Are There Any Healthy, Dry Snacks?

[Guest cassidy]

I am a texture person and sometimes all I want is something dry and salty. I really don't like to eat so when I get really hungry and I know I have to eat I can always get something dry and salty down. The issue is that it seems like all the dry, salty stuff is just empty calories. I have nuts sometimes but they still don't quite fit the craving. I usually end up eating potato chips or tortilla chips and they are exactly what I want.

Are there any dry, salty snacks that have some nutritional value? I think most of this stuff is just carbs and not very good for you, but I would like to eat a healthy snack if possible.

Any ideas?

[darlindeb25]

I'm not sure about salty snacks, I usually stick to Lays reg chips for that. How about dried fruit? I love dried pineapple, there are dried bananas, apricots, etc. There are the little ricecake snacks.

[lovegrov]

Not a lot of nutrition, but I love corn nuts.

richard

[PeggyV]

If your not allergic to soy, there are soy crisps that are good. Different flavors, some are gluten-free, you have to check, I dont have the list right now. I have not had a problem with them.

Roberts American Gourmet makes a few snack foods that are healthier then potatoe chips. This is what their web site says about them:

Are your snacks gluten-free, why doesn

[ravenwoodglass]

Lundberg makes some excellent rice chips, not at all like a rice cake more like a tortilla chip. My favorites are the Pico de Gallo and the honey mustard. They say gluten-free right on the bag and I have never had a cross contamination issue with them. I wouldn't say they are great for you but they are great with dips and cheeses.

[Felidae]

You could make your own trailmix. Nuts, gluten-free pretzels, dried fruit, and whatever else you feel like adding. I am completely addicted to tortilla chips for as long as I have been gluten-free, so I know how you feel.

[Cottage-Soul]

I just picked up a bag of Mrs. May's all natural Cashew Crunch at my Super Walmart (about $2.50 for a 5.5 oz bag). It says No cholesterol, gluten free, dairy free, vegan, wheat free and no preservatives. Ingredients include: cashews, sesame seeds, rice malt, evaporated cane juice and sea salt. Can't comment on taste yet as I haven't opened them yet (waiting till I start the elimination diet on Thursday), but they look good!

[Guest cassidy]

I just picked up a bag of Mrs. May's all natural Cashew Crunch at my Super Walmart (about $2.50 for a 5.5 oz bag). It says No cholesterol, gluten free, dairy free, vegan, wheat free and no preservatives. Ingredients include: cashews, sesame seeds, rice malt, evaporated cane juice and sea salt. Can't comment on taste yet as I haven't opened them yet (waiting till I start the elimination diet on Thursday), but they look good!

I love Mrs. May's! They weren't gluten free for a whle. They were using rice malt that wasn't gluten-free so they took gluten-free off the bags. I'm so excited that they are gluten-free again! Yeah! That stuff is the best.

[Kassie]

they ( i'm not sure who, but you can find it at any normal store near the chip section) make chips sorta like potatoe chips, but they are made from veggies, so veggie chips have to have more nutrition... right

[BRUMI1968]

bacon in a ziplock.

[Juliebove]

How about popcorn? It's a whole grain!

[emcmaster]

How about popcorn? It's a whole grain!

I second this. I'm a quantity person, so I get the air-popped, no butter, no oil kind and eat the whole bag. There's just something so appealing to me about being able to eat from a bowl twice the size of my head for only 220 calories.