A few days ago I get an e-mail, the local paper is looking for someone to interview for articles on Mushroom Poisoning and Potato Chips. Hmm poison mushrooms, not in my realm of expertise. Potato Chips, maybe, although I am not a chip person.
Research is done, time set for call is made and reporter is not at her desk. Ok. I', on time, where are you. I might have other things to do today rather that wait for you to call me back. To the blog I go then. This way I can type my inappropriate comments and personal feelings about snack foods. Note- I am not a chip girl. I would rather do my calorie splurges on chocolate and wine.
It is amazing to me that a whole isle in the grocery store is dedicated to chips, pretzels and tortilla chips. Another 2 isles to soda and water products, another 1/2 isle to candy and a half isle to cookies. About 1/2 the store is devoted to "food" that is not good for you.
So I buy a bag of chips to play with them Mostly I want to count how many chips are in 1 ounce, the stated serving size. My daughter looks at me strangely, but she has seen me do stranger things with food. I zero the food scale and weight out 15 chips to make an ounce. These are smallish roundish chips. The big ones would take less. Hmm, 150 calories looks so small. Who can stop at 15 chips?
With the zillion selection of chips, one would think that there would be a big nutritional difference between baked and regular - not really - calories saved per ounce is 30. Calories saved if a piece of fruit is chosen - 70. Most chips, unless salt free are a sodium disaster. Averaging 135 mg per 1 ounce. Flavored chips are even higher, about 250 mg per 1 ounce. 17% of sodium for the day for a goal total 2300 or less. That's just for 15 little chips. Also note that flavored chips also contain wheat products and may be a problem for the gluten sensitive.
More dissing on the chips - compared to a baked potato they have been taken out of the world of vegetables. A small baked potato (5.5 ounces) has 145 calories, no fat, 6 grams of sodium, 6 grams of fiber if you eat the skin and 498 mg of potassium. The ounce of chips in only comparable in potassium content. Vitamin C content goes down in the chips, because of the processing, to almost nothing. The potato will provide 12 mg of vitamin C.
So there you have it , the deal on the chips. If you are at a party try not to park yourself in front of them, they will call your name.
The reporter has called, the interview was good.
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