alternative to crisps!

[mushpea]

I am trying to be good and not eat so much cr**p in the evenings cause I need to loose weight but I dont have the will power to stay away from the crisp cupboard so I thought if i could offer the mindees a crisp alternative then I wouldnt have to buy any and it would probably be better for them too, at the moment for lunch they have
sandwich, fruit,crisps, dessert,,, sandwich is one slice of bread so I guess I could increase it so they have two to help fill them up or I could stick with one then find somthing to swop for the crisps.
any ideas??

[sarah707]

My lot love rice cakes and they are low in fat

[funemnx]

All I could think of was chocolate

How about some of the lower fat 'Baked' crisps or a low fat cereal bar?

[sweets]

make your own vegetable crisps! bit of a faff but yum and hardly any fat

[mushpea]

make your own vegetable crisps! bit of a faff but yum and hardly any fat

ok sounds good but how?

[amirose]

popcorn!

[sweets]

you can use potatoes, sweetpotatoes, parsnip, carrot, beetroot.


slice the veg thinly with a veg peeler then wash and dry ( lay out on a teatowel or kitchen roll to dry))

drizzle with a little oil then place in a single layer on a baking tray for a few mins in a hottish oven.

[boxtree7]

yummy sweet potatoes - slice drizzle with oil grill or oven.

[RachelE]

I too am a huge crisp addict!

I find if I buy rice cakes - cheese snack ajacks - I'll eat those to be good!

Rachel x

[Rubybubbles]

buy crisps you don't like

I don't give mindie crisps TBH they have rice cakes, breadsticks, dried fruit, the yogurt raisin thingys

I love crisps mmmmmmmmmm

[LOOPYLISA]

Im a crisp adddict, love all flavours

[Happy Bunny]

you can use potatoes, sweetpotatoes, parsnip, carrot, beetroot.


slice the veg thinly with a veg peeler then wash and dry ( lay out on a teatowel or kitchen roll to dry))

drizzle with a little oil then place in a single layer on a baking tray for a few mins in a hottish oven.

I have done this with parsnips and beetroot LOL
Only problem is who gets to them first me or the kids

[PixiePetal]

I love crisps too - the salt and vinegar snack a jacks satisfy the savoury craving - but not as much as walkers sensations sweet chilli

[miffy]

Breadsticks?

Mini cheddars?

Nah, crisps is best!

Miffy xx

[Helen79]

You could swap the kids crisps for the organix ones. Homemade popcorn is good to snack on and keeps the kids entertained while it's popping too!

[The Juggler]

if it helps you - def. ditch the crisps hon. not the best after school snack for kids anyway (in terms of filling them up on energy etc plus salt/fat).

I'd go with toast, crumpets with cheese and offer fruit also. That way you can snack on the fruit.

In the evening, for you, a handful of roasted or raw nuts are good, like walnuts, monkey nuts etc.

[pinky33]

Ok pop onto eBay.
You want a microwave crisp maker they are cheap and ace. Got mine from china it has a slicer and a rack to put said product your wanting to crisp into it.

3 min later voila yummy crisps that are free on slimming world!

[The Juggler]

talking of microwaves, what about fresh popcorn too. much healthier and v. filling.

[clio0602]

Ok pop onto eBay.
You want a microwave crisp maker they are cheap and ace. Got mine from china it has a slicer and a rack to put said product your wanting to crisp into it.

3 min later voila yummy crisps that are free on slimming world!

Wow they look great. Just bought one as just started slimming world and craving crisps Lol

[little miss chatterbox]

those crisp makers sound brill!!!! what do the crisps taste like?