will be! :)
  • Coco_Puff
    Coco_Puff Posts: 823 Member
    I LOVE them, but can't stop at just one! So I switched to air popped popcorn, it does the trick!
  • mitchipooo
    mitchipooo Posts: 85 Member
    Brown rice chips are my treat. They're more like tortilla chips in size and a bit thicker. There are different flavors, my fave is garden salsa. 14 chips is 190 calories, and 14 is usually enough of fill me up and further craving.
  • amy0716
    amy0716 Posts: 50 Member
    Pop chips are pretty good too. 100cal a serving (16-18 chips).
  • katie133
    katie133 Posts: 210 Member
    yeah pop chips are awesome
  • knightreader
    knightreader Posts: 813 Member
    i love the quaker cheddar cheese mini quakes. crunchy and tasty! ive tried some of the other flavors, but cheddar is the best.
  • muwchck
    muwchck Posts: 261 Member
    try special K cracker chips.....extremely good and only 110 calories....

    I have a box of these that have been sitting in my cabinet for almost a month. I ate some one day, and I tried to pass the rest off on my son. Neither of us like them, so I guess it's time to throw them away. I'm cutting back on sodium, and they just taste salty to me.
  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I love 'em, but haven't had any for 10 days. Had a few today and the greasy taste was overpowering. Guess I won't be trying any for a while. It's surprising how much your tastes can change in such a short time.

    I ate some kettle chips someone brought to work, I was surprised when I had only eaten about 8 or 9 that it was 110 calories...not even worth it!
  • jenschnack
    jenschnack Posts: 112 Member
    Popchips, baked chips, chipins, Snikkidy fries
  • Minnie_Moo
    Minnie_Moo Posts: 239 Member
    After watching Dr. Oz's show one day on snacks, I took his suggestion and tried Blue Potato chips. The only brand I could find was Terra. They are really good and I like them better than regular potato chips now. Also, they don't seem as oily as regular chips :smile:

    http://www.terrachips.com/our-chips/exotic-potato-chips/72822967901
  • bookyeti
    bookyeti Posts: 544 Member
    So long as you work things into your calories, there's no reason to cut out anything, even treats... like chips (my favourite too).
  • samhelen
    samhelen Posts: 98
    I bought a box of 50 0.75 oz. bags of the Wise Naturals potato chips - not a chip fanatic but its nice on the weekends when we have a sandwich for lunch or burgers/hot dogs and its a good way to portion out with the 5 year old any my husband, we each get a bag and once our bag is gone its gone -- I find that if I don't have the whole big bag open then I'm satisfied with my little pack.
  • toaljasa
    toaljasa Posts: 955 Member
    This might be a good substitute for store bought potato chips...much lower in calories!
    http://hotmessprincess.com/2011/12/diannes-guilt-free-potato-chips/
  • cobledepere
    cobledepere Posts: 3
    I have to avoid potato chips completely. If I eat a few I can't stop craving them! My favorite snack is popcorn I pop in a brown lunch bag in the microwave. About 1/3 cup popcorn kernels fills up the bag nicely and the popcorn isn't so dry like it is when you make it in an air popper. No oil is needed, so I feel entitled to put a drizzle of melted real butter on top and popcorn salt.
  • bchmura
    bchmura Posts: 18
    I love 'em, but haven't had any for 10 days. Had a few today and the greasy taste was overpowering. Guess I won't be trying any for a while. It's surprising how much your tastes can change in such a short time.

    Measure them out and add the calories to your daily total. If it suddenly seems like WTF? to you, then put them back and deduct the calories. I absolutely adore potato chips, but once I started tracking calories it seems like such a waste of fuel points (what I have started calling my calories).

    You can aso try baking Kale chips... no, not as good, but you can pretty much eat 10 lbs of kale instead of a handful of potato chips. So many healthy things you can eat instead.

    But if you have the calories and are not worried about the nutrition, go for the indulgence. Just track the calories as you take them so the cravings for more they will give you don't put you over the top.
  • TwtyMami35
    TwtyMami35 Posts: 99
    I have to agree with Bookyeti. If you are following your plan of exercise and healthy eating, there is no reason that you cannot have a small bag of your fave chips on a cheat day. I do love PopChips as an alternative. My weakness is Snyder's Buffalo Hot Wings Pretzels. Love them! I eat 1 serving once in awhile as a treat for going hard. Before I buckled down and got serious about weightloss, I could eat an entire bag. The sodium is ridiculous. Don't punish yourself, treat yourself.
  • aamon17
    aamon17 Posts: 54 Member
    I eat chips. Period. No ill effects.
  • mdj1501
    mdj1501 Posts: 388 Member
    try special K cracker chips.....extremely good and only 110 calories....

    ^^^^^THIS^^^^^ they are great for us chipaholics!!
  • litatura
    litatura Posts: 569 Member
    I agree with Pop Chips - they are so good! I actually like them better than regular potato chips!
  • Pifflesmom
    Pifflesmom Posts: 134 Member
    Oh yes, the salty chip fairy visits regularly...but I've found that the low salt variations are very good, and if you want a dip, grab some yougurt, throw in some spices and there you have it...:bigsmile:
  • MichelleRenee13
    MichelleRenee13 Posts: 363 Member
    If I have to have chips....I get the UTZ 1oz bags at Dollar General.
  • reggiepe
    reggiepe Posts: 146 Member
    I have a serious addiction to potato chips. I could never eat just one. I have found that the Special K Cracker chips are very satisfying as a crunch salty snack. They fit in real well with my caloric intake.
  • Kissybiz
    Kissybiz Posts: 361 Member
    I'm a recovering chip-o-holic... I went three months without anything, and the other night I just had a hankering for some.. so I got a snack bag of Kettle Jalepeno potato chips and a beer... but only after a seriously hard workout so that I could log it without guilt. I figure if I'm gonna have it, I'm gonna have what I want.
  • formersec
    formersec Posts: 233 Member
    After watching Dr. Oz's show one day on snacks, I took his suggestion and tried Blue Potato chips. The only brand I could find was Terra. They are really good and I like them better than regular potato chips now. Also, they don't seem as oily as regular chips :smile:

    http://www.terrachips.com/our-chips/exotic-potato-chips/72822967901

    Loved their sweet potato chips...until I found out they have 11 grams of fat per serving. SIGH! The best stuff is always not good for me.
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    Somebody gave me a recipe for kale chips when I was pregnant and I won't eat anything else now. They're super easy to make and super delish!
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