By Seven Weaver Producer
Consumer Reports
We love potato chips and tortilla chips, especially around Super Bowl time. Just in time for the big game, Consumer Reports taste-tested some lower-fat chips: Cape Cod 40% Reduced Fat, Ruffles Reduced Fat, Pringles Original Reduced Fat, and Lay's Baked Original, with even less fat. For comparison, Consumer Reports stacked them up against top-selling Lay's Classic Chips. It turns out that none of the reduced-fat chips have the same intensity of flavor found in the regular potato chips. And with the baked chips you get less fat, but you also have less potato flavor. Consumer Reports
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Stumble It!The reduced-fat chips have more flavor than the baked chips and will give you some fat savings. Instead of the 10 grams per ounce in Lay's Classic, the reduced-fat Pringles has 8; Ruffles, 7; and Cape Cod, 6.
If you prefer tortilla chips, here's the scoop: The taste testers found the Tostitos Multigrain very good--good enough to eat right out of the bag. An ounce of Tostitos Multigrain has eight grams of fat. But if you're looking for a low-fat tortilla chip, consider the Baked Tostitos Scoops. They have a lean three grams of fat, but you might want to use a dip to give them more flavor.
If you prefer cheese snacks, Consumer Reports compared Cheetos Crunchy with the lower-fat Cheetos Baked Crunchy. For the most flavor, stick with the full-fat Cheetos. The taste testers found you won't get much flavor with the baked Cheetos.
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