No healthier than the normal ones? We need to talk vegetable crisps

Just when we thought we were on the right track...

We all do our best to maintain a balanced diet and having alternatives to 'bold' foods is always a help when the cravings hit. But it turns out that one of our favourite 'healthy treats' might not be so healthy after all. A nutritionist has warned that vegetable crisps can be just as bad for us as normal crisps.

"The concern with products that are often seen as ‘healthier alternatives’ such as vegetable crisps, is they don’t always match up to their reputations," nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed told Wren Kitchens for its 'Behind the Label' campaign. "Crisps are crisps, and even if they are made with vegetables, they are likely to contain too much in the way of fat, saturated fat and salt. In fact, the vegetable crisps here have higher levels of saturated fat and salt than some well-known, regular crisp brands."

Might be time to rethink our midday snack, then. Struggling to stay away from the bad stuff? Here are a few of our favourite snacks for staying super full.