Add a Little Crunch-Factor to Your Life


Updated 03/14/12 1:15 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Eat Potato Chips

In addition to Pi Day, March 14 also happens to be National Potato Chip Day. While it's easy and satisfying to eat them right out of the bag, it's even more fun to come up with creative ways to add some crunch factor to your food. There's no doubt about it that potato chips are dangerously addictive on their own, but incorporated into other dishes, like sandwiches or even baked goods, they reach Read more

Beach Bound? Low-Cal Chips and Crackers to Take With You


Updated 07/24/11 9:06 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Low Calorie Crackers and Potato Chips

Sunscreen, a hat, and towel always make it in my beach bag, and when it comes to snacks, I always need to pack something salty and crunchy. Chips and crackers are so ridiculously good, and it doesn't help that they can conveniently be enjoyed from a bag or box while you munch away and soak up some rays. Problem is, it's tempting to eat more than your fair share. We already calorie-compared all of Read more

Calorie Comparison of Your Favorite Salty Chips


Updated 02/06/12 2:47 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Calories in Popular Chips

When you're craving something salty, nothing satisfies like a handful of crispy chips. Potato chips, corn chips, and ones made with rice — you name it, I'll crunch on it. Whether you're dipping chips into hummus at a party, or devouring a bag in front of the TV (never a good idea, but it can happen), it pays to know the caloric price of your fave chips — healthy and not so healthy. Here's a Read more

Researchers Identify the Top Foods That Are Making Us Fat


Updated 06/24/11 5:10 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Top Foods That Make You Fat, According to a New Study

A new report from Harvard researchers has found the top foods that are making us fat, and the findings are not at all surprising. The extensive study used data for over 120,000 healthy men and women from previous studies to track their diet every four years from 1986 to 2006 to see how their lifestyle and what they ate affected their weight. The researchers found that within each period the Read more

Let's Dish: What Are Your Favorite Potato Chips?


Updated 03/14/11 4:51 PM · Posted by · 21 comments

Most Popular Potato Chips

Happy Monday! If you need an excuse to indulge at the beginning of the week, consider this: it's National Potato Chip Day! Obviously, there is no other way to celebrate than to break open a bag of your favorites. On my end, I'll be busting out Kettle Chips Zesty Ranch Krinkle Cut Potato Chips. They're perhaps the best chips I've ever had. What takes your top pick for potato chip? Read more

Yummy Links: From Cocoa to Risotto


Updated 02/22/11 11:05 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

Cocoa Prices Rise and Other Food News From the Web

Cocoa prices are on the rise. — The Feast Potato chip fun facts. — Endless Simmer Rachael Ray takes on the stuffy world of foodies. — Daily Beast Update your kitchen with a little wallpaper. — The Kitchn More videos with details on Grant Achatz's upcoming eateries. — Eater Speaking of Achatz, here's an interesting Q&A where he discusses what he learned at the French Laundry. Read more

Come Party With Me: Super Bowl — Menu


Updated 02/01/11 4:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Super Bowl Menu and Recipes

The Super Bowl is this weekend, and it's time to start thinking about a menu! Whether you're having a crowd over or simply watching the game with a significant other, it's fun to make a special meal packed with game day eats. To inspire you, I've scoured through all of our recipes and come up with a winning menu. It has got two dips, a hearty sandwich, and a decadent dessert, so start clicking Read more

The Best Kettle Chips We've Ever Had


Updated 06/13/11 5:09 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Taste Test: Kettle Zesty Ranch Krinkle Cut Chips

Fact: Team Yum loves Kettle Chips. From jalapeño to cheddar and sour cream to Fully Loaded Baked Potato, we've never met one we didn't like. But just the other day, we discovered one that was good enough to be the end-all, be-all of all potato chips in this world. The best Kettle Chips we've ever had, right this way . . . Read more

Would You Eat Haggis-Flavored Chips?


Updated 04/23/11 8:06 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Mackie's of Scotland Introducing Haggis Chips to the US

If Late Night Tacos at Midnight and Fully Loaded Baked Potato aren't exciting chip flavors for you, then look out for haggis-flavored potato chips, coming soon to a store near you. For those unfamiliar, haggis is a traditional Scottish dish of sheep innards simmered in a casing of sheep stomach. Perhaps the Scotch are counting on the legendary delicacy to catch on: last week, Great Scot Read more

Give It Up: A Reader's First Unexpected Temptation


Updated 09/14/10 11:43 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Giving Up Sugar and Processed Foods For the FitSugar Give It Up Challenge

FitSugar reader Angelica is giving up sugar and processed foods for the Give It Up Challenge. So far, so good, but check out this test of temptation she faced earlier in the week. I've joined Fit's Give It Up Challenge and I've said sayonara to sugar and processed foods for two weeks. I grocery shopped the day I set the goal so my meals have been extra fresh and delicious, and so far it has been Read more