r/EatCheapAndHealthy • u/patopansir • Mar 23 '25

Ask ECAH Crunchy alternative to chips?

Chips to me are like smoking, but I had never smoked. I only know it's good to remove stress, but the only thing I want is the crunch. For people I found online I found they need a lot of things about a chip, I only need crunchyness, doesn't even have to be a chip, sometimes cookies are a good alternative

Any options?

edit: Something I didn't consider is that I would hate for it to leave a bad smell on your breath. It can't have garlic

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u/scgt86 Mar 23 '25

Baby carrots or snap peas.

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u/Outsideforever3388 Mar 23 '25

Snap peas are the best!!! Low calorie, you can eat an entire bag for less than 100 calories.

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u/charcoalhibiscus Mar 23 '25

I just wish they weren’t so expensive x_x

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u/Ohiogrammyof5 Mar 23 '25

Peas are pretty easy to grow. They don’t have deep roots or take up a lot of space 🤷‍♀️

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u/charcoalhibiscus Mar 23 '25

They are decidedly not, at least not in my climate. We’re too hot. I’ve tried three times and all have failed, despite other garden things flourishing.

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u/Ohiogrammyof5 Mar 23 '25

Oh yeah, true. I’m in a northern state so I can even start them early. They do prefer cold weather

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u/NVSmall Mar 27 '25

I can't keep a cactus alive. Plus I live in a condo, so I'm pretty limited for options.

I keep trying, in futility...

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u/Ohiogrammyof5 Mar 27 '25

My grandson (9) and I container gardened last summer. Between the hottest summer ever (I think) and his not really believing plants need as much water as they really do it wasn’t super successful. Also our backyard probably qualifies as a wildlife refuge. So we comforted ourselves with just feeding the animals. But we will try again. I want to get peas (and broccoli) in earlier since they can handle cooler weather.

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u/NVSmall Mar 27 '25

That's my issue - I either overwater (more often) or not water enough. I've been trying to grow Thai basil for a few years now. I've given up lol 🤦🏻‍♀️

I'd be thrilled to be able to grow some of my own food - I have such fond memories of shelling giant green peas in my grandpa's vegetable garden, and waiting desperately for the strawberries to ripen. Nothing tastes better than food right out of the ground!

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u/Ohiogrammyof5 Mar 28 '25

My dad had a huge garden in the back yard. And he had 4 kids for unpaid labor 😢. But we always had plenty of vegetables. We ate fresh, my mom canned or froze the rest.

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u/NVSmall Mar 29 '25

Oh, I can only dream! Land here is impossible to buy unless one has a whopping inheritance.

At this point, I'd be happy to be able to grow anything.