quote:<HR>Originally posted by tkalagher:
In my efforts to try and eat healthier i have switched to banana chips bought in the organic section of the grocery store (in bulk so no nutritional info) instead of chips (baked) to go with my lunch. It occered to me today that these might be fried and not just dehydrated. do you know how they are made? Are they good for me? Are they better then baked chips?<HR>

My understanding is that they are in fact fried, just like potato chips. You're much better off just eating a fresh banana. If you crave something crunchy, maybe you could try rice cakes or something?

Banana chips are bad...well, worse than potato chips anyway. I just ran regular chips, "light" chips, and banana chips through NATs (http://nat.crgq.com/)

It showed, ounce for ounce, all 3 were comparable in calories (light chips slightly less), banana chips and regular potato chips conatin about the same anmount of fat (9.8 and 9.5 grams respectively), light chips about 3g fat less, but the huge kicker is the saturated fat...light chips = 1g, regular chips = 3g, and banana chips = 8g!!

Stick with the baked chips if that's what you like....better for you than the banana ones.

Although this is an expense..you could invest in your own dehydrator? I don't have one...but I've heard they make really awesome banana and apple chips.

Trader Joe's has pulled the Banana Crisps from shelves until the nutritional data can be updated - the calories and fat were far under the correct values.

Here's the real data:
Foodlist Summary Report

September 06, 2006

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size (30g)

Calories 140
Calories from Fat 60
Total Fat 6g 10%
Saturated Fat 5g 27%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 19g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 10%
Sugars 17g
Protein 1g

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