Food cravings are something that poses a challenge when you are trying to live a healthy lifestyle. Being a foodie I have my own cravings and these days they have been potato chips <3 Especially on the weekends when I am in a mood to let it loose (Read Cheat :-P). Knowing that these chips are high on sodium and unhealthy I try and stick to a few, also it kinda gets boring; since we have only Potato or Banana as an option. But guess what? I came across this really interesting concept of ‘Real Vegetable Chips’ sounds so good no? They are ‘TERRA CHIPS’ and made from real vegetables! 😀
So like I said weekends are my cheat days, and thats when i’m digging my kitchen for something yummy; yet not something that is totally unforgiving. Also, this weekend I had a few friends coming over so I was thinking for some easy snack ideas and nothing too heavy since we had to go out for dinner later. Chips and 2-3 dips always work, so went ahead with that idea. But I was so bored to call for regular potato chips 🙁 Thats when I remembered I had these 3 really good looking packets from ‘TERRA CHIPS’ and you know, they are made from real vegetable and that definitely makes them healthier (ONLY when compared to regular potato chips) as well. Win-Win for ALL 🙂
TERRA® Chips are the brainchild of two New York chefs with the sort of entrepreneurial spirit that keeps one’s ingenuity and imagination cooking. Dana Sinkler and Alex Dzieduszycki each left their jobs at four-star Manhattan restaurants to begin a modest catering business that soon grew to cater some of the most elite parties in the Big Apple. They have been in the business since 20 years now, serving healthier option to people.
They have exotic vegetable chips and sweet potato chips with many flavor options. You can click on the link to check out their flavors! What I have were these 3 yummy flavors from their exotic vegetable range. 🙂
When I first opened the packets, the chips looked exactly like a larger version of pot pouri! 😛 So beautiful and exotic! Let me break it down for you all.
TERRA BLUES
Naturally Blue Potato
Vibrant bluish-purple in color, with a slightly nutty flavor, they’re simply unforgettable. Truly a rhapsody in blue. Such a lovely color! They tasted similar to regular potato, but the thick texture and the richness was to die for. Perfectly salted, they are indeed the BEST potato chips I’ve ever had.
Ingredients:Blue potatoes, canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, salt. (Did you see they use healthy oils! yayy)
TERRA ORIGINAL:
This was a mix bag of different vegetables of Batata (Cuban Sweet Potato), Parnship (Carrot family), Sweet Potato, Taro and Yuca. I have never felt so exotic in my life! They are truly exotic. Since this is the original version, it had no strong flavor to it. Plain salted but they were still really yummy.
TERRA MEDITERRANEAN:
This was the best out of three (actually there’s a competition between this and the blue potato :-P) But the flavor of tropical chips in brilliant. It is not overtly spicy but the mix of these vegetable with garlic powder, onion powder and spices is exotic and an absolute treat to your palate.
Ingredients: A seasonal mix of root vegetables (sweet potato, parsnip, batata, taro, yuca), canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, seasoning (whey {milk}, sea salt, evaporated cane juice, spices, onion powder, garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, natural olive oil flavor, citric acid, vinegar powder [maltodextrin, distilled vinegar solids], safflower oil, oil of lemon, toasted sesame oil), beet juice concentrate (for color).
Priced at Rs. 395, it is a very expensive product. But again, exotic and healthy things comes with a price. I feel it is a perfect treat for weekends or on occasions. If I compare them with our regular potato chips, these are definitely healthier and low on sodium. However, the fat content is not low, but having said that I MUST say that the oils used are good fats. We can definitely keep these chips for our cheat days and they are totally better off than our regular chips!
You can buy them on websites like Bigbasket and Amazon.. Check out their Facebook Fan page as well for more information. Try them and i’m sure you will always keep a packet with you! :))
