If you're are after a healthier crisp there are a couple of key things to keep in mind: serving size, flavour, core ingredients and cooking method.
Once you start, it is easy to get carried away. The recommended serving size for these salty delights is just 30g or 15 chips. To avoid eating too many grab a small bowl or two hands of chips rather than the whole packet.
Another healthy hack is opting for baked not fried potato chips. They won’t be as high in fat and are often baked using healthier oils.
As innovation thrives so does the chip industry. We now have access to more chippies than ever before including chips made from chickpeas, sweet potato and lentils. When looking at the back of the pack look for ingredients that you recognise and can pronounce. Avoiding additives, artificial colours and flavours.
8 of the best low-calorie potato chips
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Lottie Dalziel
Who doesn’t love a chip every once in a while? Just so long as they’re not a daily addition you can avoid the dreaded “chippie-slap”. Plus, the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating agrees that potato chips should be consumed “only sometimes and in small amounts.” But when you are picking your crisp of choice what really are the healthiest potato chips? We’re about to find out.
Nutritional value of chips
Generally speaking, there are 153 calories in a single-serve (28g) of plain sea salt chips. Of this 10.5g is fat, 13.9g are carbohydrates and 1.8g is protein, plus a 147mg of sodium (some of the saltier flavours contain extreme quantities).