Healthy Alternative to Chips

Do you make your own banana chips? I imagine that they are as easy as apple chips, but I am not sure since I've never made them. I really like how sweet the banana is - and that crunch is great, especially since bananas aren't known to be crunchy! If you've made banana chips successfully before, would you mind sharing your recipe?

 

I just make my own homemade potato chips that way i get to put what i want in them and it's also cheaper.

 

Do you fry them? because I don't think it is healthier that way..

 

I haven't had potato chips in almost a year. I usually have a small bowl of pasta inbetween brunch and dinner, so I'm not usually hungry for a snack, but when I do want one, I usually opt for peanuts. Despite how salty they taste, they are not that bad for you at all. Contain a lot of vitamin B3, E and H also.

 

There are quite a few alternatives that are worth trying. I personally love the kale chips and the sweet potatoe variety as well .

 

I never crave for chips, so I'm not guilty of over eating on junk food. But I think peanuts, pickles, pistachios and walnuts can be a great alternative for those salty and unhealthy chips.

 

Where I live, banana chips are easily available. I usually buy a bag of it whenever I travel. It keeps my jaw busy during a long drive..

 

I have had kale chips but they are nothing like potato chips, are they? A closer resemblance would be the deep-fried seaweed sold at Chinese restaurants and takeaways. I roast the kale in oven with a little butter and sea salt, it's a nice crispy snack and very good for you.

 

hmm kale chips sound interesting..

 

I've heard of people taking cucumbers and making crinkle cut slices of them and dusting them with Morton Season-All, supposed to be pretty good too. Another person wrote that thinly sliced potatoes can be cooked in the microwave to crisp up like potato chips. Sounds interesting but from the pictures I saw they didn't look so good.

 

There are so many alternatives to eating chips. I would recommend trying dried bananas and strawberry because they almost look like chips but offer many nutrients which the chips don't. I would also recommend eating a few walnuts and almond every now and then because these little snacks will always fill you up even though you don't even know it.

 

One may try some low calorie chips, beaked chips, veggeis etc. Fruits may be a great alternative too

 

I ration myself to one large pack of chips a week, as savoury snacks are my downfall. If I want something else, I buy prawn crackers. They're lighter and lower in fat and calories than chips, and I don't tend to eat too many. I sometimes buy roasted sunflower seeds from the market, as a snack or to top salads with. They're a healthy alternative to chips, but they're quite expensive, so it's an occasional treat.

 

I like making my own potato chips (real chips - not the American version) by par-boiling Maris Piper potatoes and roasting in the oven until golden with some duck fat or butter or tallow. It's a great post-workout meal.

 

I'm the opposite. I tried shrimp chips/puffs for the first time last year and fell in love. I have to buy them in small serving bags because if I buy a whole bag, I'll eat the whole bag. They're soooo good. <3

 

I LOVE spicy seaweed strips. I buy them from the Korean grocery store or the international store. They are very healthy and low in fat and calories. I try to always have a bag and I eat some every day.

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I usually go with pita chips, which are baked instead of fried.

 

Wow! There are a bunch of people on this site with amazing control! I know this is bad, but personally, my favorite alternative to chips is french fries! lol
Bet no one expected that response!

 

I know that there are plenty of healthy chips out there. Myself personally can't stand them. I love my BBQ Lays or Hot Cheetos. But I do know that my girlfriend does eat them. I see her mucnhing on some vegi green colored stcik chips once in a while. Shes had me try one, but to me they taste so bland. I have to eat something with lots of flavor. If you do like chips like that though you can find them at most Whole Foods grocery stores.

 

I really like taking pita chips and dipping them in hummus. Seems like a great alternative to potato chips and dip. You just have to be careful, sometimes when trying to be healthy you eat twice as many of the healthy snack which defeats the purpose.