Snyder’s of Hanover makes a tasty, yet healthy way of eating a chip. It’s from their latest line of MulitGrain chips called Sunflower chips. Snyder’s of Hanover is the first full line of snack foods to combine benefits of whole grains including sun flower seeds. I purchased Synder’s chip for the first time and found a crispy texture with the nutty flavor of sunflower. Let’s face it. If you are going to eat chips, you should try and go with one that has some nutritional value to it.
The serving size of sixteen chips offers you eight grams per serving of whole grains, zero grams of trans fat and forty percent less fat than regular potato chips. There are actually two grams of protein per serving. It is lightly salted giving you two grams of dietary fiber. For a chip, that’s a pretty good fiber content.
I always look at the ingredients in order to evaluate the contents. This bag shows the following ingredients in this order: corn flour, sunflower oil, whole wheat flour, rice flour, whole oat flour, whole corn flour, sugar, salt, and sunflower seeds. There are no other types of oils in there besides the sunflower oil.
Sunflower oil and seeds have their health benefits too. With sunflower oil it is high in vitamin E. Sunflower oil also has the benefits of lower cholesterol which in turn helps the cardiovascular circulation. Sun flower seeds are considered a healthy snack which is high in protein and low in carbohydrates. It is called the “ideal heart profile” snack. Research does suggest that sunflower oil may balance out the polyunsaturated with the monounsaturated fatty acids.
Ok, now, the Superbowl is coming up soon. I know it’s hard not to eat a lot of junk food on this day, especially if you are having a Superbowl party. However, there is always someone that might be watching themselves more than you when it comes to what they can eat. So why not provide an alternative chip like Synder’s of Hanover MultiGrain Sunflower chips with a dip like a healthy hummus? I know there is nothing like nachos and cheese; however we need to leave that for those who can afford to eat the junk food. Those who need to be conscientious of what they are eating but yet aren’t completely satisfied with eating raw vegetables for a Superbowl snack, might want to try this healthier chip.
You can also go one step further for a healthier substitute than chili during the Superbowl. Try Pacific Organic Tomato and Roasted Pepper with these Sunflower chips.
