Chippy pleasure

My new guilty snack obsession is with something salty this time. Trader Joe's Veggie root chips are so yummy I can eat the whole bag in one sitting. I purposely grab a handful then seal the bag and throw it to the very back of a top shelf so that I have to stand on a chair to get it back down. It's the only way it's out of sight out of mind. These chips are crispy, not oily, a perfect saltiness and variety of flavor with the different roots. I would mentally like to think that they're a "good for you snack" because root veggies are great for you. Indeed for a chip, they're not too shabby in the nutrition department. However they are still a SNACK! Don't fool yourself with the veggie title. They are not a serving of daily vegetables. They are a warm spot in my taste-bud heart though. Here's what Trader Joe's has to say about them...

Nutritional breakdown: serving size 1oz (16 chips) Cal. 160 (90 from fat), 0g trans fat, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 35mg, Carbs 16g, dietary fiber 3g, sugars 1g, protein 2g.

Ingredients: root veggies (sweet potato, taro, parsnip), canola oil/sunflower oil, salt.

Find Your Roots at Trader Joe’s 

Root Veggie Chips 

Next time you reach for a snack, try a crunchy treat that 

comes with an unexpected perk – vegetables!  That’s, 

right, you can enjoy crunchy snacks and get your veggies 

at the same time, courtesy of your friends here at Trader 

Joe’s and our earth-shatteringly cool Vegetable Root 

Chips.  Really, these are some pretty cool chips. Inside every bag 

you’ll find just three things – root vegetables, oil and salt.  

We feature five different root vegetables:  sweet potato,  

taro, batata and parsnip chips, with beet juice (that 5th root 

veggie) for a natural burst of color.  The chips are cooked 

quickly to achieve excellent crunch, and lightly salted to 

achieve ultimate flavor.  Excellent for snacking and dipping, 

Trader Joe’s Vegetable Root Chips are also intriguing as a 

side dish with everything from burgers to steaks fresh off the 

grill.  But don’t stop there.  Get creative – give them a good 

crumble and use them in place of breadcrumbs for breaded 

chicken, pork or fish.  Low in sodium and a good source of 

fiber, these kosher certified chips are snacks you can feel 

good about enjoying.  You’ll feel good about the price, too. 

Each 7.5 ounce bag is $2.99, every day.