Advantages of Protein Chips

Whenever anyone thinks of the word chips, a picture of unhealthy fried oily wafers comes to mind. However, chips don’t always have to be bad for you. Protein chips are a healthier alternative to regular chips as they are full of protein and other nutrients. Packed with super grains and pulses, they make for the perfect snack when you need to satisfy your cravings.

Protein chips are also available in different delicious flavors to curb your cravings. There are flavors like Peri Peri, Cream and Onion, Cheese and Jalapeno, Salt & Pepper, Desi Masala, Chinese Manchurian, and Spanish Tomato. Each of these flavors are specially crafted, just like normal potato chips, except much healthier.

It is a healthy evening snack which is preferred for its convenience and taste. Protein also keeps you full for a couple of hours, so you don’t feel hungry all the time. Most protein chipscontain about 10gm of protein, which is equivalent to 2 cups of dal or 1 glass of milk.

3gm of fiber which is equal to a cup of oatmeal.

Protein chips also contain about 40% less fat than regular fried potato chips. Usually these healthy chips have millets and pulses (Oats, Quinoa, Ragi, Urad, Jowar/Sorghum, Chickpeas and Soy). All these grains are full of nutrition and native to India, so they are locally manufactured also.An extra boost of protein also helps your muscles become stronger, leaner and bulk up if you visit the gym a lot. When you are working 9 hours a day, or going to college, you don’t always have the time to prepare healthy snacks. In that case protein chips can be bought at any store and is the perfect size to share among friends, or even consumed to satisfy certain cravings.