The Better Chip

The AMW family is big on snacking. Whether it's a car trip or an evening movie, somebody will be packing yummy food to take along. Our munchies of choice are usually sugar free drinks, dip, fruit or veggies and something with crunch (nuts, granola, crackers or chips). Snacker that I am, I was super excited when The Better Chip recently offered me the chance to taste two new flavors!

AMW readers may remember my previous taste test of The Better Chip's jalapeno & sea salt, sweet onion & cheddar and red pepper & salsa fresca flavors. So I'll be reviewing the corn chips with sea salt and the newest flavor, spinach & kale corn chips.

Corn With Sea Salt

"Made with fresh corn with sea salt"

               

       

  

I am a huge fan of fresh tortilla chips. Whenever I go out for Mexican food, I am the first one with my hand out for the hot, lightly salted chips and the spicy salsa. Which is why these corn chips tasted so good to me! They're crunchy, have a fresh corn taste and are sprinkled with just the right amount of salt. The only thing I need now is a lime drink and an enchilada to go along with the corn chips. Yum!   

On top of that, I am impressed with the simple ingredient list: corn masa flour, whole corn, sunflower and / or canola oil, sea salt. I don't need a dictionary to figure out those ingredients. Fresh corn off the cob and double thick corn masa are food I'll gladly eat or cook with. In contrast, I had bought a bag of candy the other day and choked at the number of mystery ingredients listed on the package. Eeek!  

Spinach And Kale Corn Chips

"Made from fresh spinach & kale with sea salt."

       

    

    

 

I am a life long spinach eater. Every from spinach alfredo pizza to spinach stuffed mushrooms, you can count me in. Kale, however, is a veggie I've only recently started consuming. I started out with a kale-ginger smoothie earlier this year. Then I bought a bagged kale salad. Call me a kale convert!

I was curious how those flavors would translate to The Better Chip's spinach and kale chips; because whenever I buy spinach tortilla wraps, I find myself thinking "These look green, but I really don't taste spinach." Not a problem with the spinach & kale corn chips, though. These hearty, crunchy snacks have light, distinctive, fresh from the garden flavors. I recommend pairing this flavor with hummus. It's an amazing combination!

The Better Chip's spinach & kale chips are available in 2 oz snack packs or 6.4 oz deli packs. In addition, they are gluten free, vegan, non-GMO and made in a "completely nut-free environment." Plus the green color comes from fresh kale and spinach, not food coloring. 

Red Pepper And Salsa Fresca
"Made with 40% fresh red pepper so the flavor is inside"

  

 

Jalapeno And Sea Salt

"Made with 40% fresh jalapeños so the flavor is inside"

 

Sweet Onion and White Cheddar

"Made with 40% fresh onion so the flavor is inside"

 

 

In addition to the samples above, The Better Chip also sent me a wicked cool t-shirt. I can't wait to wear this when I go hiking again next week. Y'all know I'll be bringing some tasty The Better Chip snacks in my pack, too : ) You can't go wrong with The Better Chip , whether you're throwing a party, looking for road trip snacks or shopping for a gluten free family member. 

 

The Better Chip

"All Natural, Double Thick Tortilla Chips, 40 % Real Veggies Inside"

If you're like me, you love potato chips. You probably also skip over the potato chip aisle quite often "Because there's usually nothing new there. I've had plain, greasy, boring flavored chips a million times before." But you won't have that problem anymore. The folks at The Better Chip sent me a wonderful box of their chips to try. You'll want to taste these chips.

The Better Chip come in four varieties: fresh corn and sea salt, jalapeno and sea salt, sweet onion and white cheddar, and red pepper and salsa fresca. Each variety is made of forty percent fresh ingredients and double corn masa. These chips are free of animal bi-products, GMOs, preservatives and cholesterol (raise your hand if you just thought "what, there's animal biproducts and GMOS in my chips ?!" and pushed away the ones you're eating now) All of my gluten free, dairy free and nut free readers will rejoice at this:

-Gluten Free
-Made in a completely nut-free environment. No Kidding. We touch no nuts in our chip facility.
-Made on a line dedicated to only tortilla products
-Lactose free (Red Pepper & Salsa Fresca, Jalapeno Sea Salt)

Now on to the taste test. So follow me! And bring your favorite dip!

Jalapeno And Sea Salt
"Made with 40% fresh jalapeños so the flavor is inside"



The jalapeno and sea salt chips were my hands down favorite. They were super spicy, just the way I like my food. It was similar to eating fresh, mouth watering salsa at my favorite Mexican restaurant. The taste is that authentic. They were delicious with vanilla ice cream and caramel syrup, with ranch dip and in a salad with black beans & chicken. The jalapeno chips had just the right amount of sea salt; I didn't find myself brushing salt off my clothes or saying "Ugh, give me some water. There's too much salt on these chips." The chips were very hearty and held up when scooping up dip.

Sweet Onion and White Cheddar
"Made with 40% fresh onion so the flavor is inside"


The sweet onion and white cheddar chips were very popular with the "I don't like spicy foods" people in the AMW family. The sweet white onions were a welcome change from other onion flavored chips. The scent is sweet and tangy, not greasy, odorous and offputting. You could pack these in your work lunch and not have co-workers think "oh heck no, you brought onion chips." Your co-workers will probably start saying "let's share lunches like in grade school" after they taste the red onion and white cheddar chips. The only change I would make to this flavor would be to add a pinch more white cheddar.

Red Pepper And Salsa Fresca
"Made with 40% fresh red pepper so the flavor is inside"


The red pepper and salsa fresca chips were a big hit here, too. They had the fresh flavor of the red peppers I've previously grown in my garden. I know some of you are thinking "I've had red pepper chips. They all tasted like that weird Cajun spice and pizza flavor mix most brands offer." These chips tasted nothing like that. You will immediately think "Wow, this tastes like a fresh red bell pepper. Oh duh, it's because there really are fresh peppers in the chips."

I made a wonderful casserole from the red pepper chips, the red onion chips, cheese and chicken. Everyone loved it. And I didn't even need to add sauce to the recipe, although you can of course throw in black beans or tomato sauce if you prefer.


The Better Chip gets a thumbs up for being tasty, gluten free and full of natural ingredients. I felt like I was treating myself to a high quality snack each time I tasted a chip. They're a far cry from the greasy, boring chips we're all used to eating. I have found a new favorite chip for my lunch box.

The Better Chip can be found in the following stores in select states:

Mitchell Grocery
Winco Foods
Meijer
IGA Grocery
Supervalu Stores
Hy-Vee
Shop-Rite
Fresh And Co
Marc's Drugs
My Fit Foods
United Supermarkets
Brookshire Grocery

There is a special prize for one lucky AMW reader. A cute pink t-shirt, size large, that says "Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Me"


Here are the giveaway rules: Leave your name, email and which variety of The Better Chip you want to try. The contest begins at 8:30 PM EST on Wednesday February 15, 2012 and ends at 8:30 PM EST on Saturday February 18, 2012. Winner will be chosen at 9 PM EST on February 18, 2012. One entry per person and per household.

*Update: Congrats to Britney! Please email me your address so I can send your shirt.