What crisps?

[Thomcat]

If you are going to give your kid crisps what are the best type?

I think Quavers are the lowest in fat, does that make the better all round for them then other brands?

I normally go for theones you get the little packet of salt in - so that the salt content is, hopefully, a bit less. Rarely buy crisps though as I don't eat them.

Sainsbury's own as done in veggie fat.
Anything with the fewest ingredients & no hydrog. fat above all.

Hardly ever buy crisps but if I do I get walkers lites or hula hoops. Since the boys hardly ever have them, I'm not that bothered about waht they are when tehy do iyswim.

Well, dh can get through 3 packs a day so he gets savers and they're OK (bizarrely if you check savers type brands they often can't be arsed to add anythng you don't want coz it costs more iyswim). DS's rarely get crisps, but if they do they get Real crisps, as they're local AND nice. I don't eat crisps. Boo hoo.

Used to love wheat crunchies pre- weightwatchers but golden wonder are going under aren't they, dh's work has impounded lots of their stock so it's bye bye to them I guess.

I use them as the occisional treat / bribe when we are out shopping. Not done that oftem but if I'm going to give them would prefer them to be the lesser of the evils!

pom bears are quite low salt

Thomcat, see here It's Hunker

Organix do nice crisps - DS1 loves them. Nothing nasty in them at all. They look like wotsits.

I think french fries are low in fat, I read in a magazine that the M&S hand baked crisps were the best health wise.

You can get Goodies Organix crisps that are really corn puffs in 3 different flavours, and carrot sticks. If you want proper crisps, then kettle chips do an unsalted version. IMO it's not teh fat content that is teh problem for kids, its teh salt and artificila crap that gets put into stuff liek wotsits that makes them bad

Quavers contain msg & disodium 5'-ribonucleotide which I wouldnt even eat myself, let alone give to my children - they are actually banned from foods for children under 3! I have started to read crisp packets very carefully recently after noticing that even walkers ordinary cheese & onion have msg in them - it seems even the humble crisp is bad for you now . We tend to try to get organic ones or failing that the salt n shake crisps - only ingredients are potato & vegetable oil - no nasties! (& no salt - which is far worse for you than fat imo)

If you want to avoid E numbers, ready salted are the only flavour that dont contain them, or better dtill, buy the sakt and shake one, but dont add the salt.

Sainsbos economy ready-salted, 39p for 6 bags, taste pretty good - will look up the ingredients and report back at some point

Great, thanks for this everyone

DD likes the organix ones
WE also get beetroot/carrot and parsnip ones here with low salt she loves them!

Waitrose do a gorgeous apple crisp -can't remember the ingredients (other than the obvious) but I think they were healthy. DD loved them

Just checked out my Sainsbos basics.

Per 20g bag:

Salt 0.3g
Fat 7.2g (saturates 1.9g)

Ingredients: potatoes, veg oil, salt.

our local waitrose used to stock bart's crisps which are natural,no salt ,just potato.

looked for them yesterday and couldn't find them

ds likes the organix ones too.

can't think why, they really are yuck!

Have made a note of all and will carry around in my purse, thanks.

Thomcat, i really think Eve is a bit young for quavers

LOL! Yuck at the thought!