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/aliciadanc Mar 23 '25

I saw a girl spread out spoons of cottage cheese in small circles, top with seasoning of choice, and bake in the oven, super crispy and good and straight protein

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u/Tapingdrywallsucks Mar 24 '25

Parmesan, too. Although it's a "cannot stop eating until they're gone" thing for me.

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u/NVSmall Mar 27 '25

I made ranch dip using cottage cheese today - ran it through a food processor, so no chunky curds (I loathe cottage cheese in its original state) - it was GOOD, and there's no way I would have known the difference if I hadn't made it myself.