Healthy Option For Crisps

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Am a lover of all types of crisps and was wondering if any other 'crisp lovers' out there have found low fat options.

Also any ideas on alternative options for snacking that are more healthy than fattening crisps.....ie somewhere between fatty crisps and fruit
 
Tayto Honest(?)are lower fat although the OH says there's just less in the packet!! Popcorn, without butter is also a lower fat option.
 

Having just had my first Cholesterol test last week (6.14) and had to cut Tayto out of my diet I am really interested in the 'baked' crisps idea......Actually, and this refers to another recent thread....my final packet of Tayto Cheese & Onion resulted in a rogue Smokey Bacon as the very last and final crisp....There's a message for me in there somewhere !!
 
Is it just me or have Tayto lost some of their sparkle. Perhaps becuase of the take-over a while ago? The only solution is to stop eating crisps....looking for a low-fat crisp is like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack ...popcorn is best alternative, but easy on the butter ...and the salt..
 
Just eat and enjoy the crisps and do an extra 10 minutes exercise. Crisps are way too nice to give up!
 
Corn snacks tend to be lower in fat/calories than their potato counter parts. Or maybe it's just lower per packet since you get more volume for weight. But Tayto Snax (yes I know they are potato based), Rancheros, Skips etc.. would all be a better choice than full whack Tayto cheese and onion.
 
Take a parsnip and a carrot, cut into very very thin slices, put into an oven dish with a little oil and salt and bake until crisp (very crisp!).
 
Walkers Lite are great. Not greasy or too dry and a lovely taste. I always choose them over a "full fat" crisp now. They have replace Tayto in my affections.
 
purpeller said:
Walkers Lite are great. Not greasy or too dry and a lovely taste. I always choose them over a "full fat" crisp now. They have replace Tayto in my affections.
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Normally Walkers contain mono sodium glutamate, a flavour enhancer, which is very bad for you. Do the lite crisps contain it?
 
Hiya do u like salt and vinegar? Because if you do snack a jacks salt and vinegar flavour are lovely and really healthy..I had to give up crisps for medical reasons and I discovered these..Hope this helps!!
 
PM1234 said:
Take a parsnip and a carrot, cut into very very thin slices, put into an oven dish with a little oil and salt and bake until crisp (very crisp!).
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Sounds like a very interesting idea. The other suggestions for "healthy crisps" seem a bit oxymoronic to me to be honest. A bit like those specialised diet food ranges that include "diet" chocolate bars and "diet" biscuits etc.
 
liteweight said:
Normally Walkers contain mono sodium glutamate, a flavour enhancer, which is very bad for you. Do the lite crisps contain it?
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The walkers baked ones also contain all these nasties.....I think its much better to have a bag of crisps (potatos and sunflower oil) on the odd occasion, even if they are higher in fat, than the light alternatives that have a host of other ingredients that are worse for you.

If you really want a bag of proper crisps then often the lower fat alternatives don't leave you with the feeling of saitey that the real ones do.
 
Has anyone ever tried to cook their own? What if you sliced a potato with a slicer, drizzled it with oil, sallted it and baked it in the oven?
 
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