Trader Joe’s roasted plantain chips are the shizzle.

Do ya feel like noshing? Interested in a short bout of mindless munching? Do you require salty & crunchy without adding a layer of fat-padding to your butt cheeks?

It was only after I ate an entire bag of plantain chips from the Asian corner market, that I realized… Oh snap! These plantain chips are fried! What have I done!?

There was much horror and agony that followed this fried food revelation. Yet that accidental event of gnawing on an entire bag of fried treats began my search for a ROASTED plantain chip.

Alas! My stomach’s prayers have been answered. I’m too lazy to make the chips from scratch. The last fresh plantain I bought rotted at the bottom of a bowl of fancily displayed apples on the kitchen counter. Gonna keep snagging the Trader Joe’s Roasted Plantain Chips instead. I recently purchased my 4th bag.

Ingredients: plantains, sunflower oil & salt. That’s it.Calories: 140 for 20 chipsSodium: 50mgSugars: 0g

Plantain health benefits.

The chips are thick — not ultra thin like “normal chips”, and provide instant satisfaction without all the ruckus of slicing the plantain, using up your precious time (when you could be couch-azzing), and waiting for it to roast. Ain’t nobody got time fo’ dat!

But I’m really mad at Amazon. They overcharge for these chips like a mo-fo. We’re talking a 200% markup!

I am a lover of Amazon (a shopaholic even), and I often direct you to products I recommend that are listed on their site, but the Amazon pricing for TJ’s chips is downright rude…

$1.99 per bag at the store breaks down to $5.99 per bag if you buy on Amazon. Huh?

Trader Joe's Roasted Plantain Chips" target="_blank">

I (attempted) to write a product review on their site to complain about the unfair pricing, but I got an email back within minutes that my review didn’t meet their community guidelines. The review was real respectable and non-volatile. I didn’t even cuss or anything. What the hell?

If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s nearby, feel free to not be lazy like me and roast the chips from scratch. Just slice ‘em thin using a non-ripe plantain, toss in a tiny bit of olive oil, sprinkle with salt (or sea salt, if your fancy), and then roast them up until roasty.

The salty-crunchy experience will bring ginormous satisfaction to your chewing jaws. If plantains just aren’t your thing, you could always try homemade kale chips instead. They’re real tasty ‘n stuff.

Ever try plantain chips or kale chips? Don’t miss the boat on this healthy snacktopia of deliciousness!

MORE TASTY FOOD ALERTS

View the original article here

Green Giant Roasted Veggie Tortilla Chips (Zesty Cheddar) Review

Reviewed by Tanya Patrice | May 2, 2013
Rating:

Green Giant is now in the snack aisle with their vegetable based chips. A few weeks ago, I tried the Green Giant Multigrain Sweet Potato Chips, but they also sent me a sample of Green Giant Roasted Veggie Zesty Cheddar Tortilla Chips, which I recently tried.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 10 chips (28 grams)
Calories: 140
Total Fat: 7 grams, 11%
Saturated Fat: 0.5 grams, 3%
Sodium: 190 mg, 8%
Carbohydrates: 18 grams, 6%
Fiber: 1 gram, 4%
Sugars: 2 grams
Protein: 2 grams

I must say I much prefer these tortilla chips to the sweet potato ones. They seem more flavorful, and had a healthy serving of "zesty cheddar." In fact they reminded me a lot of Doritos Nacho Cheese, but I actually prefer the Green Giant Roasted Veggie Zesty Cheddar Tortilla Chips.

Most people wouldn't consider Doritos healthy, but the nutrition facts for Green Giant Roasted Veggie Zesty Cheddar Tortilla Chips aren't much different. Each 28 gram serving (about 10 chips) provides 140 calories, 7 grams of total fat, 0.5 grams of which is saturated (11% and 3% of the daily value), 190 mg sodium (8% of the DV), 1 gram of fiber, 2 grams of proteins and sugars. Doritos has a little more saturated fat, but everything else is very similar.

The ingredients list is rather lengthy (way too much for me to try and type out), and it starts with whole grain corn, sunflower oil ad dried re and green bell peppers. All the other components are present at less than 2%. With a brand like "Green Giant" I associate it with wholesome products, so even for chips - I don't expect to see artificial colors like Yellow 6 Lake and Yellow 5 Lake or partially hydrogenated soybean oil, which doesn't add enough trans fat to be shown on the label (i.e. less than 0.5 grams).

So, I doubt that I'll be on the lookout for these chips in my supermarket.

{Website: Green Giant Veggie Snack Chips}

View the original article here

Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame Goji Blend Review

The packaging of Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame Goji Blend declared that this was a "Heart Health" snack, "Rich in Antioxidants." From the nutrition facts to the stellar ingredients list, and taste, this product is great all the way - except that the one thing the packaging doesn't tell you is how much antioxidants is present - how can you proclaim "Rich in Antioxidants" and then not say how much in there.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 1 ounce (30 grams)
Calories: 120
Total Fat: 3.5 grams, 5%
Saturated Fat: 0%
Sodium: 140 mg, 6%
Carbohydrates: 15 grams
Fiber: 7 grams, 28%
Sugar: 5 grams
Protein: 11 grams

But what we do know is that a 30 gram serving of Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame Goji Blend provides 120 calories, 3 grams of total fat (5% of the daily value), no saturated fat, 140 mg sodium, 11 grams of protein, 7 grams of fiber (28% of the daily value) and 5 grams of sugars. The ingredients are soybeans, sea salt, organic goji berries. That's it! Boy, I was hoping this would also be tasty, because I might never touch chips again if that's the case.

sponsor

And it wasn't bad at all. The first thing you have to get over is that it doesn't taste salty - and I'm used to all crunchy snacks being salty. There is a hint, but I did find myself wishing that there was a little more ... but then again, not really (The 2010 US Dietary Guidelines mention us watching sodium specifically, and I'm a member of that 1300 mg per day category - which means 1 serving of this is already a little more than 10% of the RDA). The Gofi berries - which provide the antioxidants - contribute an interesting change in texture, from the crunchy soybeans. They give off a little pop of sweetness also. This snack might be an acquired taste for some, because it's not what you are used to. But I say - get used to it because the nutrition - especially for a snack can't be beat.

I bought a 3.5 ounce bag (3.5 servings) for $2.59 which is quite expensive, so I hope they sell this in bulk somewhere. Plus I bought it at Mother Earth Natural Foods Store, which has some out of this world prices. But I will definitely be keeping this in stock - I'm more of a crunchy snacker than a chocoholic, so I can see this saving the day over and over again.

View the original article here

Sea's Gift Korean Seaweed Snack (Kim Nori), Roasted & Sea Salted, 0.2-Ounce Bags (Pack of 24)

Roasted & sea salted snack pack. No MSG. No sugar. A gift from the ancient sea. Eat traditional style with rice ball and spice. Or snack on like potato chips! Use in salads. Add to soup. Try as a pizza topping! Product of Korea.

Price: $23.76

Click here to buy from Amazon